====== Company Summary ====== ===== Angénieux ===== {{ :mfg:angenieux_logo.png?200|}}**Company Website:** www.angenieux.com\\ **Duclos Page:** www.ducloslenses.com/pages/angenieux\\ Angénieux is a French lens manufacturer established in 1935, now part of the Thales Group. Pioneered the retrofocus lens concept allowing for smaller, more accurate wide angle lenses for SLR cameras. ---- ====== Lens Models ====== ===== Cine Lenses ===== [[lens:Angenieux20-120mmT2.9|Angénieux 20-120mm T2.9 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxHR25-250mmT3.5|Angénieux HR 25-250mm T3.5 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxHP25-250mmT3.7|Angénieux HP 25-250mm T3.7 ]]\\ [[lens:Angenieux-25-250mmT3.9|Angénieux 25-250mm T3.9 ]]\\ ==== Optimo Primes ==== [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoPrime18mmT2.0|Angénieux Optimo Prime 18mm T2.0 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoPrime21mmT1.8|Angénieux Optimo Prime 21mm T1.8 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoPrime24mmT1.8|Angénieux Optimo Prime 24mm T1.8 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoPrime28mmT1.8|Angénieux Optimo Prime 28mm T1.8 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoPrime32mmT1.8|Angénieux Optimo Prime 32mm T1.8 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoPrime40mmT1.8|Angénieux Optimo Prime 40mm T1.8 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoPrime50mmT1.8|Angénieux Optimo Prime 50mm T1.8 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoPrime60mmT1.8|Angénieux Optimo Prime 60mm T1.8 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoPrime75mmT1.8|Angénieux Optimo Prime 75mm T1.8 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoPrime100mmT1.8|Angénieux Optimo Prime 100mm T1.8 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoPrime135mmT1.8|Angénieux Optimo Prime 135mm T1.8 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoPrime200mmT2.2|Angénieux Optimo Prime 200mm T2.2 ]]\\ ==== Optimo Ultra Zoom ==== [[[[lens:AngenieuxOptimoUltra24-290mmT2.8|Angénieux Optimo Ultra 24-290mm T2.8 ]]\\ [[[[lens:AngenieuxOptimoUltra26-320mmT3.1|Angénieux Optimo Ultra 26-320mm T3.1 ]]\\ [[[[lens:AngenieuxOptimoUltra36-435mmT4.2|Angénieux Optimo Ultra 36-435mm T4.2 ]]\\ ==== Optimo Ultra Compact Zoom ==== [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoUltra Compact16-42mmT2.2|Angénieux Optimo Ultra Compact 16-42mm T2.2 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoUltra Compact21-56mmT2.9|Angénieux Optimo Ultra Compact 21-56mm T2.9 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoUltra Compact28-76mmT2.2|Angénieux Optimo Ultra Compact 28-76mm T2.2 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoUltra Compact37-102mmT2.9|Angénieux Optimo Ultra Compact 37-102mm T2.9 ]]\\ ==== Optimo Zoom ==== [[lens:AngenieuxOptimo15-40mmT2.6|Angénieux Optimo 15-40mm T2.6 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoDP Rouge16-42mmT2.8|Angénieux Optimo DP Rouge 16-42mm T2.8 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimo-17-80mmT2.2|Angénieux Optimo 17-80mm T2.2 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimo-19.5-94mmT2.6|Angénieux Optimo 19.5-94mm T2.6 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimo24-290mmT2.8|Angénieux Optimo 24-290mm T2.8 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimo28-76mmT2.6|Angénieux Optimo 28-76mm T2.6 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimo-28-340mmT3.2|Angénieux Optimo 28-340mm T3.2 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoDP Rouge30-80mmT2.8|Angénieux Optimo DP Rouge 30-80mm T2.8 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimo-45-120mmT2.8|Angénieux Optimo 45-120mm T2.8 ]]\\ ==== Optimo Style Zoom ==== [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoStyle16-40mmT2.8|Angénieux Optimo Style 16-40mm T2.8 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoStyle25-250mmT3.5|Angénieux Optimo Style 25-250mm T3.5 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoStyle30-76mmT2.8|Angénieux Optimo Style 30-76mm T2.8 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoStyle48-130mmT3.0|Angénieux Optimo Style 48-130mm T3.0 ]]\\ ==== Optimo Anamorphic Zoom ==== [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoAnamorphic30-72mmT4.0|Angénieux Optimo Anamorphic 30-72mm T4.0 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoAnamorphic42-420mmT4.5|Angénieux Optimo Anamorphic 42-420mm T4.5 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoAnamorphic56-152mmT4.0|Angénieux Optimo Anamorphic 56-152mm T4.0 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxOptimoAnamorphic44-440mmT4.5|Angénieux