New Oszi 400 Series Mini35 Digital Image Converter

[Tim Tyler]

ZGC will provide the North American production community with its first look at the new P+S Technik Oszi 400 Series Mini35 Digital Image Converter at NAB 2004. Oszi allows attachment of 35mm film lens to the Panasonic AG-DVX100E / AG-DVX100A, the new Sony PD170 and other mini DV cameras. Oszi is available for live demos at the ZGC, Panasonic and Canon booths. The Mini35 has just been used to shoot its first North American episodic television series and also by top DPs and filmmakers.

 

ZGC will also unveil the new Cooke Optics Limited S4/i Electronic Lens System, which provides cinematographers and camera operators with vital ?real time? information on lens setting, focusing distance, aperture and depth-of-field. The system is designed for use with any PL mount camera body and with LDS equipped cameras.

 

Also available at NAB 2004 from ZGC (and P+S Technik) will be live demos of the P+S Technik PRO35 Digital Image Converter, which allows attachment of any 35mm film lens to any 2/3? format HD or standard video camera. The PRO35 can now be used with Panavision and Nikon lenses. The PRO35 has been used by such legendary filmmakers as Sidney Lumet.

 

ZGC will also offer live demos of the Cooke S4 HD 8-46mm T1-7 Zoom Lens, which incorporates the Academy Award winning design excellence and practicality of Cooke?s 35mm S4 Prime lenses and has been specifically designed to meet the needs of the traditional cinematographer now shooting in 2/3? format HD video.

 

From OpTex International, ZGC will present live demos of the OpTex Excellence Periscope / Probe System (recently used with great results on a Lego commercial). Another OpTex product line offered by ZGC at NAB 2004 is possibly every DP?s ?dream come true? ? the OpTex Optical Extension Viewfinders for Sony and Panasonic HDTV cameras.