Tag Archives: Leica
December Issue now online for Subscribers
Our 96 page December Issue 36-38 of Film and Digital Times is now online. Subscribers: click on the MEMBERS tab, above. The print edition has gone to press. It will be in the mail soon. Our cover says “Converging Worlds.” Although convergence and 3D certainly has everyone’s attention, this is the historic year of convergence and collision between consumer and professional… read more…
Tags: 3-D, 35mm film, Aaton, Abel, Angénieux, ARRI, Band Pro, Cameras, Canon, Cartoni, Chrosziel, cmotion, Cooke, Dedo Weigert, Element Technica, FGV Schmidle, Fujifilm, Fujinon, grip, HDSLR, Ianiro, IBC, iDC Photo Video, JVC, Kino Flo, Kodak, Leica, Lenses, Lighting, Lowel, Manfrotto, Nila, OConnor, P+S Technik, Panasonic, Production, Red, Sacthtler, Sensors, Sony, Still Photography, Tiffen, Trade Shows, Transvideo, ZEISS
Updated Leica Report
Updated 26 page report on Leica from first still camera to Che Guevara to Cine Lenses. What am I doing in Wetzlar, sneaking around Solms, peering at pictures of Che? This report delves into the background leading up to Leica’s new Summilux-C Cine Lenses: provenance, production and people. Our story begins in a bank vault, somewhere near Wetzlar. We’re holding the first Leica… read more…
Leica Report
Leica’s headquarters in Solms is halfway between Amsterdam and Munich. As we wind up IBC and begin Cinec, here is an expanded report–click here.
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Leica Cine Lens Article Reprint
Background on the development, from 2005, of the new line of Leica PL mount Summilux-C Cine Lenses. With information on the individuals involved: Dr. Andreas Kaufmann, Christian Skrein, Otto Nemenz, Iain Neil, Band Pro, Alfred Schopf, and Erik Feichtinger. Interview with Christian Skrein and an in-depth discussion with prominent optical designer Iain Neil. Reprint from June 2010 Issue 32+33 Film… read more…
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Leica Cine Lenses
Why am I wandering in Wetzlar, sneaking around Solms? I’ve been invited to spend a couple of days visiting Leica to learn more about the company, and especially the imminent, new Cine Lenses distributed by Band Pro. (above: the team working on the Cine Lenses. Anyone waiting for the first batch: rest assured, we did not stop the production line…. read more…
First Leica
INT. BANK VAULT – DAY Small town somewhere in Germany. Secure location undisclosed. Two matching keys open a safe deposit box. The drawer is placed on a clean, white table. A black velour cover reveals a small wooden case. We put on white gloves. Dr. Rudi Spiller, CEO of Leica Camera (below), carefully removes the first Leica ever made: the… read more…
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FDTimes New Issue 32+33 Now Online
Film and Digital Times Mid-Year Cine Gear 2010 Edition (issue 32+33) is now online for subscribers. We will be all over Cine Gear. Visit us at Booth # 126 for a complimentary paper copy. See you there: June 4-5.www.cinegearexpo.com
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Leaping Lizards, the Mystery Lenses are Leicas
The lenses that could not be named are Leicas, and they will be on display at Band Pro’s NAB booth (C 10308). The initial set of Summilux-C Primes in PL mount will be: 16, 18, 21, 25, 35, 40, 50, 65, 75, 100 mm. They are all T1.4, and the focus scales of all lenses are identical and equally spaced…. read more…
