Adrien’s example was inspiring and it instilled within me a newfound interest for shooting film.įast forward to 2014, as I moved towards the digital Leica M system, I also decided to do something about my 35mm dream. This was the time when the iPhone revolution and cellphone photography was ramping up, digital cameras were competing for the megapixel race and film was an uncommon choice. Through the use of 35mm film, a dear friend of mine Adrien C rekindled the memories of film photography. Something interesting happened in Rennes in 2007-2008. Life took many turns and moving from Delhi to Rennes … Singapore … Hong Kong … Lausanne … Khartoum … Boston, I finally landed up in London (where I am now based).
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✕ Close Search for:ĥ Frames… On a Zeiss Ikon Nettar 517/16 and Fuji Pro 400H (120 Format / EI 400)Īs film photography declined, like many others, in early 2000s I drank the kool-aid and got into digital photography.
Leica Elmarit R Macro 100mm | T2.EMULSIVE Santa match confirmations have been sent out to this year's 850 players! If you have any questions about your match or the process, please reach out via Elfster ASAP. Leica Elmarit R Macro 60mm | T2.9 | £6000 The Cinescope optics website will be ready soon.
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UK customers can also take advantage of 0% interest free for 2 years with 0% deposit. The good news with the Cinescope conversions is that they are saying that they can take as little as 4-6 weeks. If you’ve ever ordered a custom lens conversion from TLS in the past you’ll know that they can take a long time as they usually have a long wait list. The lenses need to be purchased from Cinescope exclusively and cannot be ordered directly from TLS.
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Focus and iris are silky smooth and both have standard 0.8 mod pitch gears. In the hand, the lenses I saw felt every bit as good as a shiny new Cooke or top end Zeiss cine optic. The Cinescope R lenses are not cheap, costing more than other Leica R rehousing options available, but that’s mainly because the quality of the work TLS do is second to none. Users will also be able to supply their own R lenses for conversion but the price for this service has not yet been given. For that price you do get a custom metal lens case and a free mechanical service of the lenses after 12 months.
Not only that, but you need to order at least a set of six. Each converted lens is hand built and costs between £6000 and £7500, including the base lens. Currently the only mount available is PL. The new conversions are available for 11 different Leica R primes, from 19mm up to 135mm. Bokeh on most of the lenses is very smooth and a quick search of Vimeo or Youtube will bring up plenty of examples of what they are capable of. They have signature look with excellent micro contrast, warm colours and full-frame coverage. Leica R stills lenses have grown in popularity with cine shooters over the years. You may not have heard of them, but if you follow this site frequently then you’ll know TLS, the British lens experts who are actually performing the conversions for Cinescope. Cinema shooters looking for the vintage qualities of Leica R stills lenses now have a new cine conversion option from a UK company called Cinescope.