Leading Rental House Purchases Two Fujinon HA13X4.5BERM Lenses to Keep Pace with HD Production of Sports and Other Live Events
NEW YORK, NY, January 24, 2006 - New York City production rental houseKeslow Television (KTV), just added two Fujinon HA13x4.5BERM wide-angleENG-style lenses to its equipment inventory. With an extensive selectionof Fujinon lenses, KTV has experienced a growing demand for HD specificoptics from sports and live event production clients in the past year.
The versatility of Fujinon's wide-angle telephoto lenses was the keyfactor in Keslow Television's selection. "The requirement for HDacquisition has become more prevalent in every area of televisionproduction, and particularly in sports," said James Palmer, VicePresident and General Manager, Keslow Television. "For KTV, theHA13x4.5BERM offers a natural balance between cost and performance."
KTV wanted to stay up to date with its customers, many of whom arereplacing their existing wide-angle SD lenses, with newer wide-angle HDlenses. Since acquiring their first HA13x4.5BERM lenses last summer, KTVhas rented the lenses to mobile production companies and networktelevision sports programs for last season's Major League Baseballcoverage, as well as for the current NFL and NHL seasons.
KTV's customers have been giving the new lenses high marks, citing adramatically improved image quality. "Our customers simply want a lensthat looks fantastic when working in the HD medium," added Palmer "Theselenses give pristine, beautiful images, and the transition for cameraoperators has been transparent."
"We've always had an exceptional relationship with Fujinon," Palmercontinued. "They offer great sales and technical support. The bottomline is, they've always been there for us. They clearly stand behindtheir products and their customers."
The HA13x4.5BERM is a 2/3-inch format wide-angle lens with the widestangle in the market - 4.5mm with a 93.6-degree horizontal field of view.It also comes with extender manual focus servo zoom. The lens offers theprecise focusing and superior optical quality demanded for HDapplications but with the durability and lightweight expected byprofessionals who regularly shoot in the field.
"We always stay on top of the latest developments in the SD to HDtransition, and we're very happy to meet Kelsow Television's need fortop-of-the-line HD lenses," said Dave Waddell, Marketing Manager,Fujinon. "The HA13x4.5 BERM contains the widest angle available, makingit ideal for live event and sports coverage."
About Keslow Television (KTV)
Based in New York City, Keslow Television (KTV) offers the broadcastproduction market a diverse inventory of both standard definition andhigh definition tools. KTV has long positioned itself as a leader in theareas of storage, recording and flypack integration. KTV hassignificantly expanded its role as a provider of ancillary support forHD production and post-production. For more information, please call(212) 239-1500, or visit KTV's website at www.keslow.com
About Fujinon
Fujinon is a major manufacturer and distributor of optics and lens assemblies for the broadcast, digital cinema, and industrial markets. The company's line of television zoom lenses are used in virtually every segment of the broadcast industry, including electronic newsgathering, studio and field production, and high definition television. For more information about Fujinon broadcast and communications products, call 1-973-633-5600 or visit our web site at www.fujinonbroadcast.com.
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