The Angenieux Optimo Ultra Compact 21-56mm T2.9 is a lightweight and robust cine zoom lens designed for Super 35mm sensors. It maintains a constant T2.9 aperture throughout its range, ensuring consistent exposure. This lens features a true parfocal design, keeping focus sharp while zooming, and exhibits minimal focus breathing. Part of the Ultra Compact series, it prioritises portability and durability, making it an agile choice for various productions while delivering the classic Angenieux cinematic image quality.
Overview
- Lightweight and robust cine zoom for Super 35 sensors
- Constant T2.9 aperture across the zoom range
- True parfocal design, maintaining focus during zoom
- Minimal focus breathing for stable framing
- Signature Angenieux image quality (organic, pleasing)
- Designed for ultimate compactness and durability
- Ideal for handheld, gimbal, and agile production styles
- Industry-standard geared rings
| Focal Length | Aperture | Close focus | Front Diameter | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-56mm | T2.9 | 61cm | 2′ | 114mm | 2.5 Kg |
Maximising Portability & Agility
As the name suggests, this lens is designed for maximum portability and minimal weight. This makes it exceptionally well-suited for agile camera setups like handheld work, gimbals, drones, and Steadicam, allowing for dynamic and unencumbered camera movements.
Consistent Exposure & Depth of Field
The constant T2.9 aperture ensures consistent exposure and depth of field throughout the entire zoom range. This significantly simplifies your workflow and helps maintain visual continuity during takes, even when performing zooms.
Achieving Flawless Parfocal Zooms
A crucial feature for professional video, the true parfocal performance guarantees that the image remains sharp and in focus while zooming. This enables seamless and precise zoom moves during a take without needing to re-focus.
Embracing Angenieux Image Quality
This lens delivers the characteristic Angenieux organic image quality, celebrated for its beautiful rendition of skin tones, pleasing contrast, and overall cinematic feel. Trust it to provide a natural and flattering look to your subjects.
Minimising Focus Breathing
Focus breathing is meticulously controlled, ensuring that the field of view remains virtually stable during focus pulls. This is essential for professional results, preventing distracting shifts in background elements as focus changes.
Robust & Reliable Construction
Despite its compact size, this lens is built with the precision and durability expected from Angenieux. It’s designed to withstand the rigours of professional film sets, ensuring consistent and reliable performance.