About this Event
Come join Camera Ambassador and Leitz Cine as we take a look at the newest offerings in the Leitz lineup of cinema lenses! We will have.arepresentative from Leitz here to help answer any questions you may have about these new lenses.
Hugo: Building on the popularity of the Leitz M 0.8 series, the Leitz HUGO lenses bring Leica M photography optics with their rich colors, artful flares and rounded image field firmly into the world of professional cinematography. M lenses have been renowned for over a century as the photographer’s choice to capture the moment, interpreting the world in a way that tells a unique story in a single frame. Even wide open at T1.5 the lenses are sharp, but without feeling harsh. Their lower contrast keeps images smooth and falloff feeling natural even while details pop. The strong field curvature of the full frame lenses means that at faster stops the edges fall away noticeably in illumination, focus, and resolution allowing subjects to jump off the screen. The bokeh strongly smooths out details, blurring backgrounds into impressionistic backdrops further accentuating the separation between subject and setting.
Hektor: The Leitz HEKTOR lenses prioritize two things: image character and build quality. In approaching this new format we decided not to adapt or copy any contemporary lenses from Leitz or Leica. Instead, we looked backward, exploring Leica’s 100-year history of photography optics and finding a great deal of inspiration, especially in some lenses from the 1930s, 50s and 70s. We looked at old lenses from other manufacturers and found wonderful attributes as well. But these old lenses have compromises that can make them challenging for modern production.The HEKTOR lenses are built in the style of the 1980s and 90s, using only spherical elements to create some of the older feeling characteristics. Inspired by classic M lenses from the 1930s and 1950s, as well as Petzval lenses, the look blends together dynamic flares, field curvature, fall off and spherical aberration into something that is wholly unique while feeling familiar. Modern touches include coatings that control veiling glare better than older lenses as well as significantly reduced chromatic aberration.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Camera Ambassador, 2429 West 14th Street, Chicago, United States
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