Lennert Hillege Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Todd OA... Who has experience shooting on the Todd OA T2.3 Anamorphic set for the big screen? Alexa 4:3 Arri Raw I would love more deteiled opinions about these lenses. Western style feature film shot mostly in day exterior.. Anybody? Thanks, Lennert Hillege NSC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted October 9, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted October 9, 2015 It's AO (American Optical), not OA... I've looked at these lenses on a projector at Clairmont Cameras, they were OK, a little yellowish from the old coatings, not evenly sharp across the frame but not dissimilar to other old anamorphics like C-Series Panavision lenses. Lower in contrast. I think on a digital camera, they would work well. There were two generations, a later high-speed one using Nikon elements. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennert Hillege Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 Thanks for the quick reply David! Yes, AO.. makes sense, thanks! Can you tell me more? Is the color matching a problem or with digital grading solvable? How about extreme highlight, did you see strange side effects? What F stop did they use? Thanks again.. Greeting from Italy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted October 9, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted October 9, 2015 They are old lenses so there will be some matching issues but any D.I. session could solve that. I didn't shoot with them, just looked at them at Clairmont for a few minutes. I think they sold them off. You could look at "Logan's Run" on blu-ray if you want to get a sense of what these lenses do (though they hadn't aged by that point.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennert Hillege Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 Will do! Thanks again David.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Holland Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Also check out " Flash Gordon" and " Macbeth " both shot by Gil Taylor BSC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted October 9, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted October 9, 2015 Was it Todd-AO 35 lenses that Dino De Laurentiis bought for his studio? If so, then you can add "Dune" to the list. I remember, though, at the time that Freddie Francis felt that they needed to be stopped down for any sort of sharpness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted October 10, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted October 10, 2015 By coincidence, I just watched the documentary on the making of "Mad Max" and they mentioned that Peckinpah shot "The Getaway" (1972) in Texas on Todd-AO 35 lenses and the lenses were so beat-up and damaged after the shoot that they were sold to someone in Australia and the Mad Max production ended up with them. They tended to slip focus but the 35mm one, which is really wide-angle in anamorphic, like an 18mm lens in spherical, was good and most of the action scenes on the road was shot with it. The documentary said that "Mad Max" was the only movie in Australia shot on Todd-AO 35 lenses, so I guess that set was pretty crappy and never used again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Holland Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Yes Dino De Laurentis did buy the Todd-35 lenses, so you can add "Conan" to the list . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massimo Proietti Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 (edited) HelloI own a Set of Todd-ao wonderful ...lenses are really beautiful ..This is a link to a spot made with Todd-ao: Massimo ProiettiTechnical Manager Film Camera and Optical Panalight Spa www.panalight.it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNdo2inxvys Edited October 27, 2015 by Massimo Proietti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted October 27, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted October 27, 2015 Clairmont still has their Todd-AO lenses apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massimo Proietti Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 (edited) Edited October 27, 2015 by Massimo Proietti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massimo Proietti Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 have Set 35mm 50mm 75mm 100mm 200mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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