ZEISS XD lenses Firmware FW1.90

New Firmware FW1.90 enables all ZEISS Supreme Prime, Supreme Prime Radiance and CP.3 XD lenses to automatically transfer information about lens scales and depth of field to selected ARRI cameras and hand units such as the ARRI Hi-5 and WCU-4.

ZEISS Lens Firmware FW1.90 Compatibility List FW1.90’s scale and depth of field transmission capabilities work with the following cameras and software versions when used with ARRI Hi-5 or WCU-4:

ARRI Alexa 35

PL mount version 1.96 in Alexa 35 SUP 1.2.3
LPL mount version 1.52 in Alexa 35 SUP 1.2.3

ARRI Alexa Mini LF

PL mount version 1.96 in Alexa Mini LF SUP 7.3
LPL mount version 1.52 in Alexa Mini LF SUP 7.3

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