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ASPECT RATIO,
PRICING & HISTORICAL INFORMATION ON ANAMORPHIC LENSES &
ACCESSORIES
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Arriscope 2.35 (German) Anamorphic prime lenses. No
longer manufactured. PL mount. Excellent optical
quality, but they breathe. Geared on the iris and focus
rings. Markings in feet. Difficult to find used.
Original sale prices were. 40mm T 2.3 $ 23,500. 75mm T
2.3, $ 23,500. 100mm T 3.0, $ 23,500. 150mm T 3.0, $
23,500. For sale used $ 63,500
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Cinescope 2.35 Anamorphic prime lenses in PL mount.
Excellent quality. Internal focus, high efficiency
coatings, geared iris and focus rings. Markings in feet.
Rental or sales. 22mm T 3.4 Rental $ 130 per day... Not
for sale. 35mm T 2.4 Rental $ 100 per day... Sale price
$ 15,500. 50mm T 2.4 Rental $ 100 per day... Sale price
$ 15,500.. 75mm T 2.4 Rental $ 100 per day... Sale price
$ 15,500.. 100mm T 3.2 Rental $ 100 per day... Sale
price $ 15,500. 150mm T 3.4 Rental $ 100 per day... Sale
price $ 15,500. All rentals are a 3 day week.
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Cineovision 2.35 (Japanese) Anamorphic prime lenses. No
longer manufactured. PL mount. Excellent quality. In the
last 10 years, I have seen one set sold used. The buyer
bought them for the glass and had the mechanic's and
barreling reworked. The new prices are... 24mm T 1.4, $
32,000. 32mm T 1.4, $ 25,000. 40mm T 1.4, $ 25,000. 50mm
T 1.4, $ 25,000. 100mm T 2.6, $ 25,000.
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Kowa 2.35 (Japanese) Anamorphic lenses. In 12 years of
selling used motion picture equipment, I have never seen
a set of used Kowa's for sale. No longer manufactured
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Lomo 2.35 (Russian) Anamorphic lenses in PL mount.
Geared on the focus ring. Markings in meters.
Manufactured in Russia in the 1980's. Excellent quality
optics and Acme mechanical movement. 35mm, 50mm, 75mm, 100mm
& 150mm. $ 4,850- 5,600 each.
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ADDITIONAL PRIME
LENSES
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Todd-AO (American 2.35) Anamorphic lenses. Manufactured
in the 1950's. Soft at the edges and they frequently
exhibit quite a bit of flare. Questionable quality.
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Cinemascope (American 2.35) introduced by 20th Century
Fox in 1953. These lenses were made obsolete by the
introduction of the Panavision line of lenses in 1967.
Questionable quality.
Agascope 2.35
Astravision 2.35
Cinerama Kinopanorama
2.77
CinemaScope, Technirama 2.35
Dyaliscope 2.35
Fantascope 2.35
Franscope (French 2.35)
Euroscope
2.35
J.D.C. Crystal Express (Japanese, English 2.35,
BNCR mounts, rental only)
Magirama 3.66
. Megascope
2.35
Metroscope 2.1
Naturama 2.35
Nikkatsuscope 2.35
Shawscope 2.35
Sovscope (Russian)
Superama 2.35
Super
35 2.35
Technovision 2.35 rental only
Toeiscope
(Japanese 2.35)
Tohoscope (Japanese 2.35)
SuperCinescope 2.35
Super Technirama 2.2
Techniscope
2.35 rental only
Totalscope 2.35
Totalvision 2.35
Totalscope 2.35
Technirama 2.35
Triptych 3.66
Ultrascope (French)
Vista Vision 1.66-2.
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REAR OF ZOOM ADAPTERS AND ACCESSORIES
Shiga Japanese Anamorphic adapters
for your 25-250mm zoom lens. They used to be available
new from Shiga for $ 5,600 each if you ordered 25
adapters at one time. Total cost $ 140,000. The factory
is now shut. $ 1,500-$ 2,000 to have it mounted into a
sub mount so that you can attach it to your zoom lens.
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PowerBroker-12 Anamorphic adapter for your 25-250mm zoom
lens. Un-mounted $ 3,000 each. Mounted in
stainless PL/Universal sub-mount. $ 4,600
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PowerBroker-15 Anamorphic adapter for your 25-250mm zoom
lens. No sub-mount, capsule only. $ 3,000 each
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PowerBroker-7 Anamorphic adapter for your 25-250mm or
20-100mm zoom lens. Mounted in stainless PL/Universal
sub-mount. $ 4,100
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PowerBroker-7 Anamorphic adapter for your 25-250mm or
20-100mm zoom lens. No sub-mount, capsule only. $ 2,700
each
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ANAMORPHIC ZOOM
LENS INFORMATION & PRICES
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New Angenieux HR 25-250mm (50-500) T 3.2 lens $ 23,500,
Shiga rear Anamorphic adapter in PL sub mounting $
8,000. Plus time to configure mounting of adapter. Lens
must be re-calibrated and f-stop and zoom markings
re-engraved. Approximately two stops slower after
adapter is mounted. Best quality. Total price $ 31,500
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Used Angenieux HR 25-250mm (50-500) T 3.2 lens $ 14,500,
Shiga rear Anamorphic adapter in PL sub mounting $
6,000. Plus time to configure mounting of adapter. Lens
must be re-calibrated and f-stop and zoom markings
re-engraved. Approximately two stops slower after
adapter is mounted. Best quality. Total price $ 20,500
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Used Angenieux HR 25-250mm (50-500) T 3.2 lens $ 14,500,
Powerscope ON-12 rear Anamorphic adapter in PL sub
mounting $ 4,200. Plus time to configure mounting of
adapter. Lens must be re-calibrated and f-stop and zoom
markings re-engraved. Approximately two stops slower
after adapter is mounted. Best quality. Total price $
18,700
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New Cooke 25-250mm (50-500) T 3.7 MK III lens $ 23,500,
new rear Anamorphic adapter in PL sub mounting $ 2,900.
