by Jon Fauer, ASC - Kameraverleih Deutschland

Fujinon Cabrio /i and LDS Lens Metadata
The two new Fujinon Cabrio zoom lenses
incorporate both Cooke /i and ARRI/
ZEISS LDS contacts in their PL mounts.
You choose which protocol to use with a
dip switch in the servo control (handgrip)
unit.
Focus, iris, zoom, and other lens metadata
from the Fujinon Cabrio is sent to the F5/
F55 camera through the selected set of pins.
In addition, the focus, iris and zoom servo
motors are powered by the camera, sending
12 volts DC through the lens data pins.
The servo control unit can be removed
quickly with four screws when you want to
use external Preston, cmotion, Chrosziel,
Betz or other wireless lens control systems.
To use wireless remote Focus-Iris-Zoom,
a new Preston Fujinon Cabrio box
connects between MDR and Cabrio Servo
Control. The cable’s 4 pin Lemo plugs into
the MDR Serial port. The 20 pin Hirose
connector plugs into the Cabrio Servo
Handgrip.
19-90 mm Cabrio
85-300 mm Cabrio
F5 / F55 for ENG, Sports, Docs
The Sony F5 and F55 could be widely
accepted for ENG News, Sports, Docs and
similar venues previously entrenched in ⅔"
format.
“But the depth of field is too shallow!” I can
hear the howls of protest already.
Not to worry. With F5 and F55 sensors
so sensitive that producer Gary Krieg described
seeing nighttime stars in the sky,
you can comfortably stop down to retain
the same deeper depth of field.
How so?
To get the same depth of field you enjoyed
on your ⅔" camera, you only have to stop
down 3 stops more on your F5 / F55.
A 50 mm lens on your ⅔" camera gives you
the same angle of view as a 135 mm lens in
the F5/F55 35 mm format (10.1 x 7.6 degrees).
If you were shooting at T2 focused at 40
feet with your ⅔" lens, you should set your
aperture to T6.2 on the 35mm format lens.
Bottom line: stopping down 3 stops on the
F5 / F55 gives you the same familiar look as
your venerable ⅔" camera.
Of course, if you like shooting at T11 on ⅔"
you will be hard pressed to close down an
additional 3 stops on your 35mm camera.
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