11/30/2022 0 Comments Cinescope tlsI’ll list the different focal lengths and their pricing at the end of this post. The front diameter is a common 110mm across the entire line. The focus and iris markings are displayed clearly on both the smart and dumb side of the lens. In my initial tests, the focus movement was accurate and repeatable with over 300 degrees of focus rotation, with the Macros 60mm and 100mm having 350 degrees of focus rotation. The movements are smooth, consistent, and well designed. It employs the same robust, cam-based focus system as the rest of their conversions. If you’ve tried any of the TLS rehoused lenses, you know what to expect with the new Leica R project. Cinescope saw this opportunity and jumped on it. The R&D they had put into their Kowa, Super Baltar, K35, and Panchro rehousing could easily be ported over to accommodate the Leica R primes. However, UK based TLS had an advantage already. The China price war game gets really old, really fast. The Chinese rehousings that were already coming to market meant that our sales team would spend more time explaining why our domestic, higher quality housing was so much more expensive, than they would actually selling and modifying lenses. So why didn’t Duclos Lenses tackle this project? Simple… Economics. But it wasn’t until Cinescope teamed up with TLS in the UK to bring a proper, robust cine-style housing to the Leica R primes. There were a couple of Chinese modifications that brought PL mounts and larger, heavier housings to the R series. But we had never tackled the PL mount solution. Duclos Lenses has applied their Cine-Mod® to thousands of Leica R primes which brought a seamless focus gear, smooth click-less aperture, common 80mm front rings and Canon EF mount. Since the DSLR Revolution the Leica R primes have been the pinnacle of quality hybrid photo-cine prime lenses.
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