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Canon Rewrites the Rules of ENG: The 2015 Arrival of the UHDgc Series 4K Portable Zooms

While 4K studio box lenses had begun to emerge, the workhorse of mobile production—the 2/3-inch portable zoom lens—lagged behind. Existing HD lenses, even high-end ones, revealed chromatic aberration, softness at the edges, and resolution falloff when paired with the new generation of 4K broadcast cameras hitting the market (such as the Sony PXW-FS7 and the soon-to-be-released Grass Valley LDX 4K series). Canon Rewrites the Rules of ENG: The 2015

For nearly two decades, broadcast television lived in the 1080i era. But by mid-2015, the industry was at a tipping point. 4K Ultra HD was no longer a futuristic concept for nature documentaries; major broadcasters and live production houses were demanding a pipeline to future-proof their electronic news gathering (ENG) and field production workflows. But by mid-2015, the industry was at a tipping point

The August 2015 announcement sent immediate ripples through the broadcast community. Major rental houses like Bexel and VER placed pre-orders within days. Early adopters included network sports broadcasters preparing for the 2016 Rio Olympics—the first Summer Games to be produced extensively in 4K. Major rental houses like Bexel and VER placed

On August 27, 2015, Canon officially unveiled the (Ultra-High Definition, G (premium) Class), a completely new family of 2/3-inch portable zoom lenses engineered specifically for 4K UHD broadcast cameras. The launch was not a quiet spec-sheet update; it was a declaration that the age of broadcast 4K had officially arrived.