GEAR | LENS SPEC I AL
LEFT Leica’s Summilux-C range is fast, but not so sharp. It was deployed to great acclaim on Stranger Things
describes how the veiling caused by heavy backlight makes a noticeable difference to effective exposure. Aware of the need to depart from the original design’s neutrality, Sigma has engineered something bold and expressive. Another company operating successfully in stills and motion, Leica’s earliest association with motion-picture technology began in 1913, when the company produced possibly the first compact stills camera using 35mm film – at the time, intended for work with moving images. This established the 24x36mm stills frame we continue to use. Lately, its Summilux and Summicron ranges – each projecting an image circle that generously covers Super 35 cameras – have found success in cine formats, too. Again, it’s hard to pin any particular lens to a certain style of production. The Summilux-C range is generally faster, but not quite as
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