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Leica Unveils New Lens
Kodak Unveils

Super 8
Camera at CES Line-up for SL-System

Kodak has announced the eica Camera has
decision to bring back its announced a new
popular Super 8 format with Lline-up of high-
the launch of Kodak Super 8 performance lenses for its
camera marrying analog and SL system with the launch of
digital technologies. Though the APO-Summicron-SL 75
the CES anouncement did not mm f/2 ASPH and the APO-
feature an actual product, the Summicron-SL 90 mm f/2
demonstration included a ASPH.
footage from the camera.
Both lenses seamlessly work
The new Kodak Super 8 with the SL-System’s lightning-
camera features a 3.5” LCD fast autofocus and, as with all
viewfinder with an 8mm film SL-Lenses, have been designed
cartridge. You can control the and constructed in Germany.
camera using a control wheel. The lenses have rugged
The camera incorporates a construction to withstanding
C-mount compatible with the rigors of professional
Ricoh lenses. use while providing superior
image quality.
The camera also features an
integrated SD card slot. Audio The lenses feature fast and The autofocus drive employs manufactured from sensitive
is recorded to the media card, silent autofocusing, a very powerful and robust stepping and specially formulated,
while the film cartridge has desirable quality for a portrait motors with Dual Syncro Drive high-quality glass, ensuring
to be mailed to Kodak after lens. (DSD). Thanks to this advanced freedom from fringing, flares,
recording is finished. After focusing drive, the entire ghosting or distortion.
developing the film, Kodak According to Leica, state-of- focusing range can be fully The APO-Summicron-SL
mails it back to the customer, the-art, extremely precise travelled in only around 250 75 mm f/2 ASPH and the
and also uploads the content manufacturing methods and milliseconds. APO-Summicron-SL 90 mm
to the cloud where the measuring technologies were f/2 ASPH will be available in
customer can download a developed specifically for the Both the lenses are February. Leica has announced
digitised version. production of these lenses. Apochromatic, allowing that they will increase they
The addition of these lenses photographers to capture will further increase the prime
The Kodak Super 8 camera expand the SL-series line-up photos in high contrast lens range in the second half
is expected to debut this to two zoom lenses and three situations without purple or of 2018 with the launch of
year, but there is no firm prime lenses. green fringing. Further, most Summicron-SL 35 mm f/2
announcement of a price. of the eleven elements of the ASPH and APO-Summicron-SL
The lenses offer considerably optical system, one of which is 50 mm f/2 ASPH. Leica has not
shorter close focusing aspherical, feature anomalous revealed the pricing for the
distance for tight portraits. partial dispersion and are two lenses.

Smart Photography February 2018

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