Leitz Summilux-C 21mm T1.4 Cinema Lens with PL-Mount
Leitz · Summilux-C
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Key Features
- Wide Super 35 mm Coverage
- T1.4 Maximum Aperture
- Imperial or Metric Focus Scale
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In the Box
- 1 × Front Lens Cap
- 1 × Leitz Cine 21mm T1.4 Summilux-C Lens (PL Mount)
- 1 × Rear Lens Cap
Overview
The Leitz Summilux-C 21mm T1.4 Cinema Lens with PL-Mount is a wide-angle spherical prime that covers Super 35 mm sensors. Wide-angle coverage takes in more of a location than the eye does, which suits establishing shots, landscapes, and interiors where the space carries the scene. A T1.4 maximum aperture puts this among the fastest cine glass available, giving very shallow depth of field and workable exposure in low light, and the lens closes to T22. It uses a PL-Mount with manual focus. The focus barrel is available in either imperial or metric markings.
Features
Key Features
Wide Super 35 mm Coverage
The lens covers Super 35 mm sensors, projecting a 33 mm image circle. A wide-angle field of view holds a subject and its surroundings in one frame, which is what establishing shots, interiors, and landscape work call for.
T1.4 Maximum Aperture
T1.4 puts this among the fastest cine glass available. Depth of field wide open is measured in inches at close range, which demands an experienced focus puller and rewards one with separation no slower lens produces. It closes to T22.
Imperial or Metric Focus Scale
The lens ships with either an imperial or a metric focus barrel. The scale is fixed at purchase rather than switchable, so a rental order or a set build has to specify which one is needed.
Focus & Handling
38 cm Minimum Focus
Mount & Rig Integration
PL-Mount
The lens mounts via PL-Mount, fitting industry-standard cinema cameras and adapting to most modern cinema and hybrid bodies. It operates fully manually and passes no metadata to the camera.
0.8-Pitch Cine Gears
The lens carries 0.8-pitch cine gears, the standard pitch for follow focus units and lens motors. Compatibility with lens control systems lets a solo operator make consistent, repeatable focus pulls, or a camera assistant control the lens remotely.
95mm Front Diameter
The front element measures 95mm, which fits a compact matte box directly and steps up to a 114 mm clamp with an adapter ring. Matte box fit follows from this measurement rather than from the filter thread, since the clamp grips the outside of the barrel.
92mm Filter Thread
The front accepts 92mm screw-in filters behind a 95mm front element. A matte box clamps to the outside diameter instead, which is what most cine setups use to avoid re-threading filters between lenses.