WTB: Angenieux 25-250 HP

[C.H.Haskell]

I am interested in picking up this zoom if anyone has one. I am also interested in the faster upgraded HR version but from what I understand is that optically they are very similar...can anyone chime in on this that has had experience with both?

 

[Andrae Palmer]

Can someone inform me of the lineage of the angenieux telephoto zooms:
I'm thinking:

25-250 T3.9
25-250 HP
25-250 HR
24-290mm Optimo

Is it in that order?

 

[C.H.Haskell]

I believe this is the order, could not source much info on the Angenieux website...anyone able to share a link on the pre optimo zooms or shed some light I would appreciate it.

 

[Jeff Roberts]

That is the correct order.

 

[Andrae Palmer]

That is the correct order.

Thanks

 

[Larry Gebhardt]

There is actually a fifth version...the original (3.9) design, but with HEC multicoating, making it a T3.7. I own one, along with an original 3.9, two HPs , and sold an HR a while ago when I couldn't see hardly any optical difference between it and the HPs.

Larry

 

[Andrae Palmer]

There is actually a fifth version...the original (3.9) design, but with HEC multicoating, making it a T3.7. I own one, along with an original 3.9, two HPs , and sold an HR a while ago when I couldn't see hardly any optical difference between it and the HPs.

Larry

Thanks Larry... so now we have:

25-250 T3.9 (does this one have any letterings like hp, hr, hec ? )
25-250 T3.7 HEC
25-250 HP
25-250 HR
24-290mm Optimo

 

[Larry Gebhardt]

The Original 25-250 is marked only with the T stop...i.e. 3.9 or 3.7. The 3.9 is usually referred to as the "Old Style" 25-250mm. They made very few of the 3.7's, so they are rare and not a lot of people are aware of them.

There is no special name for that version. I believe Angenieux started naming the various versions starting with the HP.

Larry

 

[C.H.Haskell]

Thanks for the info folks, does anyone have a link or any examples of what the HP + RED combo looks like? I like the HR but its steep in comparison to HP and I want to see how the optics compare.