Thales Angenieux: 42 years of cine 35 mm zoom leadership

Jacques Debize

doi:10.1117/12.511948

18 February 2004 Thales Angenieux: 42 years of cine 35 mm zoom leadership

Jacques Debize

Proceedings Volume 5249, Optical Design and Engineering; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.511948
Event: Optical Systems Design, 2003, St. Etienne, France

Abstract

Since the early years of zoom optics, Angenieux has been involved in cine 8 mm, 16 mm and 35 mm. Among more than twenty different zoom lenses, four of them have been milestones in this field, technical progresses being sanctified by two Oscars in 1964 and 1990. From 1960 to 2002 Angenieux has created first the 4 x 35 LA2, the first four times mechanically compensated zoom lens for cine 35 mm in the world, secondary the 10 x 25 T2, the first ten times mechanically compensated zoom lens for cine 35 mm in the world, then the 10 x 25 HR, the top level of quality for its category and finally the 12 x 24 Optimo with all characteristics and performances greatly increased. This leadership has been reached thanks to computers and in-house softwares but also thanks to new manufacturing processes.

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Jacques Debize "Thales Angenieux: 42 years of cine 35 mm zoom leadership", Proc. SPIE 5249, Optical Design and Engineering, (18 February 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.511948

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