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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 8 - Issue 3 | March 2018

InFocus

Lenses & Accessories
Contributing Editor David Kirk updates
the broadcast and cinema lenses
and accessories...

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he following article provides an
update on lens and lens-related
products introduced to the broadcast
market since InBroadcast last reviewed
this category 12 months ago.
No sign yet of a grand rush from
4K to 8K production but anything
is possible in the countdown to
the 2020 Summer Olympics which
NHK will be broadcasting in 7680
x 4320 resolution. 8K poses great
opportunities for all broadcast
equipment manufacturers, not least
the bitrate reduction brigade. So what
is new or at least good in terms of
camera optics in the run up to the April
2018 NAB Show...
Angénieux's Optimo Ultra 12x is
a multi-format zoom lens for the
production market. Successor model
to the Optimo 24-290 and 28-340,
it has a new optical and mechanical
design and comes with the standard PL
mount lens. It is designed for extreme
shooting conditions and claims a
better sealed optical area than on its
predecessor, reducing dust inhale.
It can be used in a -20°C to +40°C
temperature range. The lens can be
configured to cover three different
formats: S35 (31.1mm diameter image
circle), U35 (34.6mm) and FF/VV
(Ø6.3mm).
Arri's Master Anamorphic lens
series, developed with Carl Zeiss, is
claimed to set a high standard for the
optical performance of anamorphic
lenses. Each lens has 15 iris blades.
Claimed capabilities include no visible
image drop at corners and no fatface-effect anamorphic distortion. The
28mm MA28 shares the T1.9 aperture
speed of all seven preceding Master
Anamorphics, making it suitable for
use in low-light and with shallow

Canon
CJ12ex4.3B is a
2/3-inch 4K lens

depth of field. The 180mm MA180 is a
compact design with a front diameter
of 95mm.
Canon's CJ12ex4.3B is this company's
first 2/3-inch 4K lens. A lightweight
portable wide-angle lens with 12x
zoom, its focal length is 4.3mm at the
wide end, enabling users to capture
wide-angle shots like car interiors.
Focal length extends to 52mm with full
zoom applied (104mm using the builtin 2x extender). Canon's 16-bit encoder
provides aberration correction on
start-up without initialisation. It also
provides positional information on
zoom, focus and iris. Three 20-pin
connectors allow virtual operation in
full servo mode when the lens is used
in a virtual system.

Cinescope's 28mm will be
joined by a 24mm and a 180mm

Cinescope Optics will shortly
introduce 24mm and 180mm Elmarit
R Cinescope conversions. The two new
TLS designs have been scheduled for a
late spring or early summer release.
CMotion's Broadcast Camin is a
control interface designed to handle
focus, iris and zoom on any cine style
lens in any broadcast workflow. The
analogue connector is compatible
with Canon and Fujinon broadcast
controllers. Three motor ports allow
the use of digital motors from Arri
and Heden. Cforce motors can
also be used independently or
synchronised into a full
six motor combination
with fast single-button
calibration.
Cokin offers a range of
screw-in and drop-in filters.
The company's Creative Filter
System consists of three easyto-assemble components that
allow use of the company's correction

Angenieux Optimo Ultra 12x multi-format zoom lens

Kowa's
LMZ20550AMPDC-IR
is
and effects filters. The components
comprise the adapter ring, the filter designed for use with cameras of up
to 3 megapixel resolution. Features
holder and the filter itself.
Cooke recently added two new include infra-red-corrected zoom
anamorphic zoom lenses to its product optics, aspherical extra-low-dispersion
range. The 35-140mm has a 4x zoom glass and C-Mounting.
ratio and the 45-405mm a 9x zoom
Nikon offers a wide range of lenses
ratio. The 35-140mm lens is designed for video production on its DLSR
for all PL mounted professional motion cameras. These include AF-S Nikkor
16-35mm f/4G ED VR, AF-S Nikkor 24picture film and electronic cameras.
Fujifilm has introduced new 120mm f/4G ED VR and AF-S Nikkor
additions to the X Series line of 70-200mm f/4G ED VR. All three
interchangeable lenses. Available include image stabilisation.
Red's three-axis wireless control
from June 2018, the MKX18-55mm
T2.9 and MKX50-135mm T2.9 cinema system eliminates the need for a
lenses for X Mount are compact lenses follow focus. It provides wireless
designed to deliver the same optical focus, iris, and zoom control from up
performance and operability as larger to 60 metres (485 metres wired). Up
cinema lenses in their class. They to three lens motors can be controlled
cover the 18-135mm focal length range using a single device and will mount
frequently used in video production onto any 19mm or 15mm rail system.
and achieve a constant T2.9 aperture It is intended for use with PL mount
across the entire zoom range, enabling or photo lenses from Canon, Leica or
Nikon.
a shallow depth of field when required.
Ikan's PD2 Remote Air Two
(PD Movie) is a 2.5GHz wireless
follow focus that allows focus,
zoom, or aperture adjustment
from up to 90 metres away.
It can auto-detect stops on
the focus or these can be set
manually. The kit comes with
two standard-drive motors
and can control two identical
lenses
side-by-side.
The
package includes two 15mm rod
Sandmarc trio of lenses for the new iPhone
adapter rings, two antennae,
Sandmarc is one of several
three marking disks, a hard case, two
standard drive motors, two motor companies offering lenses for the
drive line cables, a dual-channel Apple iPhone 7, 8 and X, its range
wireless follow focus hand unit, and a comprising 0.2x fisheye, 0.56x wide
angle and a 10x magnification macro.
USB charger with a cable.
Each comes with a dedicated case and
clip mount.
Schneider's new 77mm
True-Match Vari ND filter
is intended for use with
DSLR cameras with high ISO
settings, allowing the user
to select the lens f/stop and
camera speed independent of ambient
Fujifilm Fujinon
MKX18-55mm
light conditions.
http://www.inbroadcast.com https://www.angenieux.com/collections/optimo-spherical-lens-line/optimo-ultra-12x-s35/ http://cinescopeoptics.com/product/leica-r-elmarit-28mm-t2-9/ https://www.sandmarc.com/pages/iphone-lenses https://www.canon.co.uk/broadcast/eng-efp-pro/cj12ex4.3b/ http://www.fujifilm.com/news/n180215_02.html
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