Abundant Living Faith Center Adds Fujinon HD Lenses To Newly Constructed Facility
WAYNE, NJ, January 22, 2009 —Abundant Living Faith Center, in El Paso Texas, recently completed construction on its main auditorium, doubling its capacity to seat 3,620 members. As part of this upgrade, three Fujinon HA 18X7.6ERM-M Premier Series ENG HD lenses with 2X extender and Digi-Power servo mounted on Thomson Grass Valley DMC 1000 cameras have been installed.
Michael Garrison Associates (MGA), of Fresno, California integrated the technology systems throughout ALFC’s revamped facility and specified Fujinon lenses for the facility.
The lenses are positioned at a midpoint in the auditorium and were chosen for their ability to capture crisp HD images and provide congregants with close up shots of the pastor.
According to Jimmy Salas, Lighting and Video Director for Abundant Living Faith Center, the lenses excel in this requirement. “When you consider the size of the auditorium, getting good close-ups to project on the screens is very important,� said Salas. � Our center screen is 31 feet long, which demands a high-quality camera system and lenses. Thanks to the new video system, our church members can connect better with the pastor’s message because they can truly see his emotion and the passion of his message coming through in the shot.�
A portion of ALFC weekly services are recorded for broadcast Sunday mornings on an El Paso FOX affiliate. The services are recorded in full, uncompressed HD and then downconverted to SD prior to airing.
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Fujinon is a major manufacturer and distributor of optics and lens assemblies for the broadcast, digital cinema and industrial markets. The company’s line of television zoom lenses are used in virtually every segment of the broadcast industry, including electronic newsgathering, studio and field production, and high definition television. For more information about Fujinon broadcast and communications products, call (973) 633-5600 or visit our web site at www.fujinon.com.
