Christian Appelt Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 There's a Todd-AO 35 anamorphic lens for sale on eBay. Todd-AO 35 lens Does anybody know if all Todd-AO-35-lenses were anamorphic converter plus spherical lens, and what focusing scheme did they use? I remember hearing or reading that Todd-AO-35 lenses were made by Shiga, the Japanese company that also made anamorphic rear adapters for spherical zoom lenses, but I cannot find any description of this anamorphic system. Could someone please shed some light on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted September 1, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted September 1, 2004 I looked at some over at Clairmont -- they reminded me of C-Series or JDC anamorphics in size, although they were more beat-up looking. I'm guessing they are similar in design, with a front anamorphic element for the wider primes. Originally, all Todd-AO lenses, 65mm spherical and 35mm anamorphic, were listed by their degrees of coverage, not their focal lengths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adam Frisch FSF Posted September 1, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted September 1, 2004 That's a bit steep that price, when you can have a Lomo roundfront in PL for like a tenth of that. A much newer lens too, designed in the 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Appelt Posted September 2, 2004 Author Share Posted September 2, 2004 That particular seller often has vintage equipment linke strange anamorphic lenses from the 1950s (Naturama lens, Zeiss Opticon), I image these are rarely bought for actual shooting but as collectibles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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