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ABOVE AND LEFT Freimuth used the Sumire lenses to shoot wide open, creating a nice bokeh effect from the lights in the background
ABOVE The Sumire lenses have a flower-shaped design, and are available in seven sizes
ambience. It’s more than just vintage, the film has an organic look. If you were to sit in a dusky restaurant or be out on the street, to me, what the lenses have created is how it would look to the human eye.” Also, unique to the Sumire lenses is the choice of PL mount – a first for Canon, which has previously only offered its Cine Primes in its own EF mount. Additionally, the mount on these lenses can be converted to EF at a Canon factory or repair centre.
you would get of an image through a lens that was put on to film, rather than the look you commonly get of an image that’s gone through a lens and put on to a digital format. “When I shoot digital, I’m always looking for a way to influence the lens towards my preference,” she says. “That often involves using a filter, and sometimes I will choose to shoot with older lenses, because they give a more favourable look, but there’s a modernity to the Sumire range. “They’ve got that USP everyone’s looking for: to retain skin tone and face shape, and to really give the image some
The lenses have a unique optical design, which introduces a nuanced look as its aperture approaches maximum setting – subtly modifying the textural rendering of a human face close up. Freimuth explains: “It made the actors and actresses in my film look younger. The crispness of the image is still there, but there’s also this rich velvety feel that’s incredibly flattering.” Most of Freimuth’s films are character driven, so it’s important for her that lenses retain people’s facial features. She describes the lenses as having a filmic aesthetic, but in the sort of rendition
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