Buried in the huge number of major camera announcements last week, which saw the filmmaking industry add several highly-powered, and long-anticipated cinema cameras to the marketplace, there might have been a quieter announcement that could ultimately be just as important as a new Nikon ZR, Fujifilm GFX ETENRA 55, or RED V-RAPTOR XE.Leitz has announced their new HEKTOR lineup that is here to bring the greatness of the company’s lens legacy to the mirrorless camera market. Announced as part of a six-lens set which will cover a full range from 18mm, 25mm, 35mm, 50mm, 73mm, and 100mm, the new Leitz Cine HEKTOR T2.1 lens lineup will feature user-interchangeable mounts with Sony E, Canon RF, Nikon Z, and L-mount available here at release.Let’s check out the full Leitz Cine HEKTOR T2.1 lens lineup and explore what they could offer for your full-frame mirrorless projects.The New Leitz Cine HEKTOR T2.1 Lens LineupThe HEKTOR primes should be able to create some awesome images with a lower-resolution center, subtle focus fall-off, and a gentle, swirly Petzval look that aims to draw viewers in, but not in a distracting way. The lenses will all be fully manual and will include matched focus and iris rings, which will be helpful for quick swapping. The lenses will also all boast a 47.8mm image circle, nine iris blades, 120° focus rotations, 80mm front diameters, and 77mm screw-in filter threads. The HEKTOR lenses will also all have focus markings in both feet and meters for worldwide compatibility, and they...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Yesterday