In late 2011 they debuted the new lens set, the Leica Summilux-C. A set of 8 costs $178,000, which may seem like an extravagant price, but the performance of these lenses really do go head to head with the Ultra & Master primes (similarly priced).
These lenses have fast become a favorite of DP’s and shooters such as Harris Savides and Tom Lowe. It’s no wonder why, they have pretty much everything you would want in cinema lenses. The lenses are built with high-quality materials, featuring a fast T-Stop of 1.4 across the set. They also have great contrast throughout the frame and because they are all the same length and have the same 95mm threaded lens front it is extremely easy to swap between lenses on set.
Now it has been announced that Leica is creating a new set of “budget” cinema lenses, the Summicron-C lens set. It is rumored that the Summicron-C’s will cost about $17,000 a piece which means it would cut the cost of a rental in half from the Summilux.
Hopefully, Leica will show these off this year at NAB and we’ll have more information to go on.
For more information on how to rent the Leica Lenses, email [email protected], give us a call or stop in for a demo. We’d love to see you!
