Fujinon Premista 19-45mm T2.9 Zoom Cine Lens

Fujifilm FUJINON Premista 19-45mm T2.9 is the new Premista Series compact wide-angle zoom lens that fits Large Format film cameras to return natural images with little distortion across the entire zoom range. Powerful lens for high quality video production, into which all FUJIFILM's optical expertise has been transferred

FUJINON Premista 19-45mm is a wide-angle zoom lens that offers a constant T-stop of 2.9 over focal lengths from 19mm to 45mm. Featuring large-diameter aspherical lenses and a unique zoom system, the lens achieves an astonishing level of edge-to-edge sharpness. In addition, distortion is effectively reduced even at the widest focal lengths, delivering natural-looking shots with minimal distortion across the entire zoom range. In addition, the use of proprietary optical simulation and mechanical design technology has enabled the creation of a compact yet robust body that measures 228mm and weighs 3.3kg. The new zoom lens can be used for handheld shooting with a Steadicam*4 or for shooting from above with a crane. Similar to the standard and tele zoom lenses, the Premista19-45mm also supports "ZEISS eXtended Data," which allows metadata*5 to be recorded during shooting, thus reducing the video editing workload in post-production and facilitating efficient video production.

FEATURES of FUJINON Premista19-45mm

1. Compatible with Large-Format sensors to deliver exceptionally high resolution, beautiful and natural bokeh and rich tones.

Equipped with large-diameter, precision-polished aspherical lenses and Fujifilm's exclusive zoom system, Premista19-45mm effectively corrects chromatic aberration. This resolves images across the entire frame to produce impressive sharpness and clarity. 

The lens effectively reduces distortion, which tends to occur when shooting at wide-angle focal lengths, to achieve a natural description of the scene regardless of subject distance and zoom position.

The 13-blade diaphragm design forms a near-perfect circular aperture. It produces beautiful, natural bokeh when the aperture is set for a shallow depth of field, which is a characteristic of Large-Format sensors.

The use of state-of-the-art optical design and Fujifilm's unique coating process help minimize ghost and flare to maintain the rich tonality required by high-quality HDR-based video.

2. Wide-angle zoom covering focal lengths from 19mm to 45mm

Premista19-45mm is a wide-angle zoom lens that offers a T-stop value of 2.9 across its entire focal length range, from 19mm to 45mm. It covers the equivalent focal lengths of five prime lenses*6, reducing the need to change optics for fast, efficient video shooting. 

The lens can form a kit with standard and tele zoom lenses from the Premista series to cover focal lengths from 19mm to 250mm, allowing wide-angle shooting to include the background and telephoto shooting to zoom in on a subject.

*6 Five prime lenses for cinema cameras compatible with Large-Format sensors with focal lengths of 21mm, 25mm, 29mm, 35mm and 40mm

3. Compact design and at the same time excellent ruggedness

The use of proprietary optical simulation and mechanical design technology has made possible a compact yet rugged lens body measuring 228mm and weighing 3.3kg, designed to withstand harsh professional shooting conditions. Premista19-45mm can be used for handheld shooting with a Steadicam or shooting from above with a crane.

Premista19-45mm shares the same front diameter and position of the focus, zoom and aperture gear rings as the standard and tele zoom lenses in the Premista series. This allows for the shared use of accessories such as a matte box, useful for reducing problems with flare and ghosting, and a follow-focus system for smooth and precise focusing. There is no need to readjust accessory positions when changing lenses, ensuring efficient operation.

The lens is equipped with a flange focal distance adjustment mechanism*7, allowing easy calibration of the "Flange Focal Distance" by simply turning a ring on the lens barrel and correcting any deviations in the flange focal distance caused by rapid temperature changes at the shooting location. The focus ring has a wide 280-degree rotation angle and provides smooth torque during actuation for precise focus and excellent operation. A fluorescent paint is applied to the index marks on the focus, zoom and aperture rings so that these settings can be easily seen even at night or in a dark room. The focus index can be in feet or meters.

Compatible with ZEISS eXtended Data

The lens supports "ZEISS eXtended Data," developed by Carl Zeiss in accordance with the "/i® Technology*8" communication protocol. This technology allows operators to record metadata while shooting video, as well as correct for lens distortion and brightness dropout at the edges*9, thereby reducing the video editing workload in post-production and facilitating efficient video production.