By David Farkas, LeicaStore Miami
During NAB Show 2017, I
had a nice chat with Seth Emmons, the Global Marketing Manager for CW
Sonderoptic. CW designs and builds the incredible Leica Cine lenses and they
had quite a few new items on the roster for the show.
For all the details, check out the full 15 min video
interview from the NAB show floor in Las Vegas.
First up, they launched an
entire new line of lenses. The Leica Thalia Cine lenses are based on the Leica
S lenses, with some fairly major modifications. The image circle has been increased
from 54mm on the S lenses to 60mm on the Thalias. This was necessary to cover
larger sensors, all the way up to the ARRI Alexa 65. Lens diaphragms were
tweaked to create a completely circular opening at every T-stop, rendering
perfectly smooth, round bokeh at all aperture settings. The housings were
changed to fall in line with the Summilux-C and Summicron-C lenses, with 95mm
front diameters and identical focus and aperture rings with the same degree of
turning.
100mm Leica Thalia Cine lens
on ARRI Alexa 65
The Summicron-C line has
been expanded with the addition of the 15mm Summicron-C, offering the widest
focal length in the set. The new 15mm offers low distortion, excellent close
focus and is the same size as the 135mm Summicron-C.
At the show, CW was also
showcasing a customer modified lens line, known as the Classic Crons. With
custom coatings from Duclos Lenses, and finished in silver chrome, the Classic
Cron lenses offer a more vintage image feel, for when you just want more flare in
your shots. These are available strictly as rentals from The Camera Division in
LA, who created the lenses with CW.
The +1 and +2 MacroLux
close up lenses get a baby brother. The +0.5 MacroLux rounds out the line,
offering reduced minimum focus distance, while also allowing for mid-distance
range as well. And of course, for extreme close-up work, the MacroLuxes can be
stacked with almost no loss of quality.
Leica 100mm Summicron-C
with stacked MacroLux adapters on Leica SL with PL mount adapter and LockCircle
Metal Jacket
Lastly, the M 0.8 Cine
lenses, based on Leica M Summilux and Noctilux still lenses, are just about
ready to ship. The lenses were on full display at the show and looked
fantastic. Adapters will be available for RED and ARRI Alexa Mini.
Leica M 0.8 21mm Summilux
on ARRI Alexa Mini
If you are interested in
any of the Leica Cine lenses, contact Leica Store Miami at
info@leicastoremiami.com, or call 305-921-4433.
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