Fujifilm Unveils Three New FUJINON 4K Broadcast Zoom Lenses Before NAB 2026

FUJIFILM North America Corporation's Optical Devices Division announced the development of three new 4K broadcast zoom lenses: the FUJINON UA16x4BERD, UA30x7.3BERD, and UA94x8.7BESM. All three are built for professional 2/3-inch 4K camera systems, and the full lineup will make its public debut at NAB Show 2026 in Las Vegas before any of them reach the market.

The two portable zooms in the trio, the UA16x4 and UA30x7.3, are where Fujifilm is making its most pointed performance claims. The UA30x7.3 delivers a best-in-class 30x zoom range covering 7.3mm to 219mm, and the UA16x4 delivers a class-leading wide-angle range of 4mm to 64mm while also achieving a best-in-class 16x zoom range. Fujifilm says those "best-in-class" designations are based on its own comparison of publicly available specifications for portable ENG-style broadcast lenses for 2/3-inch 4K cameras, conducted as of March 2026. Both portable broadcast zoom lenses achieve an extended wide-angle range and high zoom ratio, fitting a focal length range that surpasses previous models into a compact and lightweight body.

The UA94x8.7 is a versatile box zoom lens for 2/3-inch sensor broadcast cameras, covering the wide-angle to super-telephoto focal range from 8.7mm to 818mm, providing operational flexibility. As Stosh Durbacz, vice president of Sales for the Optical Devices Division at FUJIFILM North America Corporation, put it: "As professional video production styles diversify, broadcast equipment is increasingly being utilized across a wider range of settings, resulting in more demand for box lenses that offer high production quality and versatility, yet are still cost effective." He added that the UA94x8.7 "sits in a sweet spot between our UA70x and UA107x box zooms."

Durbacz also addressed the portable pair directly: "In professional production environments such as sports broadcasts, concerts, live broadcasts, and studio production, it is essential to reliably capture moments that are key to the competition or performance. We've designed these lenses specifically to meet the needs of these high-stake situations, combining zoom performance that covers a wide range of focal lengths from wide-angle to telephoto in a single lens with compact and lightweight designs that allow for agile operation."

In sports broadcasts specifically, the UA16x4 and UA30x7.3 support a wide range of framing options, from wide views capturing the entire stadium to powerful zoom-ins and close-ups for post-game interviews, enabling flexible image creation. The UA94x8.7's 94x reach makes it equally at home at a stadium sideline or a concert floor, enabling diverse visual creativity, from immersive wide-angle shots that capture the atmosphere to close-up footage that brings subjects vividly into focus.

The UA94x8.7 is due to be released in fall of 2026, and both the UA30x7.3 and UA16x4 are due to be released in spring of 2027. Fujifilm will showcase all three lenses at the 2026 NAB Show, described as the world's largest international broadcast equipment trade show, to be held in Las Vegas from April 19 to 22, 2026.

Alongside the development announcement, Fujifilm also confirmed that a fourth lens, the UA22x4.8BERD, is already available for order at an MSRP of $39,000 USD and is expected to begin shipping by the end of April 2026. That lens covers a 22x zoom range from 4.8mm wide angle to 106mm telephoto, and Fujifilm says it expands the wide-angle coverage of its predecessor UA18x5.5 by approximately three meters horizontally at a distance of ten meters from the subject. The three development-announced lenses carry no published pricing yet.