Fujifilm has added the Fujinon HZK25-1000mm to its broadcast zoom lens portfolio. Featuring what Fujifilm describes as “the world’s highest 40x zoom and longest focal length of 1,000mm”, the HZK25-1000mm is a box-type broadcast zoom lens in the dual format, supporting two types of large image sensors.
The HZK25-1000 mm lens can be mounted on cameras equipped with the Super 35 sensor or the even larger sensor equivalent to 35mm full frame by way of activating the built-in expander to expand the image circle by 1.5 times.
Users can maintain the same angle of view in both sensors.
4K/Ultra HD (UHD) resolution and beyond can be achieved. The use of large-diameter aspherical lens and fluorite lens controls various forms of aberration to achieve optical performance. When mounted on a cinema camera, the lens retains the zoom and focus functions of the broadcast lens. Furthermore, Fujifilm’s ceramic ball roller image stabilisation system will compensate for vibrations and wind-induced movements on-set with the lens.
On the wide-angle side, the lens provides F2.8 aperture, allowing for cinematographic visual expressions with shallow depth-of-field and bokeh in live coverage of sporting events and music concerts.
According to Fujifilm, the HZK25-1000mm lens is designed to support the increasing use of cinema cameras equipped with a sensor larger than the industry’s mainstream sensor.
The HZK25-1000mm is expected to be released next spring.