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July 17 cus pulls, and the iris is clickless, enabling smooth iris pulls. The lens also incorporates a macro mode for close focusing capabilities. The lens is color matched to other Fujinon lenses such as the HK, ZK, and XK se- ries, which enables smooth in- tercutting between lenses. The 85mm front enables use with many cine-style matte boxes via the use of option- al step up rings (rings not includ- ed). The lens weighs only 2.16 pounds, which is fair- ly light for a cinema zoom that holds focus and aperture through- out the focal length range. It is designed for camera’s with a Sony E-mount, so it has a short flange fo- cal distance, but the lens allows flange focal distance adjustment so you can fine tune it to the camera you are using the lens on. T2.9 to T22 aperture with 9 iris blades for attractive bokeh The 28.5mm diameter image circle covers the 3-perf Super 35 format with a 16:9 aspect ratio Industry standard 0.8 film pitch gears for focus, zoom, and iris control The gear rings posi- tions for focus, zoom, and iris are located at the same position on both lenses in the MK series, making switch- ing between the two zooms quick as you don’t have to adjust 29 the position of lens ac- cessories Both lenses in the MK series have the same weight and length so here is no need to re- balance your camera when you change from one lens to the other 200° focus barrel rota- tion No shims are required to adjust the flange focal distance as this lens has a built-in ad- justment mechanism Macro Focus function available Feet and Meters mark- ing makes it easier to work. For longer sub- ject distances cine- matographers tend to calculate distances in meters while in shorter distances they will like to work with feet.