Fujifilm announces the addition of two portable lenses as part of the UA Series of 4K broadcast lenses: the Fujinon UA18x7.6 and Fujinon UA23x7.6. Both lenses feature a compact and lighter design with a more economical price point. The lenses use unique optical technology designed to deliver outstanding image resolving power and rich tonal gradation.
The new UA18x7.6 is a lens designed for a range of applications, including news-gathering, sports, house of worship, and entertainment production. The F1.8 lens features a 7.6-137mm focal length plus a 2x extender, and is only 3 ½ lbs. The UA23x7.6 is a F1.8 UHD telephoto zoom for studio and field production. It has a 23x zoom range of 7.6-175mm plus a 2x extender and weighs 4.2 lbs.
Both new UA series lenses have High Transmittance Electron Beam Coatings (HT-EBC), as well as the same HDR and 2/3-inch 4K performance as the rest of the UA series.
The two models contain Extra-Low Dispersion (ED) and fluorite lens elements to control various types of aberrations to achieve sharpness. The company’s multi-layer coating (High Transmittance Electron Beam Coating) is designed to achieve rich tonal gradation. These 4K lenses are advertised to improve the performance of an HD broadcast camera, so users can make effective use of their existing broadcast equipment for better images and be prepared for the future of 4K.
Fujifilm will begin delivery of the UA18x7.6 in September 2019 and the UA23x7.6 will ship in October 2019. The addition of these two new lenses expands Fujifilm’s 2/3-inch UHD broadcast lens lineup to a total of 13 models supporting 4K video production.
