With the Steadicam in the back of their minds, Angenieux unveiled its newest lens in their line of lightweight zooms at the NAB convention in Las Vegas. The 45-120 weighs in at 4.3lbs and is only 8 inches long from the PL mount in the rear to the 114mm front element housing. Joining its lightweight predecessors, the 15-40 and 28-76, the new lens completes a DP's need for a substantial range of focal lengths, and a Steadicam operator's need to not carry around a 2 foot long, 12 pound piece of glass on the front of their rig.
Although rod support is an option, these lightweight zooms can easily fly unsupported, with a clip on matte box, allowing for a Steadicam setup to be built without heavy sliding base plates and studio matte boxes - saving many unnecessary pounds.
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