FUJIFILM has launched the new FUJINON Duvo24-300mm, the portable broadcast zoom lens: let’s discover together all the details on its potential
Fujinon Duvo24-300 is the second model in the Duvo series, available from the end of March 2024, which produces the intensely refined cinematic look with beautiful bokeh, while offering broadcast lens operation. The first box-type broadcast zoom lens “FUJINON Duvo25-1000mm” was released in March 2023.
Duvo24-300mm is a dual format lens that supports two types of large image sensors. Offering a 12.5x zoom covering 24-300 mm, a focal range often used on sets, it is lightweight and compact in size: 2.95 kg in weight and 270.5 mm in length, thus ensuring high mobility.
Fujinon Duvo24-300mm: the new portable broadcast lens
FUJINON Duvo24-300mm it is a portable and versatile lens: it can be used with a tripod, mounted on the shoulder, with a Steadicam or for overhead shots using a crane. The shallow depth of field makes it ideal for bringing the desired cinematic look to sporting events, live concerts, reality shows and other live broadcasts.
Today, in the broadcast sector, cameras equipped with large image sensors are increasingly used to meet the growing needs for immersive cinematic expressions, characterized by the use of a shallow depth of field, bokeh effect and high dynamic range. Currently, cinema lenses are commonly used for these applications, but they are optimized for shooting scripted productions and therefore have a lower zoom magnification ratio than broadcast lenses. They also frequently require a focusing specialist, which is rare in the broadcast industry.
In response, Fujifilm has expanded its product range by introducing the “Duvo Series”, which combines cinematic looks with beautiful bokeh with the ease of use of broadcast lenses.
The new “FUJINON Duvo24-300mm” will be featured at NAB Show 2024, one of the largest international broadcast equipment shows to be held in Las VegasUSA, from 14 to 17 April 2024. Also on display will be “Duvo Wide”, the third Duvo, a portable wide-angle zoom lens covering a focal length of 14-100mm.
Fujifilm will leverage its advanced optical technology, nurtured over many decades, to develop and supply high-performance broadcast lenses, film camera lenses and accessories, meeting the evolving needs of frontline video professionals.
FUJINON Duvo24-300mm zoom broadcast it will be available from the end of March 2024 at the suggested price of 31,000 euros + VAT.
Fujinon Duvo24-300mm: the new portable broadcast lens | Main features
In a compact and lightweight design, it offers a 12.5x zoom covering 24-300mm
- The 12.5x zoom covers the focal range of 24-300mm, which is the one most frequently used on set. Thanks to the compact and lightweight design, with 270.5mm in length and 2.95kg in weight, it guarantees high mobility.
- The use of the integrated expander shifts the focal length by 1.5 times to 36-450mm, allowing you to capture even distant subjects in an optimal field of view.
Supports cameras with Super 35mm sensors and full frame equivalent sensors
- The lens works natively with Super 35mm sensors and by activating the integrated expander, which enlarges the image circle by 1.5 times, it also supports sensors equivalent to full frame.
- When mounted on a camera equipped with a full frame equivalent sensor, the lens offers maximum optical performance while maintaining the same angle of view as when used on a camera with a Super 35mm sensor.
Cinematic visual expressions with beautiful bokeh
- Using large-diameter aspherical elements and Super-ED lenses, polished with advanced precision, various forms of aberration are carefully controlled to achieve excellent optical performance. Ghosting, lens flare and color bleeding are eliminated to deliver natural, controlled cinematic footage.
- The lens has a maximum aperture of T2.9 at the 24mm wide-angle end and maintains that up to 207mm, despite being a high-magnification lens that supports large sensors. This allows you to shoot in low-light conditions, such as indoor concerts and evening sporting events.
- Out of focus areas fall naturally from the focal plane towards the background. This produces the highly sought after cinematic look with beautiful textures and bokeh. This allows the narrator to naturally draw the viewer’s attention to the subject in focus.
Operational use with various accessories
- Equipped with the same drive unit as portable broadcast zoom lenses, it can be used in the same way, thanks to remote zoom and focus controls.
It also supports multi-camera operations, shooting with multiple cameras at the same time, for efficient production. - The lens can be connected to a third-party wireless controller, a setup commonly used for commercial film and TV production, to remotely control focus, aperture and zoom. This also supports focusing by a dedicated focus operator, which is a traditional setup in the film industry.
- The focusing ring of the lens has a gear pitch of 0.8M, which allows the use of all standard third-party accessories for film production, e.g. Follow Focus or external motor.
- The front diameter is 114 mm, to facilitate the use of a matte box in commercial and film productions. Alternatively, a broadcast-style rubber lens hood is included, with a 127mm filter thread.
It has useful functions to facilitate both shooting and editing
- Includes Breathing Compensation Technology (BCT) that automatically corrects focus breathing (fluctuations in viewing angle) to produce natural-looking footage while keeping the subject in the established field of view during focus changes.
- It features “Remote Back Focus (RBF)” which allows control of the flange focal distance from the control panel of the camera or robotic system that supports the RBF function. Adjustment from the studio control room or OB Van allows for more precise adjustment thanks to large, high-resolution monitors and controlled lighting, compared to an adjustment made on site with the on-board viewfinder.
- It is compatible with the “ZEISS eXtended Data” system, developed by ZEISS based on the open standard /i® Technology. Allows recording of lens metadata (focus, zoom, and iris position), as well as distortion and shading corrections.