Installed the Peau 3.97 lens on one of my H480s with excellent results!

jcommstudios · Feb 11, 2019

Installed the Peau 3.97 lens on one of my H480s. I am very pleased with the results. Here is a short video. Focus is spot on and the camera is sharp on the edges as well as center. CGO3+ Peau 3.97 lens - sunlight/hazy clear UV 4K conv. to 1080 - no color grading ISO 100 EV 640 - 800 straight camera footage. Best to view at 1080p to pick up the details.

AH-1G · Feb 11, 2019

Looks fantastic, On the first minutes of your video, at what angle down would you say you are?
The sharpness is also fantastic

jcommstudios · Feb 11, 2019

AH-1G said:
Looks fantastic, On the first minutes of your video, at what angle down would you say you are?
The sharpness is also fantastic

@AH-1G I am not sure what the tilt ratio was on the first clip. Probably somewhere around 20% or so.

Steve Carr · Feb 11, 2019

Outstanding upgrade.

Uneek_Pilot · Feb 11, 2019

The images looked fantastic. Good job.

WCD · Feb 12, 2019

How much did the upgrade cost?

jcommstudios · Feb 12, 2019

WCD said:
How much did the upgrade cost?

@WCD The lens is fairly inexpensive at $80 plus shipping and tax. We did the change out ourselves but Peau will do it for $150. So the lens, installation and focusing would run you about $230 if you don't feel comfortable doing it yourself. It is a rather tedious install and you have to be very careful not to damage the sensor. There are YouTube videos on doing the procedure. Takes about an hour and a half if you know what you are doing. Still a bargain to have Peau do it at $230. You can buy a new CGO3+ with the 3.97 lens installed for $700 from Peau Productions. Here is a link to the lens: 3.97mm f/2.8 82d HFOV 16MP (No Distortion) – Peau Productions