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Leitz Expands Hugo Line: Adds 40mm T1.5

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Leitz Expands Hugo Line: Adds 40mm T1.5

Leitz Cine quietly expanded its HUGO series this week with the announcement of a brand new 40mm T1.5 lens. Revealed on August 25, the addition rounds the set out to a total of 14 focal lengths spanning 18mm through 135mm.

The HUGO series quickly grabbed attention among cinematographers for the pleasing rendering they impart on the image and as more robust build than the M 0.8 primes that they replaced. Much of the glass in the series comes from Leica M rangefinder optics, known for their signature character and natural falloff toward the edges. While Leica does not currently make a 40mm in their M line, this lens was developed with support from Leica Camera designers to ensure it matched the spirit of the series.

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ARRI Introduces Ensō Primes

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ARRI Introduces Ensō Primes

ARRI has introduced the Ensō Prime series, a collection of large-format cinema lenses tailored for high-end digital productions. These lenses are built to deliver outstanding optical performance while offering flexibility in design and creative control for cinematographers. With focal lengths ranging from 10.5mm to 250mm, the Ensō Primes cover a wide range of shot requirements, making them a versatile addition to any production. The core set, which includes 18mm, 24mm, 32mm, 47mm, 75mm, and 105mm lenses, all feature T2.1 apertures and LPL mounts for compatibility with ARRI’s LDS-2 and Cooke /i lens metadata systems.

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Leitz Cine Expands Hugo Line

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Leitz Cine Expands Hugo Line

Leitz Cine has expanded their popular HUGO line of cinema lenses with three new additions: the 66 mm T2.1, 75 mm T2.1, and 90 mm T2.1. These new lenses, part of the newly dubbed HUGO II series, join the existing 10 focal lengths in the HUGO lineup, bringing more versatility and options to the highly respected lens family. Let’s take a closer look at these new additions and how they stack up against their faster predecessors.

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Arri’s New Signature Prime Series “Large Format”

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Arri’s New Signature Prime Series “Large Format”

Today, Arri officially announced their new, keeping up with the Jones’s, Alexa LF (Large Format). More importantly, the announcement wasn’t just a new camera, but a new system. This means new camera, new mount, and new LENSES! I suppose the new camera is large format compared to other cameras, but what about the new lenses? How do they fare in comparison, on paper at least, to other cinema lenses currently on the market? Let’s take a look at the new Signature Primes from Arri. Continue reading “Arri’s New Signature Prime Series “Large Format”” →