Angénieux 12,5-75 T2.5 Covers Super 16 ?

[Antoine Pret]

Hello,

Has anyone ever used this lens with a super 16 camera ? Is it S16 safe or will it vignette ?

Thanks !

[M Joel W]

I believe (at least the Arri standard mount version) was made for normal 16 but covers super16. 

[Tyler Purcell]

I have one, it does not cover S16 at the wide end, no. Gotta zoom in to around 30mm or so. 

[Robert Hart]

The new-old-stock Angenieux 17.5-75mm "compact" lenses which were sold by Whitehouse A/V out of inventory made for the CP GSMO do cover Super16mm. As Tyler points out, the older 12-75mm, 12-120mm and 10-150mm zooms do not. The long zooms vignette at the wide end and cinch in again at the corners between about 25mm and 35mm.
 

 

Edited November 12, 2024 by Robert Hart
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[Antoine Pret]

Just got an email response from the guys at Du-All saying that it covers super16 on their Bolex.
Don't know what to believe now ahah

[Tyler Purcell]

2 hours ago, Antoine Pret said:

Just got an email response from the guys at Du-All saying that it covers super16 on their Bolex.
Don't know what to believe now ahah

Not at 12,5mm. 

[M Joel W]

Petter sure I was thinking the 17.5-75mm. I think Tyler is right.

[Tyler Purcell]

20 minutes ago, M Joel W said:

Petter sure I was thinking the 17.5-75mm. I think Tyler is right.

Yea, 17.5 is probably fine for S16. I don't have a C mount S16 camera to test mine, but that sounds about right. 

[Antoine Pret]

Well that would be a very misleading info coming from them, I guess it covers in the viewfinder but does not translate to real frame size.

The 17 -68 and 17,5 -70 are S16 for sure, I shot with them. I also heard about a 0.7x Angénieux Wide attachement that makes them around 12.5 - 49mm !

Visual products claims it's S16. https://visualproducts.com/product/angenieux-17-5-70mm-t2-5-wide-angle-zoom-lens/

Just found one of those 0.7x for sale so I'll definitely try it.

Edited November 15, 2024 by Antoine Pret

[Mark Eastman]

I have an Angenieux 12.5-75mm zoom and although I've only used it on regular 16mm format cameras,  It's a great lens for it's age, produces decent results, is lightweight and compact.  It's also less bulkier than Angenieux 12-120mm, especially when working hand held.

Does anyone know more about the Angenieux 12.5-75mm zoom lens history?

I've seen it frequently on Beaulieu cameras but otherwise seems much more obscure as far as vintage Angenieux zooms. 

Any reason for the 12.5-75mm lens's obscurity? Were the 12-120mm and 10-150mm more popular because of their greater zoom range for the money?

Thanks,

Mark

Mark Eastman
Palo Alto, CA USA