Leitz Cine 28mm Lens

The Leitz Cine 28mm is a prime cinema lens from Leica, built for Super 35 format digital cinema cameras and designed around the PL Mount standard. With a maximum aperture of f/1.4, this wide-angle prime offers strong light-gathering capability, making it a practical choice for low-light shooting environments and for cinematographers who want to work with a shallow depth of field in the wide-angle range. Weighing in at 480g, it sits on the lighter end of the cinema lens spectrum, which can be advantageous when balancing on cinema rigs or operating handheld for extended periods.

Focus is entirely manual, which is standard practice in professional cinema production where dedicated focus pullers use calibrated follow-focus systems. The 77mm filter thread accommodates a wide range of industry-standard filtration. As a fixed 28mm focal length, it falls into the wide-angle category, useful for establishing shots, environmental storytelling, and tight interior work.

The PL Mount is the dominant standard across high-end cinema camera platforms, making this lens broadly compatible within professional production pipelines. There is no image stabilization, which is typical for cinema prime lenses used on stabilized rigs.