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FUJIFILM's Cine Zoom Partnership
Supports 4K ENG Test Production
FUJIFILM establishes itself as one of the top choices for 4K PL-mount ENG productions...
fter successfully completing
4K testing at last year's
Confederation-Cup in Brazil,
FUJIFILM Europe and Sony
Professional Benelux teamed up
for another 4K test production at
a recent Dutch Premier League
Football match between Ajax
Amsterdam and PSV Eindhoven.
On the media side it was covered by
United's Outside Broadcast section
which is part of the Euro Media Group
and one of the biggest production
companies in the Netherlands. A
total of 16 HD cameras and two
4K cameras were involved in the
coverage of the event.
Sony's Bas Roelfsema who is the
Solution Key Account Manager for
the Benelux countries was asked
by United Broadcast to support the
4K live recording at this particular
match and was delighted to support
United with this speciﬁc event. Sony
supported with two F-55s and two
CA-4000s and a BPU-4000 to record
a 4K signal. This signal was used as a
HD cut out into the actual programme.
Fujinon supported this event with
ZK4.7x19, ZK2.5x14 and HK5.3x75
4.K high resolution lenses.
Bas Roelfsema commented: "4K is
the next step and has already been
used in several recordings over the
past few years in the Benelux. Sony

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is happy to show this new technology
because there is a demand for a higher
quality for the consumers, but also for
new ways of broadcasting such as HD
cut outs. Sony Benelux can clearly
see that there is a growing demand for
4K products in the Broadcast area and
is always willing to help if customers
have specific demands."
Bolke Burnaby, Manager of
Operations & Events at United
comments in regards to the company's
future plans in 4K productions: "Last
year we shot many concert events,
our ﬁrst major 4K production was
at a MUSE concert using 16 Sony
F-55 cameras to fully cover the event
from an OB unit. We chose the Sony
F-55 because at present it is the most
ﬂexible 4K camera which meets all of
our requirements.
"Also worth mentioning our
'Santana' Concert production in
Mexico that employed a total of ten
Sony F-55 cameras with a number of
4K Cabrio Fujinon models including
ZK4.7x90/ 19-90mm, ZK3.5x85/
85-300mm and a HK5.3x75/ 75400mm lenses. During 2014 we are
planning to cover more events and
to further develop our 4K production
capabilities in a live environment."
When asked about his impression
of the Fujinon 4K cine zoom lenses
used Burnaby said: "The Fujinon
Cabrio ZK-series lenses with digital
servo handgrip are the ﬁrst and
currently the only lenses
that fill the gap between
broadcast video lenses
and cine ﬁlm lenses. The
operational handling is
similar to 'normal' HD ENG
Fujinon supported this event with
the ZK2.5x14 high resolution lense

4K test production took place at the Dutch Premier League Football match
between Ajax Amsterdam and PSV Eindhoven

lenses which we are currently using.
So, that means that the operator
recognises the functionality of the
equipment which provides a similar
clean and easy workﬂow which he/
she has been accustomed to. PL
mount lens models made by other
manufacturers need to be dressed
and ﬁtted with separate lens motors
(not required with ZK model lenses,
but done so in the test), they are more
expensive to operate and need more
crew/staff for handling."
He continued: "It is very simple;
in a film-production there is just
enough time to shoot with one to
maybe three cameras operating at
a time. Whereas we have ten and
20 cameras shooting at the same
time, and there are no retakes!
This means that we need a
solid and fast solution - the
Fujinon 4.K ZK-series Cabrio
line-up provides just that.
"If Fujinon should decide
to introduce more Cabrio lens
models to the market in the near

future, I hope there will be a similar
solution for long range lenses such
as the 4K premium model HK5.3x75
with 75-400mm focal range."
Due to Fujifilm's success and
demand for 4K ZK-Series lenses, its
R&D department will further develop
extraordinary additions to the bestselling 4K ZK-Series lenses in order to
cover the full focal range for broadcast
and cinematic productions.
It would be safe to say that
several newly developed high
resolution optical products will be
introduced to the industry within the
next 12 months.

Fujinon's ZK4.7x19 high resolution lense

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