Leitz Cine announces three new Leitz HUGO II cinema lenses: Leitz HUGO 66mm T2.1 Leitz HUGO 75mm T2.1 Leitz HUGO 90mm T2.1 The HUGO II lenses are named for their slower apertures. They are an addition to the already existing ten HUGO I focal lengths: The Leitz HUGO lenses are designed to be small, fast, […]
Shift 4 tested their newly acquired set of Leitz prime lenses – see the full article here. Additional information:
Ernst Leitz Wetzlar GmbH, the manufacturer of Leitz cine lenses, has joined the L-Mount Alliance. A long list of movies shot with Leitz lenses can be found here. The full press release can be found here:
The previously rumored TTartisan 90mm f/1.25 lens for Leica M-mount announced is now officially announced. The lens specifications, MTF chart, sample photos, pre-order options, and additional information can be found at PhotoRumors: Announced: new TTartisan 90mm f/1.25 lens for Leica M-mount, available for pre-order Additional pictures of the new lens:
The Leica APO-Summicron-SL 28mm f/2 ASPH lens for L-mount is now officially announced (previously reported here): “Following the existing focal lengths of 35, 50, 75 and 90 mm, the APO-Summicron-SL 28 f/2 ASPH. is the first true wide-angle prime lens in this series, making the APO-Summicron-SL 28 f/2 ASPH. especially suitable for reportage, interior and architectural […]
The Leica M-mount full-frame lenses are now available in cine form (priced from $1,300.00 to $15,900.00):
Leitz, formerly known as CW Sonderoptic, announced new cine lenses. The zoom lenses will be priced around 30,000€ each while the prime lenses will sell for 45,000€ each. Press release:
In addition to the Leica Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 16–35 f/3.5–4.5 ASPH, at the 2018 NAB show Leica also announced Leica Thalia cinema lenses with ARRI LPL mount and an expansion of the Leica M 0.8 lenses. A small selection of the films, television shows and commercials that have been shot with the Leica Thalia, Leica M 0.8, Leica Summicron-C and […]
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