Vintage Look in Modern Form
Designed for use with PL-Mount digital cinema cameras, the Leica THALIA 65 20mm T3.6 Cine Lens features a vintage film look with analog curving focus roll-off for a more natural dimensional perception and color rendering. The THALIA 65 line of lenses can be used with PL-mount professional cine cameras with 65mm, Full Frame, VistaVision, and Super 35 sensors such as ARRI ALEXA 65, RED, and Panavision.
Covers up to 65mm Sensors
THALIA 65 lenses offer a large image circle that covers sensors up to the ARRI ALEXA 65, but it can also be used to create equally stunning images on Full Frame, VistaVision, and Super 35 sensors and film stocks.
Depth and Dimension
Images captured with the THALIA 65 lenses can appear to have an added depth and dimension, especially on larger sensors, due to a gradual focus falloff curve. Rather than even, flat layers of focus across the frame, the THALIA 65 lenses have a sharp and focused center with gradual and pleasing falloff of contrast and light towards the edges, leading the view to
the image center as well as adding dimension to the scene. Different from most images created with modern lenses.
Cinematic Bokeh
The innovative 15-blade iris design of the THALIA 65 lenses maintains a circular iris through all aperture stops, creating a cinematic bokeh that comes alive with character. Out-of-focus elements maintain their structure, which further adds to the sense of dimension in the image.
Film Look
While the THALIA 65 lenses are not technically vintage lenses, they do offer many of the image characteristics that have driven cinematographers to pair older lenses with digital sensors. They are clear without being overly sharp, and focus is smooth and forgiving without looking soft. Skin tones are natural and even with accurate color rendition.
Shared Characteristics
The line of THALIA 65 lenses share similar characteristics such as 92mm filter threads (except the 20 and 24mm), a rear filter net holder (except this 20mm), 270° focus rotation, a 95mm front outside diameter, a 60mm full-frame image circle, and 0.8 MOD standard cine focus gear rings, which makes the lenses easily interchangeable in the field. The 20mm lens has a close focus of 15.7" and a maximum aperture of T3.6, it weighs only 4.3 lb, and it features lens markings in feet.
Interchangeable PL and LPL Mount
This 20mm THALIA 65 lens comes with a PL mount installed, but it can be sent back to the manufacturer to have an LPL mount installed.