Band Pro Premieres New DigiPrime® Lenses

Band Pro introduces the Carl Zeiss DigiPrime® 135mm T1.9 and 52mm T1.6 lenses. These new precision optics join the popular DigiPrime® family of prime lenses purpose built for 2/3” 3 CCD HD cinematography cameras, currently available in focal lengths of 3.9mm (T1.9), 5mm (T1.9) 7mm (T1.6), 10mm (T1.6), 14mm (T1.6), 20mm (T1.6), 28mm (T1.6), 40mm (T1.6) and 70mm (T1.6) CF, as well as the DigiZoom™ 6-24mm T1.9 and Telephoto DigiZoom 17-112mm T1.9. The new DigiPrime 135mm T1.9 and 52mm T1.6 lenses feature superior quality optical glass and are precision engineered for unsurpassed performance and unequalled image clarity. ZEISS DigiZoom and DigiPrime lenses are renowned throughout the industry for innovations such as standard-pitch zoom, focus and iris gears, brightly marked oversized windowed cine scales, and highly-accurate, individually calibrated focus scales.

The new lenses are scheduled for delivery summer of 2008. ZEISS DigiPrime lenses are manufactured at the Carl Zeiss Optics factory in Oberkochen, Germany and marketed worldwide exclusively by Band Pro Film & Digital. For more information, contact Michael Bravin at Band Pro Film & Digital: 3403 West Pacific Avenue, Burbank, CA 91505, Phone: 818/841-9655, Fax: 818/841-7649, e-mail: michael@bandpro.com