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It is working with Thales Angénieux to ensure that both their ranges of anamorphic lenses are compatible. “Cooke primes and Angénieux zooms have always complemented each other in terms of look and colour. They are frequently used together on feature films,” says Zellan.
The Angénieux anamorphic
zooms, starting with a 56-152mm T4, will have a unique optical design combining spherical and cylindrical elements in the same group to deliver exceptional sharpness and low distortion. “The entire line will perfectly match with the new Cooke primes and will be friendly, usable, compact and lightweight,” says Pierre Andurand, CEO and president, Thales Angénieux. Both ranges will be available this year. There will soon be seven ARRI/Zeiss Master Anamorphic lenses available. Four have already started shipping (the MA35, 50, 75 and 100mm), with the MA40 and 60 due in February, and the MA135 in April. They were designed and
built by Carl Zeiss to meet ARRI’s specifications. The low-distortion lenses
have a fast T-stop of T1.9, for shallow depth-of-field work, which can be used “with any focal length, at any distance, without sacrificing image quality; gone are the days when anamorphic lenses had to be stopped down to T4 to get an acceptable result,” says Stephan Shenk, ARRI’s general manager, camera division. Skin tone rendition is
promised to be “pleasing and film-like, while colours are crisp and natural”. Image quality should be consistently high throughout the frame, with no drop-off towards the corners. The lenses also have 15 iris blades, to give a pleasing look to out-of-focus highlights.
Measure for measure Cooke has also introduced a new Metrology line of testing equipment “to raise industry standards.” Its first model is a new lens test projector that is
through lenses that are faster than T2.
It has an interchangeable lens mount to work with any lens and can be used to check lens performance, match lenses, and set the lens up correctly before it goes out on a job. There will also be a T-Stop
Machine, “for measuring how accurate the T-stops on a lens
are, to make sure it’s really a T2 and not a T2.4,” says Zellan. It too will work with any brand of lens.
Full on: The new Xenon 75mm/T2.1 full-frame prime
designed for today’s fast lenses and is so bright that it can be demonstrated in daylight (although it is dimmable), making it much easier to discern flaws and artefacts in fast lenses. Many current projectors cannot pass a beam correctly
On the box Fujinon’s new XA55x9.5BESM HD telephoto box lens is “the first in its class to include an optical image stabiliser. This will allow for rock steady images to be produced even when the camera is moving due to wind or an unsteady base, this feature has only been found in longer, more expensive lenses until now,” says Czich. The 2/3-inch format 55x zoom is fitted with an integral camera/lens support, a cost saving compared to buying a
separate cradle. “This integral cradle also reduces camera- rigging times. With quick rigging and competitive pricing this lens is aimed at areas such as religious broadcasts, concerts, party conferences and sports events,” he adds.
The lens has a 16-bit encoder to output precise zoom, focus and other lens data, and can be used with virtual systems that combine CG images with live pictures. Its focal length is 9.5mm to 525mm (plus 2x extender). Maximum relative aperture is F1.7 up to 308mm and F2.9 at 525mm, minimum object distance is 3m, and the lens weighs 24.8kg.
www.abakus.co.uk www.angenieux.com www.arri.com www.canon-europe.com www.cmotion.eu www.cookeoptics.com www.fujinon.de www.livemotionconcept.de www.polecam.com www.prokit.co.uk www.pyser-sgi.com www.samyang-europe.com www.schneideroptics.com www.zeiss.com/cine
www.tvbeurope.com January 2014
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