Angenieux’s oldest zooms are really special. They have excellent image quality, with as much sharpness as most people need, but with so much character. Their old coatings result in lower contrast images, that are very flattering. Those coatings also result in gorgeous magenta and amber lens flares. Bokeh is really striking thanks to some spherical aberration, which gives this zoom a look no modern zoom can match. This lens can pair well with Bausch & Lomb Baltars, Super Baltars, LOMO Super Speeds, Kowa Prominars and others. The lens was designed for Academy 35mm format which is smaller than Super 35mm, but we have expanders which allow this lens to work with just about any sensor.