DELIVERY OF LEITZ HUGO CINE LENSES BEGINS IN EUROPE

The much-anticipated Leitz Hugo cine lenses from Ernst Leitz Wetzlar GmbH have begun delivery, with two sets arriving at rental houses in France and Sweden. Stockholm-based Ljud & Bildmedia received a set from Camera Nordic. The second set went to equipment rental RVZ in France.

The Leitz Hugo lenses are among the most compact, high-speed optics for cinematography. Based on the iconic Leica M glass, the Hugo full frame lenses feature a production-ready housing with expanded focus and iris scales, an LPL mount, and T1.5 aperture through the set with the option of an additional 50 mm T1.0 lens.

“We are excited to get the Leitz Hugo lenses out into the market,” said Rainer Hercher, managing director of Ernst Leitz Wetzlar. “Making these outstanding optics available to cinematographers has been a long-time dream of the company and we can’t wait to see the images that will be created with these lenses.”

Leitz will be demonstrating the lenses at various