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Broadcast Camera Optics Extend Range cont'd...

Panavision Primo 70 lenses for the larger
sensor digital camera

available in three sizes: 28 to 80 mm,
70 to 185 mm and 200 to 400 mm. The
Primo 70 series are equivalent in size
and weight to standard Primos. Primo
70 mounts fare available for the Sony
F55, RED Dragon, ARRI Alexa (standard
and Open Gate), Phantom Flex4K and

Phantom 65.
Designed
for
DSLR cameras with
high ISO settings,
Schneider Optics' new
77 mm True-Match
Vari-ND allows the
user to select the lens
f/stop and camera
speed independent
of ambient light
conditions.
This ﬁlter works by taking two
matched ﬁlters and stacking them
in combination to produce a density
range from 1-1/3 stop loss to 10 stops
of light loss. The Schneider variable ND
is claimed to offer 10 stops (ND3.3) of
attenuation with no blue colour shift at
maximum density.

Sony's SCL-PK6/M range of PL-mount prime lenses

Vantage's Hawk V-Plus Vintage'74 creates a 1970s look in the glass

The 77 mm True-Match Vari-ND
Thread-In is a single low proﬁle ﬁlter
with both True-Match Polarising ﬁlters
in the correct orientation. The low
proﬁle ring is designed to prevent
vignetting on most DSLR and video
camera lenses. Step rings are available
in common dimensions to adapt the
77 mm size to smaller lens thread
diameters.
Sony
has
announced
prime
lenses for its PMW-F55 and PMW-F5
camcorders. The SCL-PK6/M lens pack
is a range of PL-mount primes that
work with the PMW-F55, PMW-F5 and
other CineAlta models.
Each lens is capable of 4K capture,
while minimising geometric distortion,
vignetting, and breathing. The set
includes six lenses with focal lengths

of 20, 25, 35, 50, 85 and 135 mm. For
easy lens changes, all lenses have a
consistent design, with metal casings,
an aperture of T2 and a 9-blade iris.
The focus ring rotates though 240
degrees.
Vantage's Hawk V-Plus Vintage'74
is a 45 to 90 mm T 2.9 front
anamorphic zoom lens intended to
give cinematographers the versatility
of a zoom while delivering the same
performance and look as Vintage'74
primes.
This new zoom lens is based on the
very V-Plus Front Anamorphic lens and
has 22 optical elements which provide
32 glass to air surfaces. Every surface
has been modiﬁed to create "the 1970s
look, complete with low contrast,
ﬂares, and colour aberrations".

Panavision Primo
70s Image Boost
Panavision 70s were speciﬁcally designed for digital cameras

A

s ﬁlmmakers migrate towards
digital cameras with large format
sensors, they are treated to a bigger
canvas on which to tell their stories.
But getting the image from capture
to the screen deserves an equally, if
not higher, quality lens. That's why
Panavision has designed their new
Primo 70s series of lenses.
"We believe that these are the
most advanced cinema lenses
ever developed," says Kim Snyder,
President and CEO of Panavision.
"When combined with large format
digital camera sensors, the Primo
70s have the potential to deliver
unprecedented visual impact."
The 70s were speciﬁcally designed
for today's digital cameras, providing
an organic ﬂavour, pleasing bokeh and
gradual focus roll-off.

"Panavision's Primo 70s cover the
larger diagonal with consistency
from edge to edge," notes Dan
Sasaki, Panavision's VP of Optical
Engineering. "They also bring that
organic Primo quality - which has set
the standard for excellence in motion
picture production for 25 years - to
large sensors capture devices. Now,
ﬁlmmakers can combine that essential
Primo character with the latest digital
cameras."
Large format sensors are the natural
next step for ﬁlmmakers looking to
create powerful, affecting imagery,
and Primo 70 lenses maximise their
aesthetic potential.
Sasaki says: "Cinematographers told
us they wanted a lens that is sharp, but
at the same time, they don't want it
too sharp."

"Our design engineers worked
hard to develop an innovative way of
breaking the lens down that maintains
sharpness on par with modern day
lenses, but at the same time, doesn't
give you the feeling that you are
looking at a lens that is synthetic or
ﬂat."
Primo 70 lenses have already been
tested in the ﬁeld under real-world
production scenarios, including several
feature ﬁlms and commercials.
Peter Menzies Jr., ACS, says: "I have
never seen lenses that hold their
sharpness and contrast across the
entire frame ... the two zooms we used
are excellent - incredibly close to the
primes."
Greig Fraser, ASC, notes: "The
Panavision 70mm lenses have a
grand look. Their visual language is

signiﬁcantly different than 35mm. The
focus falls off quickly and beautifully.
As a cinematographer, this allows me
to tell a different story."
Panavision Primo 70 prime lenses
are available in 12 focal lengths:
24mm, 27mm, 35mm, 40mm, 50mm,
65mm, 80mm, 100mm, 125mm,
150mm, 200mm and 250mm. Super
70 zoom lenses are also available in
three sizes: 28-80mm, 70-185mm and
200-400mm.
The Primo 70 series of lenses are
available to rent from Panavision
worldwide.
Panavision has made Primo 70
mounts for the Sony F55, RED
DRAGON, ARRI Alexa (standard and
Open Gate), Phantom Flex4K and
Phantom 65, with other cameras being
assessed for compatibility.
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