Products from Chrosziel Film & Video

By Theodor Samoylov

Review contents:
Accessories for television lenses Optical accessories and converters from Okno-TV Company Canon Accessories Optical accessories from Cavision Products from Chrosziel Film & Video Optical accessories from Cinema Technologies Optical accessories from Fujinon: a glance in the other dimension Expanded possibilities of DSR-PD170

The German company Chrosziel Film & Video already far than 30 years is specialized in the field of development of auxiliary shooting equipment for cinema and video production.

In particular Chrosziel company is produced the following types of the equipment:

• Compendiums with devices for focusing control and transfocation (Zoom) for different cinema cameras and camcorders;
• Reliable systems for camera installing on the tripod, including special supporting pins for lens, tripod adapters, handles for panning and others;
• Equipment for lens testing and checking of working capacity of the cameras;
• Digital devices for camera control (ALADIN, Mag FOX), systems for camera stabilization (RIG), etc.

805-01 compendium

Probably, the most varied is a line of compendiums, which are mounted to special guides, take off load from element of the fastening of the lens to camera. The particularity of Chrosziel compendium is enough large number of including into them filters holders, though there are models with two and one cartridge clips for filter.

The compendium of 805-01 model is provided on use with zooms by minimum focal length 4.5 or 5 mm as well with Canon and Fujinon lens. This compendium consists of wide-angle blind of 16:9 or 4:3 format (CLWAH-F4.8), with installed upper shutter, provided by fastening element and rotating mechanism. Onto rotating mechanism it is possible to install the additional lateral shutters.

Chrosziel compendium design

The series of the compact compendiums for two filters includes the following models:

• CBH-43 — for lens of 4:3 format with possibility of the quick installing the mask for 16:9 format. The upper shutter is included. For lens with minimum focal length 7.8 mm;
• CBH-S16 — for cinema lenses for S16 film and for television lenses 16:9 with minimum focal length up to 5.2 mm. There is upper shutter;
• CWAH-43 — wide-angle blind with upper shutter. The minimum focal length of the lenses is 5.2 mm;
• CWAH-1FH — wide-angle blind 16:9/4:3 with upper shutter and mask for 16:9 format. It is possible the installation of additional lateral shutters. When use two filters the lens focal length can not be less than 5.2 mm, but with one filter in combination with connecting ring it can not be less than 4.5 mm.

Compendium 6.6×6.6, which is applicable with lens with minimum focal length 4.5 mm, includes the blind for frame format 16:9, equipped by upper and lateral shutters, stop catch for fastening on 19 or 15 mm guides, set of the masks for Zeiss Digi Prime F5 lens (focal length is 40 mm), fastenings for different filter holders, static and revolving filter holders and other accessories.

Mattebox with top flag

In the compendium kit for Canon J11×4.5 and Fujinon A10×4.8 lens are included the following devices: the wide-angle blind 16:9/4:3 CLWAH-F4.8, equipped by upper shutter; cartridge clip for two filter holders, one of which static, but the second is revolving; a line of the other accessories.

In addition to compendiums, the Chrosziel company is produced the different blinds.

Blind for zooms with minimum focal length 4.5 mm and for 5 mm Canon and Fujinon lens consists of wide-angle blind with upper shutter, mechanism of the fastening and filter control, cartridge clip for filter and adapter for fastening of connecting rings.

Practically the same kit is provided for blind, applicable with Canon J11×4.5 and Fujinon A10×4.8 lens.

All above mentioned products pertain to Video product series. But with appearance and broad spreading of the compact DV format camcorders the Chrosziel Company have developed the accessories by DV series especially for them.

DV series compendium

Blinds of this series by 4×4 model carry upper shutter, cartridge clip for two filter holders 4×4 (static and revolving), filter holders and connecting adapter by 100 mm diameter. Blinds of 3×3 model are very similar to previous model, but, as can be seen from their name, are provided for filters of the other size (3×3) and have an adapter by 85 mm diameter.

The compendiums are included in DV series too. The 4×4 model consists of blind for 16:9/4:3 format with upper shutter and 16:9 mask, cartridge clips with two filter holders (static and revolving), and plates for mount of Panasonic AG-LA 7200G converter.

Apropos, special compendium is produced also for Panasonic AG DVX-100 camcorder.

And, finally, Chrosziel Company produces the servo-motors for zoom lens control. These servo-motors are provided for fixing on lenses, equipped by gear wheel for scaling control. The servo-motor is supplied by two levers — long and short.

Material is provided by Sankom-Pro Company