At just 9.8” (249mm), the Carl Zeiss DigiZoom is surprisingly compact and lightweight. So it_s sure to fit the bill for handheld, remote and Steadicam work. Featuring all the standard cine-style accouterment, and then some, the new zoom lens is equally advantageous in a studio situation, fully outfitted with cine mattebox, bridgeplate, as well as focus, zoom, and iris motors.

For easy use and optimal compatibility with cine lens accessories, the 4X optic offers industry standard pitch integral zoom, focus and iris gears and brightly-marked oversized windowed cine scales, readable from either side of the lens. Focus scales are individually calibrated to each lens for pinpoint accuracy. Like the rest of the family, the Carl Zeiss DigiZoom features a 95mm front diameter.

 the new 4X zoom employs the Zeiss proprietary back-focus mechanism to ensure accurately maintained focus scale calibration across the focusing range. The zoom is fully compatible with the ZEISS Sharp Max_ Universal Back-Focus Alignment device.

This innovative zoom employs the Carl Zeiss Internal Focusing Design to ensure top performance_center to corner_over the entire focus and zoom range,
a consistent center of gravity, minimum balance shift, and no breathing. What_s more, like most Zeiss DigiPrime lenses, the 6-24mm zoom focuses to just 22” from the image plane. That_s a close-focusing 11” from the front of the lens.

ZEISS DigiZoom uniquely offers the ability to focus tightly on objects as small as 66mm x 117mm. Thus, even objects as small as a business card can fill the frame in precise focus.

Both Zeiss DigiZoom_ and DigiPrime_ lenses utilize the same innovative iris design for unequaled performance, free from lag, slop, or backlash.

The focus and iris scales are arranged in the ergonomically correct order: focus in front and iris behind, next to the camera.

Solid construction under rigid tolerances keeps the focus and iris gear positions absolutely fixed even while focusing. There is no axial travel and no play. Positioning external lens motors and encoders is simplified, so there's less wear and tear. Lens changes are made simple, speedy and safe.

The 6-24mm zoom offers numerous advantages for film-style production. Like DigiPrime lenses, the new zoom has been engineered for optimum performance in low light situations with the aperture fully open. The Carl Zeiss design provides unsurpassed contrast control by minimizing flare, veiling glare, and internal reflections_well below other lenses. It also offers superior relative illumination and high resolution over the entire screen edge-to-edge, throughout the focal range. Users will appreciate that the ZEISS DigiZoom does not ramp.

 For exceptional color characteristics, Carl Zeiss carefully selects superior quality optical glass, then applies proprietary coatings. Naturally, Zeiss engineers have designed the 4X zoom to accurately color match and seamlessly intercut images made with the DigiPrime_ family.

For detailed information, please visit: www.digizoom.com