During IBC 2023, we caught up with Makoto Oishi-San from FUJINON to find out more about their recently-introduced Duvo HZK24-300mm as well as their freshly-announced Duvo HZK14-100mm PL mount zoom lenses. Both lenses are still in their development stage but aim to cover a very specific position in the marketplace. Let’s take a look! In October last year, FUJINON announced the advent of the Duvo HZK25-1000mm f/2.8-5.0, a massive broadcast box lens featuring a PL mount. We had the chance to talk about it directly with FUJINON during Inter Bee 2022 (interview here), before the lens was officially released in March 2023 for $265,000. Then, at the beginning of this year, the company disclosed the full lens roadmap for the Duvo HZK series, stating that two lightweight, wide, and standard zoom lenses would follow. Indeed, the development of the “standard” Duvo HZK24-300mm was announced just a few days ago, whereas, on the show floor at IBC 2023, we are now learning that its “wide” sibling will be the Duvo HZK14-100mm. The FUJINON HZK zoom lens series features a native PL mount. Image credit: CineD FUJINON Duvo HZK24-300mm and HZK14-100mm – sneak peek Starting with the Duvo HZK24-300mm T2.9-4.2, there are certainly other lenses on the market offering a similar zoom range. For example, FUJINON’s own ZK25-300mm Cabrio and Canon’s CN-E 30-300mm are among the first few lenses that come to mind. However, what sets the Duvo HZK24-300mm apart is its portability. Indeed, FUJINON seems to have found an optical formula to...
Published By: CineD - Saturday, 16 September, 2023