INON

UCL-G55 SD Underwater Close-up Lens

JAN/EAN Code: 4570018120886

UCL-G55 SD

 
Bayonet INON SD Mount compatible to support friendly and speedy lens exchange underwater. Optional INON AD Lens Holder can hold the UCL-G55 SD when the lens is not in use.

The unprecedented high-magnification close-up lens with packaged useful Focus Stick enables you to easily enjoy blur-free macro photography.
 
Compatible camera

  • GoPro® HERO13 Black
  • GoPro® HERO12 Black
  • GoPro® HERO11 Black
  • GoPro® HERO10 Black
  • GoPro® HERO9 Black
  • GoPro® HERO8 Black
  • GoPro® HERO7 Black
  • GoPro® HERO6 Black
  • GoPro® HERO5 Black
  • GoPro® HERO4
 
Manual

Highest Magnification Close-up Lens

The UCL-G55 SD offers the highest magnification among the UCL-G series close-up lenses. The lens provides 4x magnification (scale ratio) compared to the UCL-G165II SD . The lens is specially designed for shooting tiny critters, enabling ultra-macro photography with GoPro cameras.
 

*Depth of field gets shallower with higher magnification due to the nature of close-up lenses.
*The UCL-G55 SD provides ultra-high magnification, so using a tripod is recommended to prevent handshake.

Angle of view

 
depth of field

Change FOV Setting for Further Magnification

The distance between two sticks represents a shooting range of the UCL-G55 SD when GoPro® is set to "WIDE". GoPro® cameras have several FOV. settings. By using "Linear" or other narrower FOV. setting.it is possible to shoot at an even higher magnification. Shooting at a high resolution such as 4K with "1.4x" zoom can enlarge the subject even more with relatively less image quality degradation.
 

Shooting frame
Video by : Yasushi Setoguchi

Blur-free Focus Stick (PAT.P)

The distance between two sticks represents a shooting range of the UCL-G55 SD when GoPro® is set to "WIDE". The Focus Stick for UCL-G55 SD has two protrusions representing minimum focusing distance with protrusions at camera side and far end of the depth of field with the far side protrusions (tip).
 
It is easy to take sharp and crispy high magnification close-up video by referring to the Focus Stick and checking the composition on the rear monitor.
The Focus Stick rotates 360° and has clicks every 90°, so it can be instantly flipped up when not in use. Vertical installation is also possible. The Focus Stick body is attached to the lens with retaining screw ring and can be separated from the lens when not necessary.
 

Close-up device
Shooting scenery
Close-up device

Visually indicates the distance to focus, and can easily fold not to limit camera placement.

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Compatible Accessories

AD/SD
Rear Replacement Lens Cap

AD/SDレンズ共通リアキャップ

UCL-G165 SD
Front Replacement Lens Cap

UCL-G165 SDフロントキャップ

Front cap for Focus Stick
 

接写装置フロントキャップ
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Options

AD Lens Holder for Float Arm

AD Lens Holder for Float Arm

AD Lens Holder

AD Lens Holder

AD Lens Holder Shoe Base

AD Lens Holder Shoe Base
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Specification

Model UCL-G55 SD
Size Lens:
 77mm / 3.0in (diameter)
 25.2mm / 1.0in (length)
With Focus Stick:
 W121 x H 91 x D87mm / W4.8 x H3.6 x D3.4in [Focus Stick extended]
 W121 x H120 x D28mm / W4.8 x H4.7 x D1.1in [Focus Stick folded]
Weight 184g / 6.5oz (lens standalone, air)
45.4g / 1.6oz (Focus Stick standalone, air)
116g / 4.1oz (with Focus Stick, underwater)
Mount system INON SD Mount
Depth rating 60m / 196.9ft
Body material
/finishing
Corrosion resistant aluminum alloy
rigid black alumite, PC etc.
Lens material
/coating
Optical glass/both side coating,
Lens construction 2 groups 3 elements
View angle
(underwater)
Approx. 45°
Depth of field(*1)
4.8cm / 1.9in to 6.2cm / 2.4in
Compatible camera
HERO4 and later
Remarks
Compatible INON “SD Front Mask” is required to use the attachment lens.

Model UCL-G55 SD
Size Lens:
 77mm / 3.0in (diameter)
 25.2mm / 1.0in (length)
With Focus Stick:
 W121 x H 91 x D87mm / W4.8 x H3.6 x D3.4in [Focus Stick extended]
 W121 x H120 x D28mm / W4.8 x H4.7 x D1.1in [Focus Stick folded]
Weight 184g / 6.5oz (lens standalone, air)
45.4g / 1.6oz (Focus Stick standalone, air)
116g / 4.1oz (with Focus Stick, underwater)
Mount system INON SD Mount
Depth rating 60m / 196.9ft
Body material
/finishing
Corrosion resistant aluminum alloy
rigid black alumite, PC etc.
Lens material
/coating
Optical glass/both side coating,
Lens construction 2 groups 3 elements
View angle
(underwater)
Approx. 45°
Depth of field(*1)
4.8cm / 1.9in to 6.2cm / 2.4in
Compatible camera
HERO4 and later
Remarks
Compatible INON “SD Front Mask” is required to use the attachment lens.

(*1) Measured DoF from foreground of the lens surface. Divide by 1.33 for visual distance underwater.

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[When using the UCL-G55 SD]
* The UCL-G55 SD is designed only for underwater use. Using on land creates vignetting.
 
[When using for GoPro®]
* Set the camera's field of view (FOV)/Digital Lenses to [Wide] for quality-oriented, or [Linear] for magnification-oriented photography.
* When using with HERO11 Black, HERO12 Black and HERO13 Black, shoot in 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio as vignetting will occur in 8:7 or [HyperView™] mode which compresses footage in 16:9 aspect ratio by using the full 8:7 sensor.
* [SuperView™] mode is not recommended. The SuperView? mode stretches both ends of the image inside the camera to fit into a 16:9 aspect ratio from originally obtained 4:3 aspect ratio image by the camera sensor. Since the edges of the frame are stretched horizontally, using an attachment lens further stretches the edges of the frame, resulting in an unnatural image.
* Set the camera's image stabilization (HyperSmooth) to [Standard], [High], or [On]. Setting to [Off] will cause vignetting in image corners, and [Boost] will crop the image significantly.
* The FOV/Digital Lenses setting [Wide] in Photo mode causes vignetting in image corners.

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Sample Movie

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Video by Toru Kasuya
UFL-G140 SD
UCL-G100 SD / UCL-G55 SD
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Video by Yasushi Setoguchi
UCL-G100 SD
UCL-G55 SD

*GOPRO, HERO, the GOPRO logo, and the GoPro Be a Hero logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of GoPro, Inc.

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