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Angenieux 20-120mm T2.9

David Rasberry said:
The clip looked very good. No doubt newer lenses are sharper and have much better color contrast, but these old Angies were the top line premium lenses of their day and are certainly capable of producing beautiful imagery if they are well maintained and in good condition. They will get you 80% of the quality for 5-10% of the price of newer lenses, a decent bargain in my opinion. Whether a new top of the line set of still zooms would be a better choice really depends on shooting style and intended use, but the cine lenses are better by far than most cheap still lenses. A UV filter and circular polarizer along with a proper lens shade or matte box helps with contrast and flare issues.
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I agree. If one likes the Angenieux look and is financially challenged... these older lenses are a very good solution. I loved the look of the Old Style 25-250 Angenieux... the lens has all kinds of problems but the look is Epic... very organic. I heard the 20-120 is so much better (sharper, one stop brighter) than the original 25-250 T3.9. I can't wait to test it out.

Too bad that not much information is available online for these older lenses. Would be great to have a cine lens database.... heck even a book or online interview with the makers (if they are still around).
 
I have both the 25-250 3.9 and the 20-120 2.9
The 25-250 I affectionately call "the Flashback Lens" and use it as such, or when I mount my camera to the front grill of my truck, unmanned. Focus and CA are pretty damn tricky on this ol' girl.

I love the 20-120. Think it's beautiful. I use it all the time.

According to my limited knowledge of the serial numbers, my 25-250 was made in '67, and the 2.9 from '74.
 
Johnny St.Ours said:
According to my limited knowledge of the serial numbers, my 25-250 was made in '67, and the 2.9 from '74.
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How were you able to find out the year based off the serials? I would be interested when mine arrives to know what exact year it was manufactured. Every then and now people ask for info on these affordable beauties... seems like many people would like to know more. If anyone can link to some online resources or recommend a book it would be much appreciated.
 
Johnny St.Ours said:
how else... I googled it.
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I've googled, searched through amazon, vimeo, youtube and can't find much info on these lenses. Seems like REDuser and cinematographer.com has the most info. Would be great to google the serial of mine and find the year... do you still have the site?
 
What I'd like to know is, will the 20-120 with it's 130mm front element, work with the MB20 II at 25mm?
(It is 130mm, isn't it? I don't have a metric ruler on hand here)
 
Just checked the serial number on our lens that arrived today. It's 146XXXX... is it really possible that this lens was manufactured circa 1981 - 1982? It's in great shape... sure looks like it could have been manufactured in the 80s.
 
Johnny, it is 125mm. Thanks for the link. I've been wondering when my baby was made. 1975. Andrae, you are going to love that lens. I've had two other RED owners ask to buy mine. The picture is just so dang pretty.
 
Larry McKee said:
Johnny, it is 125mm. Thanks for the link. I've been wondering when my baby was made. 1975. Andrae, you are going to love that lens. I've had two other RED owners ask to buy mine. The picture is just so dang pretty.
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Can't wait to put these on the RED and go shooting.

Does anyone know the year these lens ceased production?
 
Larry McKee said:
Johnny, it is 125mm. Thanks for the link. I've been wondering when my baby was made. 1975. Andrae, you are going to love that lens. I've had two other RED owners ask to buy mine. The picture is just so dang pretty.
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Thanks, yeah, a couple hours after I posted I realized that my leatherman's got a metric ruler on it- wear the thing everyday. Reckon it comes in extra handy if I know what powers it doth possess
 
PaulClements said:
Thanks for that Stephen, the picture that accompanied the lense certainly doesn't look like it's from the 60's, I'm guessing they're either mistaken or are pulling a fast one:

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This looks a lot like my Ang. 12-120 that I've used with an old CP-16 camera. I hadn't thought about it, but I suppose with the right mount I could use my Ang. 12-120 with a Scarlet 2/3" brain. A 2/3" imager is similar in area to 16mm. Any thoughts or advice about that idea?

Thanks,
Tim
 
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