Matt Wells Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 What do people make of the Angenieux 12-120? Any opinions? Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar jimenez Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 I would make an ashtray or something to put flowers on, not shoot with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Jayson Crothers Posted October 11, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted October 11, 2004 Wide open they're soft; they also tend to breathe and in general are poor optics. They make excellent paper weights.......or target practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Wells Posted October 12, 2004 Author Share Posted October 12, 2004 OK, I get the picture. Does anyone have any suggestions as to a good alternative, with C mount? Cheers Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member John Sprung Posted October 12, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted October 12, 2004 It was the main workhorse lens for 16mm about 30 years ago. If you find one in good shape, store it away carefully. Some day it'll belong in a museum. -- J.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Salzmann Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 C mount zooms are always dodgy. It's a lot of weight for that type of mount to support. The only older Angenieux zoom i feel was worth anything was the 9.5-57 for the Eclair ACL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain LeTourneau Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 This lens is ok for shooting B/W. It's low contrast which can be nice in Hi Con situations. Of course, is not as sharp as other zooms out there but ok above T4. It's also pretty durable, the most out of any of the Angenieux lenses is what I've always understood. Parts are easy to come by and many people know how to repair these. Paul Duclos and Ken Haile being two in LA. I agree with comments about 9.5-57, but as mentioned above most Angenieux lenses are sharpest above T4 except for a few that were made to perform better wide open. And the HEC glass was sharp and contrast but more expensive too. Cooke 9-50, Zeiss 10-100 T2, and Canon 8-64 are the best. And expensive, usually $2000 and up. Alain LeTourneau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Plake Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 It's not that bad really. I have a 10-150 as well which is sharp when not wide open. I am selling an angenieux 12-240 in mint condition if you are interested. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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