FUJINON, a wholly owned subsidiary of FUJIFILM, is having a bit of a moment with their recently released PL “box style” lens, and now with a further expansion of the “Duvo” line in the form of a nifty 24-300mm T2.9 zoom with 9 iris blades. Despite only having the zoom for a few days, I was able to put it through its paces on a few different types of productions as I searched for what we all look for: the one lens to rule them all. So, is this the one? You’ll have to watch/read this review of the FUJINON Duvo HZK24-300 PL Zoom lens to find out. First, the basics – the Duvo T2.9 24-300mm, priced at $31,999, is designed to cover 2/3″, 1/2″, and 1/3″ sensors in 16:9. I used it with my trusty Canon C500MKII with PL mount so that I could try it out in both full-frame and S35 mode. If you are in full-frame or S35 mode on the C500MKII, the zoom lens is a standard 24-300mm (12.5x zoom). If you use the built-in expander in S35 mode, you suddenly have a 36-450mm zoom as the focal length shifts by 1.5x. It is worth pointing out that the lens stops down to a T4.2 when zoomed in to 300mm. The lens covers a 28.5mm Super 35 sensor across the entire zoom range or a 41.3mm sensor in full frame mode (simply click the extender back and forth to switch coverage). You’ll very quickly see heavy...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 26 June, 2024