ELSIE

Character

“The Leitz Elise lenses have a lovely warmth to them and resolve beautifully. Contrast was consistent throughout the set even on the widest focal length, a tricky feat in wide lenses offering full frame coverage.”

Eve Cohen

The Leitz ELSIE lenses are designed for full frame performance with a consistency in size and speed to serve a broad range of productions. The 13 lens set ranges from 15 mm to 150 mm, all at T2.1.

 

The ELSIE lenses are available in LPL mount. Designing for the shallower flange depth of the LPL standard allows for more design flexibility and higher performance without pushing the mechanical or optical characteristics to the extreme.

 

The Leitz ELSIE lenses were designed from the ground up as premium cine lenses with full frame performance and a consistency in size and speed to serve a broad range of productions. Designed and produced in Germany, the ELSIE lenses incorporate the warmth and resolution that Leitz lenses are known for. 

 

The lenses feature a noticeable but gradual falloff of resolution and illumination as the image approaches the corners to create a dimensional pop that gently draws the viewer‘s eye toward the center of the frame. The LEITZ ZOOMs make an excellent companion for the ELSIE primes in both image look and feel.

 

The name ELSIE is inspired by lifelong humanitarian Elsie Kühn-Leitz, daughter of Ernst Leitz II, who championed the oppressed and suffering and risked her own life to help them.

 

 

ELSIE 25 mm horizontal right
ELSIE 25 mm straight name

Made in Germany

Designed and manufactuered in Germany, the ELSIE lenses incorporate the warmth and resolution that Leitz lenses are known for.

L1000231 ELSIE 25mm T2.1 FDTimes

Bokeh Design

A new bokeh design developed in conjunction with Leica Camera more closely mimics their M lenses by creating out-of-focus elements that are painterly while still being recognizable.

ELSIE RED Color 10

Consistent T-Stop

All the ELSIE lenses are at T2.1. They are designed for full frame performance with a consistency in size and speed to serve a broad range of productions.

Shot with ELSIE

Check out these short films that were all shot on our LEITZ ELSIE Lenses

Night in Skopje

IRIOMOTE_The lights, winds of "Warp and Weft"

Technical Specifications

Focal Length

15 mm

18 mm

21 mm

25 mm

29 mm

35 mm

40 mm

50 mm

65 mm

75 mm

100 mm

125 mm

150 mm

Aperture

T2.1

Image Circle

46.5 mm

Close Focus (ft)

1'2"

1'2"

1'2"

1'2"

1'2"

1'2"

1'2"

1'8"

2'2"

2'6"

2'10"

4'2"

5'

Close Focus (m)

0.35

0.35

0.35

0.35

0.35

0.35

0.35

0.5

0.65

0.75

0.85

1.25

1.5

Horizontal angle of view "Full Frame" 36 mm x 24 mm

100.4°

90°

81.2°

71.5°

63.7°

54.4°

48.5°

39.6°

31°

27°

20.4°

16.4°

13.7°

Horizontal angle of view "Super 35" 24.9 mm x 18.7 mm

79.4°

69.3°

61.3°

59.2°

46.5°

39.1°

34.6°

28°

21.7°

18.8°

14.2°

11.4°

9.5°

Weight (lb)

tba

5.3

5.3

4.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.8

4.6

4.6

5.3

5.3

Weight (kg)

tba

2.4

2.4

2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.4

Length (in / mm)

tba

6.3" / 160

6.3" / 160

6.3" / 160

6.3" / 160

6.3" / 160

6.3" / 160

6.3" / 160

6.3" / 160

6.3" / 160

6.3" / 160

6.3" / 160

6.3" / 160

Lens Mount

LPL with Cooke /i and LDS-2

Front Diameter

tba

114 mm

114 mm

95 mm

95 mm

95 mm

95 mm

95 mm

95 mm

95 mm

95 mm

114 mm

114 mm

Front Filter

No filter thread

No filter thread

No filter thread

M 92 mm x 1 mm screw-in

M 92 mm x 1 mm screw-in

M 92 mm x 1 mm screw-in

M 92 mm x 1 mm screw-in

M 92 mm x 1 mm screw-in

M 92 mm x 1 mm screw-in

M 92 mm x 1 mm screw-in

M 92 mm x 1 mm screw-in

M 112 x 1.5 screw-in

M 112 x 1.5 screw-in

Rear Filter

Via Net Holder

Matched Focus/Iris Ring Locations

All focal lengths

Focus Rotation | Iris Rotation

270° | 51.45°

Focus Scales

Turnable scales, easy change from imperial to metric

Iris Blades

tba

15 Blades

15 Blades

15 Blades

15 Blades

15 Blades

15 Blades

15 Blades

15 Blades

13 Blades

13 Blades

15 Blades

15 Blades

Iris Shape

Circular through all stops

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Resources

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Leitz Cine Lenses - Product Families Download

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Data Sheet English Download

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Data Sheet Spanish Download

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Data Sheet French Download

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Data Sheet Chinese Download

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Data Sheet Japanese Download

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Camera and Format Compatibility Download

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Focus Marks - Feet Download

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Focus Marks - Meter Download

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Depth of Field - Feet Download

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Depth of Field - Meter Download

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