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HELP: LEICA SUMMICRON C AND LEICA SUMMILUX C - DO THEY MATCH?

Lakis Amarantithis said:
That article states: "The unique thing about the Leica Cine lenses is that they are made by Leica, compact and not that expensive compared to what movie primes usually cost. "
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In regards to Thorsten's article, he often mixes between Summilux-C and Summicron-C when saying "Leica Cine Lenses". In this case he is definitely referring to the Leica Summicron-C lenses which are priced comparable to other T2.0/T2.2 prime lenses. These are the lenses that he used in his testing with the M 240.
 
Thanks Seth, I thought for some time that "some unknown brand" existed that were way more expensive than the Summilux's and possible better(?). From my limited knowledge I believe that Summilux-C's are as high end as you can get?

That's an amazing statement:

"Leica Summilux-C lenses are motion picture lenses with specifications never seen before, approaching the realm of the wavelength of light. They use multiple aspheric elements with some tolerances are down in single digit microns."
 
Try to buy some lenses from Vantage and you might find a higher price. :)

Regarding the amazing statement, he's pretty much right. A lot of our aspheric tolerances are 5 micron tolerances.
 
Also who do I need to speak to if I want a set of 6 in the U.K.... is it possible to buy direct from Leica in germany?
 
NOSA OBAYIUWANA said:
Hi Seth.... so the looks are the same right between the Summilux and Summicron?
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On camera you're going to see a very similar look. The color temperature of both sets is very close, as is the color rendition and highlight handling. Bokehs are slightly different as they have different iris designs. Personally I find the Summicron bokehs to be smoother while the Summilux have a bit more texture and shape due to slightly scalloped iris blades.

Size and weight advantage goes to the Summicrons as they are about 30% shorter and lighter, but the Summilux are going to be a little bit more rectilinear at the wide end. That said, compared to almost any lenses designed before 2008 the distortion on the 18mm Summicron is very minimal, especially for the price.

Both lenses have the distinctive Leica character, what we call a creamy sharpness. Basically, the ability to hold details clearly while being kind to skin tones and textures and then smoothly rolling out of focus.
 
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