Leica Summilux
The goal of the Leica Summilux-C cine lenses was lofty from the start. Take everything known about modern lens design, then perfect it and beautify it until it reaches the border of impossible. The trick, the magic of these lenses, was to do so without losing the Leica character, the natural color rendition and the kindness of the human face and form. The Summilux-C lenses achieve this goal with their absence of breathing, color fringing and distortion, but where they excel is the alchemy of smooth, soft skin tones and backgrounds bounded by a clarity and resolution that distinguished the subject matter in a powerful but natural way without sacrifice or compromise.
CREAMY SHARPNESS
The most defining characteristic of Leica cine lenses, and the Summilux-C lenses in particular, is their ability to capture a creamy sharpness in the image. Often lenses are either all sharp or all soft. These lenses have the unique ability to represent edges and fine details with clarity yet treat more humane subjects like skin tones and out off focus elements with a softness that just feels right.
NATURAL, CONSISTENT COLOR RENDITION
One of the most difficult things to capture is what we see with our own eyes. The Summilux-C lenses are designed to reproduce the colors, the feel and the shape of the world as we see it, much as Leica’s classic rangefinder cameras and M lenses have done for street photographers for decades
EDGE-TO-EDGE FOCUS AND ILLUMINATION
Despite their small size and large aperture, the Summilux-C lenses provide consistent and even illumination into the far corners of the image. They also maintain consistent focus across the entire field
| Focal Length | T-Stop | Minimum Focus | Image Coverage | Length | Front Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18mm | T1.4 | 1′ 2″ | 33mm | 194mm | 95mm |
| 21mm | T1.4 | 12″ | 33mm | 194mm | 95mm |
| 25mm | T1.4 | 12″ | 33mm | 194mm | 95mm |
| 29mm | T1.4 | 1′ 6″ | 33mm | 194mm | 95mm |
| 35mm | T1.4 | 1′ 2″ | 33mm | 194mm | 95mm |
| 40mm | T1.4 | 1′ 4″ | 33mm | 194mm | 95mm |
| 50mm | T1.4 | 1′ 8″ | 33mm | 194mm | 95mm |
| 65mm | T1.4 | 1′ 6″ | 33mm | 194mm | 95mm |
| 75mm | T1.4 | 2′ 3″ | 33mm | 194mm | 95mm |
| 100mm | T1.4 | 2′ 11″ | 33mm | 194mm | 95mm |