HDNet will deploy a special Canon DIGI SUPER 86 TELExs lens capable of a 2322mm focal length to enable a 1080i camera situated at one of the tracking sites to follow Discovery at least 33 miles into earth's atmosphere

With Canon's DIGI SUPER 25XS, Atlantic Video is outfitting with a studio lens that uses Canon's HDxs system.

The HDNet channel is planning exclusive HD coverage of the raw feed of the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew, scheduled for today, July 13, (as HD Notebook goes to press), pending no last-minute snafus or weather delays. Using more than a dozen cameras positioned throughout the Kennedy Sp

Canon recently introduced the first broadcast 100X zoom lens, the XJ100x9.3BIE-D, also known as the DIGI SUPER 100XS lens. The lens incorporates Canon's Image Stabilizer technology, which provides viewers with detailed, shake-free images. According to the company, the lens is designed for "future-proof HD/SD capabilit

Besides the Canon DIGISUPER 100xs HD lens, which tracked the Space Shuttle Atlantis for 33mi on its way to orbit, HDNet relied on two other long lenses.

The HJ11x4.7B KLL-SC HD-Electronic Cinematography zoom lens uses Canon's Power Optical System

The new lenses combine reduced chromatic aberration and high and well-controlled MTF with shuttle shot, framing preset and speed preset

Using as many as 14 cameras positioned throughout the Kennedy Space Center, HDNet's live coverage of the launch included behind-the-scenes access to the astronauts.