GoPro Mission 1 Pro ILS Brings Interchangeable Lenses to the Action Cam

For example, GoPro sent a Laowa 7.5-mm lens for me to test with. When HyperSmooth is on, that's the equivalent of shooting with a 23-mm lens on a full-frame camera. With HyperSmooth off, it becomes a 20-mm lens. I bring this up mainly because if you want to go really wide on the ILS, you'll need a very, very wide lens (fisheye lenses are probably your best bet).

Now for the downside to the ILS: There are no electrical contacts, which means lenses that rely on electronic focus or aperture control probably won't work. For example, my all-time favorite MFT lens, Panasonic's original 20-mm pancake, won't work on the ILS because there's no manual aperture ring.

Your best bet is to stick with fully manual lenses that have a mechanical aperture ring. There aren't many, but there are enough with quality glass to cover a good range of focal lengths....

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