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mounts between a PL-mount camera and a
PL-mount lens (with mount clearance of up
to 14mm from the PL-mount flange), and
incorporates high-quality lens coatings to
provide the optical performance required for
large-sensor cameras. The Extender allows
zooming while maintaining focus.
Additionally,
Schneider
has
expanded the True-Streak Filter series.
Designed to provide dramatic horizontal
streak effects emanating from point sources
of light, True-Streak filters are made from
the same water-white optical glass Schneider is famous for. The filters are available in
a variety of colors, including blue, red,
orange, green, yellow, violet, pink and clear;
each color is available in four steps of
strength.
“The anamorphic blue streak was
the origin of the concept,” says ASC associate Ira Tiffen, Schneider Optics’ vice president of Motion Picture and Television Filters.
“But typically it could only be generated by
using anamorphic lenses, which was often
limited to big-budget productions. I realized
there was a need for a cost-effective filter in

standard sizes to reproduce the effect, and
developed the True-Streak.” True-Streak
filters are available in 4"x4", 4"x5.65" and
6.6"x6.6" sizes.
For additional information, visit
www.schneideroptics.com.
Fujinon Goes Wide with
Cabrio Zoom
Fujifilm Optical Devices has unveiled
a preliminary model of the Premier 1428mm Cabrio wide-angle lens, model
ZK2x14, designed for ENG or cine-style
shooting. The PL-mount, T2.9 zoom
features 200-degree focus rotation.
Designed using the latest opticalsimulation technology, the wide-angle
Cabrio lens offers excellent optical performance across the image, including the
corners of the frame. The digital servo’s 16bit encoding assures operators that all lensdata output — such as the position of the
zoom, iris and focus, is accurate; the lens
supports Lens Data System and /i metadata
formats. Like the PL 19-90mm and PL 85300mm Premier Cabrio zooms, the PL 14-

28mm Cabrio features a detachable servo
drive unit, making it suitable for use as a
standard PL lens or as an ENG-style lens. It
can also be controlled using standard wireless controllers and existing Fujinon wired
and wireless units.
Like the PL 19-90mm, the 14-28mm
is equipped with such features as flange
focal distance adjustment and coverage of
a 31.5mm-diagonal sensor. Other specifications of this lens are still being determined;
Fujifilm Optical Devices has scheduled a
tentative delivery date of the end of this
year for the lens.
For additional information, visit
www.fujifilmusa.com.

~Andy Levison, Steadicam Operator

~Will Fonseca, Director

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