IDEAL LOW COST HD GRADE LENS FOR USE ON HDCAM / DVCAM / DIGIBETA

HDgc Lenses Support the Exanding HD Camera Market       Canon introduces their new line of 1/2-inch HDgc lenses to support the introduction of economical, mid-range HD cameras: KH20x6.4 KRS (KJ20x8.5 KRS for 2/3-inch), KH21ex5.7 IRSE and KH10ex3.6 IRSE. And while the HDgc line is engineered for affordable HD, the optical performance and operation of these lenses is anything but ordinary. 

The new lenses combine the best optical features of Canon’s remarkable lenses, including reduced chromatic aberration, and high and well-controlled MTF, with digital operational tools that include Shuttle Shot, Framing Preset, Speed Preset, and more in a line-up that delivers HD optical quality and other higher-end lens advancements. The HDgc lens line includes for 1/2-inchCCD cameras: the KH21ex5.7IRSE (telephoto version), theKH10ex3.6IRSE (wide angle lens), and a 16X standard version which will be available late 2006. Digital “eDrive” is available on all three of these lenses, and represents a principal difference (along with a built-in 2X extender) between these models and the more economical KH20x6.4KRS (for 1/2-inch HD CCD cameras) and the KJ20x8.5B KRS (for 2/3-inch HD CCD cameras).