Fujifilm Corporation has released the Fujinon UA80x9, a 80x zoom lens which covers a broad range of focal lengths from 9mm in wide angle to 720mm in telephoto, making the powerful 80x zoom ideal for the live coverage of sporting events and concerts.
Fujifilm’s line-up of cine lenses includes the HK series, which offers optical performance approximating to 8K systems, and ZK series, which combines 4K optical performance and electric drive units. Lenses in both HK and ZK series are frequently used in test 4K broadcasts for international sporting events. However, the broadcasting industry generally uses cameras equipped with a 2/3-inch sensor including 4K cameras with the same sensor size, and is therefore seeking compatible broadcast lenses that deliver advanced optical performance.
The Fujinon UA80x9 offers high image resolution, contrast and colour reproduction and features a unique optical stabilisation mechanism which provides optimum adjustment to image shakes caused by vibrations and wind, making it an excellent choice in live coverage of sporting events and concerts. The floating focus system, which controls multiple lens groups according to the shooting distance, delivers high-resolution and high-contrast images from close-up to infinity, enabling 4K video production with a high realistic sensation and premium picture quality. With the demand for accurate focusing needed for 4K resolution, Fujinon’s new focus position demand unit, the EPD-31A, has improved from 12 bit to 16bit encoding.
Fujinon lenses by Fujifilm are known for advanced descriptive performance, contributing to the evolution of video imaging through their use in the production of TV programs, movies and commercials across the world. Fujifilm will continue to tap into its optical, high precision forming and assembling technologies that have been nurtured over many years to develop and supply innovative products that address the diversifying needs of broadcasting production.
This product will be showcased at NAB 2015, a trade show of broadcasting equipment to be held in Las Vegas from April 13 to 16, 2015.
