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New Products & Services
CW Sonderoptic Adds Leica Lenses, Diopter
CW Sonderoptic, sister company to Leica Camera, has added
two lenses - the 40mm and 15mm (both T2.0) - to the Leica
Summicron-C cine lens family. These lenses bring the growing
Summicron-C family of primes to 11 focal lengths, all of which are
T2.0.
Both the 40mm and 15mm share the "creamy sharpness"
image quality that distinguishes Leica cine products, rendering favorable, natural skin tones
without sacrificing clarity or
resolution. The primes also
maintain the compact,
lightweight and reliable
build quality of the other
Summicron-C focal lengths.
While all lenses have
matched focus- and iris-ring
locations and a 95mm front diameter, the 15mm prime is slightly
longer, with a body similar to the 135mm.
The Leica Summicron-C 40mm is expected to deliver this
month, with the 15mm to follow in October. Leica cine lenses are
available from CW Sonderoptic's worldwide network of resellers,
which can be found at www.cw-sonderoptic.com/resellers.
CW Sonderoptic has also introduced the Leica Cine
MacroLux +1 diopter, which allows cinematographers and lens
owners to decrease the minimum focus distance of lenses and offers
a creative way to get different looks and extend the performance of
spherical and anamorphic primes and zooms with 95mm front
diameters. The custom coatings offer high resolution and contrast
along with a color temperature matched to the natural, neutral look
of the Leica Summilux-C and Summicron-C lenses, although it also
pairs well with other lenses.
Often diopters are thought of as a tool for tabletop work on
longer lenses, but the creative possibilities extend well beyond
macro imaging. "The secret of the Leica Cine MacroLux is not just
about what happens in focus, but what happens out of focus," says
Gerhard Baier, managing director of CW Sonderoptic. "Using the
Cine MacroLux on wide or mid-range focal-length lenses throws the
background further out of focus and accentuates beautiful
elements like focus falloff and bokeh."
The modern lens design of the Leica Cine MacroLux creates
a high-performance optic with no perceptible light loss, spherical
aberrations, color fringing or centering issues. In an interview setup
with a close background, for example, the cinematographer can
create more separation without distorting the subject. It is also
useful for creating separation when shooting at a deeper stop.
The Leica Cine MacroLux quickly clamps onto the front of the
lens, and the mechanical design allows for two or more to be
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stacked to increase the effect. Regular or
clamp-on matte boxes can also be used. A
double-screw tightening system allows the
diopter to be safely and securely attached or
removed from either side of the camera.
For additional information, visit
www.cw-sonderoptic.com.
Mole-Richardson
Illuminates Tener LED
Mole-Richardson has introduced the Tener LED Fresnel. The
tungsten-balanced version boasts output comparable to a 10K
Molequartz Tener Solarspot, while the daylight-balanced unit is
comparable to a 2.5K HMI Fresnel. Mole-Richardson's proprietary
LED technology offers a high CRI (95 for the Tungsten Tener, 90 for
the Daylite Tener) and full-spectrum color.
The Tener LED fixture
includes a 14" glass Fresnel, a
traveling flood/spot mechanism, local and DMX
dimming control, and
flicker-free dimming from 100-0
percent. The fixture measures 24"
deep, 23" wide and 33" high; the
head weighs 42 pounds and the
external ballast weighs 28 pounds.
At 1,800 watts, the Tener LED only pulls
a maximum of 14.5 amps, and its universal
power supply works on 90-250-volt AC, 50-60Hz.
For additional information, visit www.mole.com.
SmallHD Goes Big
SmallHD has unveiled a line of daylight-viewable HDR
production monitors in 17", 24" and 32" sizes. Designed to endure
years of heavy use, every monitor housing is milled from billet
aluminum and holds a 3mm-thick, user-replaceable polycarbonate
screen protector. Out of the box, the 1700 Series, 2400 Series and
3200 Series monitors can drop straight onto a C-stand, table or cart,
and the built-in "RapidRail" system enables quick mounting and
powering of third-party accessories.
High-end software features include HDR preview capability
when used with high-dynamic-range cameras, multi-view mode
with ColorFlow for viewing multiple sources with varied postproduction LUTs applied, 10-bit color processing, 10-bit HD waveform and
scopes, and automatic display calibration. Looks - in the form of
3D LUT files - and HDR can be applied and compared side-by-side
to the raw SDI and HDMI signals using the multi-view function.

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