Leica's cinema division — Summilux-C, Hugo, M0.8. Leica micro-contrast meets cinema mechanics.
Leitz Cine (Wetzlar, Germany) transfers Leica's legendary photo optics quality to the cinema sector. The Summilux-C T1.4 is the benchmark for full-frame primes with the unmistakable Leica rendering: high micro-contrast, three-dimensional depth, creamy bokeh.
The Series
Summilux-C (T1.4 FF, premium, 10 focal lengths), Summicron-C (T2 FF, more compact), Hugo (vintage-inspired, T1.5-T1.9, named after Hugo Heynen), M0.8 (Leica M photo lenses with cine gear ring), Thalia (large format for ALEXA 65), Prime (older series T1.8).
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