ANGENIEUX OPTIMO STYLE 16-40mm Rental

The Angénieux Optimo Style 16-40mm T2.8 is the wide-angle zoom of Angénieux’s Optimo Style family — the cinema zoom series designed specifically to deliver a look with its own optical character and visual personality: not the clinical perfection of a modern high-performance zoom, but a deliberately organic, warm image with a characteristic softness at the edges of the frame, especially at full aperture — the perfect balance between the visual character of the great vintage lenses in cinema history and the mechanical precision and reliability of Angénieux. Together with the Optimo Style 30-76mm T2.8, the 16-40mm completes the two-lens Style system — continuous coverage from 16mm to 76mm in Super 35 format with identical colour, optical character, and front diameter. A family designed for cinematographers who want a zoom with a soul.

Its construction is that of a full-specification Angénieux zoom: internal focus system — total length unaffected by focusing —, constant aperture of T2.8 throughout the entire focal range with no exposure ramping, minimal breathing, a uniform 114mm front diameter for direct use with industry-standard matte boxes, PL mount, Super 35 coverage, industry-standard focus and zoom gear positions, and the same build quality and durability as the entire Optimo range. Its image at T2.8 has a unique softness and visual character — as the iris closes, the image progressively gains resolution and contrast, offering a tool of great creative versatility in the hands of a demanding cinematographer.

• Type: Super 35 wide-angle cinema zoom with visual character — Angénieux Optimo Style 16-40mm T2.8 — manufactured by Angénieux, France.
• Focal range: 16–40mm — zoom factor: 2.5x.
• Sensor coverage: Super 35.
• Mount: PL.
• Aperture: constant T2.8 throughout the entire focal range — no exposure ramping.
• Internal focus system: yes — total lens length unaffected by focusing.
• Minimal breathing throughout the full focal range.
• Optimo Style look: organic and warm image with its own visual character — characteristic softness at full aperture — progressive resolution and contrast gain as the iris closes — flares with great visual personality — soft and organic bokeh.
• Colour-matched and optically consistent with the Optimo Style 30-76mm T2.8 — continuous S35 coverage from 16mm to 76mm.
• Industry-standard focus and zoom gear positions.
• Front diameter: 114mm — compatible with industry-standard matte boxes without adapter — identical to the Optimo Style 30-76mm.
• Minimum focus distance: 0.6m / 2 feet.
• Weight: approx. 1.8 kg.

Perfect for: cinematographers seeking a Super 35 wide-angle zoom with its own visual character and cinematic soul — constant T2.8, organic and warm image with characteristic softness at full aperture, personality-filled flares, minimal breathing, and full compatibility with the Optimo Style 30-76mm for continuous S35 coverage from 16mm to 76mm —, for feature films, series, commercials, and any production where the visual character of the lens, optical personality, and the ability to create an image with soul are as important as focal versatility.