Angenieux Optimo DP or Arri/Fujinon Alura Zoom

[Arben Thachia]

Between Angenieux Optimo DP (16-42 & 30-80) and Arri/Fujinon Alura Zoom (15.5-45 & 30-80) what pair would you choose, for commercials, documentary, feature films.

 

[Leland Haushalter]

I personally like the look from the Angenieux lenses better and they're lighter weight. The con to the 16-42 and 30-80 is that the flange distance needs to be deep in order for these lenses to work. They don't work on the C300/500 and most film cameras.

 

[Arben Thachia]

The Arri/Fujinon lenses keep the two lightweight lenses in the same price range as the 18-80 ($24.000-$26.000) which suggest me that they are built with the same optical quality. Not the case with the Angeniuex who makes the 15-40 or 28-76 which cost twice as the DP Rouge, and they tend to be used more on features than the DP Rouge (Dariusz Wolski used them a lot on Promotheus and The Counselor) which tells me they might have made compromise on the glass with the Optimo DP.

 

[Jiri Vrozina]

How about Canons CN 15.5-47 and 30-105. Nice combo.

 

[Aaron McLane]

Go with the Optimo. Optically they blow away the Arri/Fujinon Alura Zooms. However the true Fuji zooms are awesome but a lot more expensive.

 

[Charles Papert]

Aaron, don't suppose you have any tests you can link to on that?

 

[Evin Grant]

This is not true, the Optimo DP line was made to perform identically to the film versions (I've verified this on a projector) the only difference is the optics protruding into the body and a few more marks on the film versions. The film version are mostly owned by rental houses since the have to work on both digital and mirrored cameras.

The Arri/Fujinon lenses keep the two lightweight lenses in the same price range as the 18-80 ($24.000-$26.000) which suggest me that they are built with the same optical quality. Not the case with the Angeniuex who makes the 15-40 or 28-76 which cost twice as the DP Rouge, and they tend to be used more on features than the DP Rouge (Dariusz Wolski used them a lot on Promotheus and The Counselor) which tells me they might have made compromise on the glass with the Optimo DP.

 

[Will Keir]

What about the new Canon 30-300mm? One lens, no switching and it's much smaller than a Angie 24-290.

Between Angenieux Optimo DP (16-42 & 30-80) and Arri/Fujinon Alura Zoom (15.5-45 & 30-80) what pair would you choose, for commercials, documentary, feature films.

 

[Max M.]

The 30-300 is a really nice looking lens, but you can't compare it to the earlier mentioned options. It's way bigger and heavier and not suited for handheld shooting. Should more compare it to a 25-250 kind of lens

 

[Blair S. Paulsen]

The Angie DP Rouge zooms are the best bang for the buck in the lightweight zoom marketplace.

Cheers - #19

 

[Jeff R]

If light weight isn't a priority, the Arri Alura 18-80 covers the range of two light weight zooms for $25K.

 

[Erich Roland]

I personally like the look from the Angenieux lenses better and they're lighter weight. The con to the 16-42 and 30-80 is that the flange distance needs to be deep in order for these lenses to work. They don't work on the C300/500 and most film cameras.

I have personally used the DP Optimo 16-42 on my C300, so I'm not sure where your info comes from about DP Optimo's not fitting into some digital cameras, they are designed for digital cameras (and not for film cameras).

 

[Tommaso Alvisi]

Thanks Erich! What about the 30-80?

 

[Erich Roland]

30-80mm same line, no problem.

These Optimo DP lenses are the best value in zoom lenses made today. The Alura's are nice but for the same price (and focal length) hands down.....Optimo DP (which is also smaller and lighter then Alura equiv). When you get into focal ranges Like the Alura 18-80 (at about 30k I believe) VS an larger Optimo 17-80mm at about 58k (and 2.2 speed and somewhat larger and heavier) then your talking about 2 very different lenses even though the focal range is nearly the same. But the small Alura's vs DP Optimo's of same focal length is a no-brainer easy win for the Angeniuex DP line.