Optimo Anamorphic 44-440mm T4.5 ]]\\ ==== EZ Zoom ==== [[lens:AngenieuxType-EZ130-90mmT2|Angénieux Type EZ-1 30-90mm T2 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxType-EZ145-135mmT3|Angénieux Type EZ-1 45-135mm T3 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxType-EZ215-40mmT2|Angénieux Type EZ-2 15-40mm T2 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxType-EZ222-60mmT3|Angénieux Type EZ-2 22-60mm T3 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxType-EZ345-165mmT3.0|Angénieux Type EZ-3 45-165mm T3.0 ]]\\ [[lens:AngenieuxType-EZ368-250mmT4.5|Angénieux Type EZ-3 68-250mm T4.5 ]]\\ ==== C Mount Lenses for H-16 Cameras ==== [[lens:Angenieux9.5-95mmf/2.2viewfinder|Angénieux 9.5-95mm f/2.2 (w/ viewfinder) ]]\\ [[lens:Angenieux9.5-95mmf/2.2|Angénieux 9.5-95mm f/2.2 ]]\\ [[lens:Angenieux12-120mmf/2.2viewfinder|Angénieux 12-120mm f/2.2 (w/ viewfinder) ]]\\ [[lens:Angenieux12-120mmf/2.2|Angénieux 12-120mm f/2.2 ]]\\ [[lens:Angenieux12-120mmf/2.2autodiaphragm|Angénieux 12-120mm f/2.2 (auto diaphrapm) ]]\\ ===== Still Lenses ===== [[lens:ang2870|Angénieux 28-70mm f/2.6]]\\ [[lens:ang70210|Angénieux 70-210mm f/3.5]]\\ ==== Assorted / Vintage ==== [[lens:Angenieux-R75.9mmT2.0|Angénieux R7 5.9mm T2.0 ]]\\ [[lens:Angenieux-R4115mmf/1.3|Angénieux R41 15mm f/1.3 ]]\\ [[lens:Angenieux-P190mmf/1.8|Angénieux P1 90mm f/1.8 ]]\\ \\ [[lens:Angenieux-5.3-64mmf/1.8|Angénieux 5.3-64mm f/1.8 ]]\\ [[lens:Angenieux-HR7-81mmT2.4|Angénieux HR 7-81mm T2.4 ]]\\ [[lens:Angenieux-8-64mmf/1.9|Angénieux 8-64mm f/1.9 ]]\\ [[lens:Angenieux-9.5-57mmT1.9|Angénieux 9.5-57mm T1.9 ]]\\ [[lens:Angenieux-10-120mmT2.0|Angénieux 10-120mm T2.0 ]]\\ [[lens:Angenieux-11.5-138mmT2.3|Angénieux 11.5-138mm T2.3 ]]\\ [[lens:Angenieux-12-240mmf/3.5|Angénieux 12-240mm f/3.5 ]]\\ [[lens:Angenieux-Type 612.5-75mmf/2.2|Angénieux Type 6 12.5-75mm f/2.2 ]]\\ [[lens:Angenieux-15-150mmT3.1|Angénieux 15-150mm T3.1 ]]\\ [[lens:Angenieux-Type L317-68mmT2.2|Angénieux Type L3 17-68mm T2.2 ]]\\ [[lens:Angenieux-HR17-102mmT2.9|Angénieux HR 17-102mm T2.9 ]]\\ [[lens:Angenieux-17.5-70mmT2.5|Angénieux 17.5-70mm T2.5 ]]\\ [[lens:Angenieux-35-140mmT2.2|Angénieux 35-140mm T2.2 ]]\\ ---- ===== Key Figures ===== Pierre Angénieux (b. July 14, 1907 - d. June 26, 1998])\\ ---- ===== History ===== **1907**\\ Pierre Angénieux was born on July 14, 1907 in SaintHéand, France—a quiet hilltop village of 4,000 about an hour’s drive southwest of Lyon.\\ **1928**\\ He graduated with a degree in engineering from l’Ecole des Arts et Métiers in Cluny. A year later, he received a degree as optical engineer from the Ecole Supérieure d’Optique, where he was enrolled in the optical design class of Henri Chrétien (inventor of the anamorphic widescreen process for motion pictures that became Cinema Scope).\\ **1930**\\ Pierre Angénieux joined Pathé, a leading company in the French motion picture business at the time. This was his introduction to the world of cinema, which he never left. Later, he worked with André Debrie, manufacturer of professional cameras and projectors.\\ **1932**\\ Pierre Angénieux worked as a chief engineer of cinema lenses at OPTIS. He and two colleagues then established their own company, ASIOM (Association Scientifique et Industrielle pour l’Optique et la Mécanique), renting space in the building of his former school at 39 rue de Lyon, Saint-Héand.\\ **1935**\\ The photography and motion picture business was doing well. Pierre Angénieux, 28 years old, opened a workshop in Paris at 7 rue Henri Murger (19th Arrondissement).\\ **1937**\\ The company grew. A second workshop was set up back in the village school at Saint-Héand. From then on, mechanical parts were manufactured in Paris and optical parts in SaintHéand. Pierre Angénieux stayed in contact with prominent filmmakers, including Jean Renoir and Abel Gance.\\ **1938**\\ During the war years, Pierre designed and manufactured lenses in limited quantities for 24x36 format still cameras— mainly for the Swiss Alpa SLR. From 1938, his first lenses were engraved “P. Angénieux PARIS.” One was a 50 mm f/2.9 lens; the other a 50 mm f/1.8 for Alpa cameras.\\ **1940**\\ Pierre closed his Paris workshop and relocated all work to Saint-Héand. Although Saint-Héand was located in “unoccupied” France, his work was being carefully “watched.” Manufacturing became difficult. He spent much of this time studying new methods of optical calculation.\\ ---- ===== Media ===== https://www.youtube.com/@AngenieuxLenses \\ {{:wiki:195-94_2048x.png?direct&200|}} ---- ===== External Links ===== [[http://www.fdtimes.com/pdfs/articles/angenieux/FDTimes-Angenieux-History-A4.pdf]]