NAB2026
Fujifilm Corporation announced the upcoming release of the “FUJINON UA22x4.8 BERD” (hereinafter: UA22x4.8), a highly versatile 4K-compatible broadcast zoom lens that offers excellent mobility and covers a wide range from wide-angle to telephoto in a single lens, in late March.
What is the FUJINON UA22x4.8 BERD?
The UA22x4.8 is a zoom lens compatible with broadcast cameras equipped with a 2/3-inch sensor. Its compact and lightweight body (approximately 251mm in length and 2.17kg in weight) delivers a 4.8mm wide-angle lens and a high 22x magnification. It excels in a variety of scenarios, including news reporting where mobility is crucial, studio photography, and sports broadcasts where a sense of realism is essential. It allows for wide-angle shots of entire venues, as well as capturing distant subjects with its high-magnification zoom, making it a versatile lens capable of a wide range of visual expression.
In professional filming environments such as news reporting, studio photography, and sports broadcasting, there is a steady demand for versatile zoom lenses that can cover a wide range of focal lengths from wide-angle to telephoto with a single lens. To meet this need, the company released the “FUJINON UA18x5.5BERD” (hereinafter: UA18x5.5) broadcast zoom lens in 2017. It has received high praise as a compact, lightweight zoom lens that covers a wide range of versatile focal lengths.
Compact and Light weight
The newly released UA22x4.8 inherits the features of the UA18x5.5, namely its “compact size, light weight, and wide focal length range including wide-angle,” while further enhancing functionality and expressive power. In addition to improved lens processing technology, the company’s unique optical simulation technology was utilized to achieve a design that balances lightness and robustness. This resulted in a compact and lightweight body weighing only 2.17kg. This comes all while minimizing the weight and size increase compared to the previous UA18x5.5. This reduces the burden of long shooting sessions when carrying the camera on the shoulder.
Furthermore, while the UA18x5.5 has a focal length range of 5.5mm to 100mm, the UA22x4.8 supports a wider focal length range of 4.8mm to 106mm. This expanded wide-angle range enables more immersive image capture in confined indoor spaces and at sports events.
The company plans on exhibiting the newly released UA22x4.8 at the NAB Show 2026.
FUJINON UA22x4.8 Main Features
Covers a wide-angle 4.8mm and a high-magnification 22x zoom in a compact and lightweight body.
This lens features a high-magnification 22x zoom range from wide-angle 4.8mm to telephoto 106mm, making it a versatile lens capable of handling a variety of shooting situations. It delivers high performance in various settings, including news reporting, studio photography, and sports broadcasting. Compared to the previous model, the UA18x5.5, the wide-angle shooting range has been expanded, covering approximately 3m more horizontally when the subject is 10m away. This allows you to capture the entire stage at live performances and concerts. Additionally, the lens captures many subjects simultaneously in confined indoor shooting spaces.
With a total length of approximately 251mm and a weight of approximately 2.17kg, it boasts a lightweight and compact design. The lens carries easily. Sling it over your shoulder when attacked to a camera.
High optical performance with 4K support across the entire zoom range.
With Fujifilm’s proprietary optical simulation technology, high-quality 4K image quality is achieved across the entire zoom range by suppressing all aberrations. This includes resolution degradation at the edges of the screen and color fringing. In addition, the company’s proprietary multi-layer coating process, “HT-EBC (High Transmittance Electron Beam Coating),” enhances light transmittance and color reproduction. Taking advantage of these characteristics, it is possible to shoot in “HDR (High Dynamic Range)” which is close to what the human eye sees, suppressing black crushing and white clipping. It reproduces rich gradations even in shooting scenes with extreme differences in brightness, such as a stadium at dusk.
FUJINON UA22x4.8 Comes Equipped with features to support comfortable shooting.
Close-up photography is possible at a minimum focusing distance of 0.4m across the entire zoom range. Combined with the wide-angle 4.8mm, this expands the range of shooting possibilities in limited spaces.
It comes standard with a 16-bit encoder. This outputs lens data such as zoom and focus position information in high resolution. It can be integrated with various systems, such as virtual studios that combine CG and live video.
