Okay Ultra-rare lens gurus. what on earth did I just buy?! TODD-AO "Ultra-Fast" 125mm

[Jim Rogers]

Okay Ultra-rare lens gurus. what on earth did I just buy?! TODD-AO "Ultra-Fast" 125mm

AFAIK, TODD AO only did spherical lenses on 65/70mm format.

WTF is this?!?! Is it for ToddAO 65/70?? 125mm T1.7.

 

[Vance Colvig]

Maybe a rehoused Todd AO 35mm projection lens with BNCR mount?

 

[Brian F Kobylarz]

They (TODD AO) did produce a series of anamorphic lenses.

Suggestion:
Try sending Chris Probst a PM here on REDUser and/or try contacting Jay Holben (also based in LA).
They are collaborating on a comprehensive book that promises to be the bible for cine glass.

Another option is to post this question on Dave Mullen's thread on REDUser.

Good luck!

 

[Dan Kanes]

Beautiful BNCR specimen.

Where did you find it ?

 

[Jim Rogers]

Got it along with two K-35s...18mm T1.5 and 35mm T1.4

 

[Peter Lyons Collister ASC]

Also Dan Sasaki at Panavision knows all about these older lenses

 

[Jim Rogers]

Ohhh boy. Just got a 35mm F1.3 from the same set...TODD-AO 35 "ULTRA-FAST"

Anyone able to identify what this may have been based on? Is it Zeiss? Canon? At F1.3 I doubt it's photo glass.

 

[Nick Morrison]

WOW

 

[Ignacio Aguilar]

I bet that 35mm is a 35mm Nikon f1.4 from the early seventies.

 

[Jim Rogers]

believe they had 7 aperture blades into the 80's, but yes it could be. going to find one to check against it when it arrives.

The 125mm is a different story, very interesting lens

 

[Nick Morrison]

believe they had 7 aperture blades into the 80's, but yes it could be. going to find one to check against it when it arrives.

The 125mm is a different story, very interesting lens

Hmmm I wonder (for the 125) if there's an extra speed boosting element in it that takes it from a longer lens (say a 135) and a T2 to a T1.7?

 

[Jim Rogers]

Hmmm I wonder (for the 125) if there's an extra speed boosting element in it that takes it from a longer lens (say a 135) and a T2 to a T1.7?

would be interesting...somehow I doubt though, as the image circle is over 70mm diameter. massive. which makes the lens that much more interesting/incredible...

and means it will play nicely with one of my other treasures:

 

[Tommaso Alvisi]

This one is nicer and veeeeery rare! ;-)

 

[Jim Rogers]

This one is nicer and veeeeery rare! ;-)

Yes...if only I could find a 30mm and 40mm :-/

 

[Nick Morrison]

would be interesting...somehow I doubt though, as the image circle is over 70mm diameter. massive. which makes the lens that much more interesting/incredible...

Hmmm fascinating. I mean Hasselblad had a 110mm F2, but that was for their F series (that had no curtain). Presumably cinema cameras have similar spacing, so your 125mm starts to make more sense. Thanks for sharing dude!

 

[Jim Rogers]

Hmmm fascinating. I mean Hasselblad had a 110mm F2, but that was for their F series (that had no curtain). Presumably cinema cameras have similar spacing, so your 125mm starts to make more sense. Thanks for sharing dude!

My pleasure!! Will share some stills and/or footage as soon as I get a BNCR adapter. Have only tested with sloppy handholding for now.