FUJINON LA30x7.8

FUJIFILM recently announced a new 4K lens, the Fujinon LA30x7.8, which is suitable for widecasts. It provides an exceptional 7.8 - 234mm range thanks to its 30x zoom. All in a compact and lightweight body weighing 1.8 kg and 190 mm in length, the LA30x7.8 also supports virtual and remote production. Availability is expected for late summer 2025.

The LA30x7.8 is a portable zoom lens for broadcast cameras with a 2/3-inch sensor, covering a focal range from 7.8mm wide-angle to 234mm telephoto. This versatile range helps capture a fast-moving subject during live sports coverage, while allowing ultra-slow zooming during live music broadcasts.
The newly developed LA30x7.8 offers the highest zoom (30x) in its class, while the design provides high mobility and versatility for production. The lens features high-precision 16-bit encoders for extremely accurate position detection in virtual and remote production.

Key Features:

• largest zoom in its class (30x)
• wide focal length range of 7.8 mm to 234 mm
• compact and lightweight design (190 mm length and 1.8 kg weight)
• 16-bit encoders for extremely accurate detection of zoom position, focus and aperture in virtual and remote production
• maximum speed of 1 second and minimum speed of 120 seconds when zooming from wide angle to telephoto
• 4K optical performance over the entire zoom range
• high light transmission and accurate colour reproduction thanks to the unique "HT-EBC (High Transmittance Electron Beam Coating)" multi-layer coating
• convenient shooting function - a button on the lens allows electronic adjustment of the bayonet spacing, providing faster and more efficient adjustment compared to the manual process
• the macro function allows focusing closer than the minimum focusing distance of up to 0.05 m from the front of the lens by moving the focus ring forward