Plus time to configure mounting of adapter. Lens must be
re-calibrated and f-stop and zoom markings re-engraved.
Approximately two stops slower after adapter is mounted.
Best quality. Total price $ 30,000
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Used Cooke 20-100mm (40-200) T 3.1 lens $ 7,000, used
rear Anamorphic adapter in PL sub mounting $ 2,900. Plus
time to configure mounting of adapter. Lens must be
re-calibrated and f-stop and zoom markings re-engraved.
Approximately two stops slower after adapter is mounted.
Excellent quality. Total price $ 11,300
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Used Cooke 25-250mm (50-500) T 3.9 MK II lens $ 8,500,
used rear Anamorphic adapter in PL sub mounting $ 2,900.
Plus time to configure mounting of adapter. Lens must be
re-calibrated and f-stop and zoom markings re-engraved.
Approximately two stops slower after adapter is mounted.
Excellent quality. Total price $ 13,500
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Used Angenieux HP 25-250mm (50-500) T 3.7 lens $ 8,200,
used rear Anamorphic adapter in PL sub mounting $ 2,900.
Plus time to configure mounting of adapter. Lens must be
re-calibrated and f-stop and zoom markings re-engraved.
Approximately two stops slower after adapter is mounted.
Excellent quality. Total price $ 13,200
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 The
above Anamorphic zoom price list is offered as a guide
when trying to establish used buying prices. As a
general rule, used late model Cooke and Angenieux
equipment in good to excellent condition typically sells
for 30%-40% of new list prices.
For older equipment there is an established used price
dictated by actual selling prices in trade magazines and
from personal experience. There are many variables that
establish the selling price of motion picture equipment.
This is only a guide.
I have used $ 1,500 as a best case estimate of the price
of mounting the Anamorphic adapter into the neutral
PL/BNCR sub mount. The actual price could be as much as
$ 1,000 higher. Re-engraving the barrels may be $
4,000-5,000 as the entire lens must be disassembled and
rebuilt.
Ken Rich
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1.33:1
Full Gate
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Academy 1.37:1
4mm
for the sound stripe
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2.35:1
Anamorphic
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WHEN CINEMA
WAS SQUARE
Essentially all sound films (up to 1953) were at an
aspect ratio of 1.37:1 (aka "The Academy Standard
Ratio.") Prior to the advent of sound, the ratio was
slightly less (1.33:1). This ratio, also known as
4:3, is today's common TV ratio.
So where did
2.35:1 originate? With the television boom in the
early 50's, the film industry experienced a drastic
decline in ticket sales. With many previous Hollywood
productions easily adapting into the 4:3 TV format, the
public was staying at home to watch movies. In order to
get people out of their living rooms and back into the
theaters, 20th Century Fox developed a new "super sized"
format which audiences couldn't experience on the "small
screen."
This invention was
the CinemaScope image which was photographed on a
standard 35mm film with an Anamorphic Lens. When the
image was projected in the theater, through another
anamorphic lens, it produced an aspect ratio of
2.35:1 which was two and a half times the size of
the conventional TV screen.
Developed by
Professor Henri Chretien, 20th Century Fox released the
first "CinemaScope" film (The Robe) in September 1953.
Since its introduction, variations of the "widescreen"
format have been introduced - noted by the modification
on the "scope" term; coined by film companies from all
corners of the globe.
Below, is a
listing of the various spin-off "scope" formats. All
formats are in 2.35:1 unless otherwise noted.
NOTE - Not many spot the difference (outside of
projectionists and film technicians) but the ratio was
enlarged by .05 back in the seventies. While the correct
ratio is 2.4:1 (even 2.39:1), the "old 2.35:1" seems to
have just stuck.
AgaScope (a form of CinemaScope from Sweden
and Hungary)
ArriScope (a form of CinemaScope from the
Arriflex Camera Corp.)
ArriVision (2.35:1 in 3-D)
Cinepanoramic (a form of CinemaScope from
France)
CinemaScope (some early titles were 2.66:1
and 2:55:1)
CinemaScope 55 (a form of CinemaScope using
55mm film)
Cinerama (2.6:1 to 2.8:1)
Cinescope (a form of CinemaScope from
Italy)
Colorscope (various ratios used under this
umbrella name)
Cromoscope (a form of Techniscope)
Daiescope (a form of CinemaScope from
Japan)
Dimension 150 (2.2:1)
Duo-Vision (2.35:1 in split-screen)
Dyaliscope (a form of CinemaScope from
France)
Euroscope (a form of CinemaScope)
Franscope (a form of CinemaScope from
France)
Grandeur (2:1 approximately)
Grandscope (a form of CinemaScope from
Japan)
Hammerscope (a form of CinemaScope from
England)
J-D-C Scope
Megascope (a form of CinemaScope from
England)
Metroscope (1.66:1 to 2:1)
MGM Camera 65 (2.75:1)
Natural Vision (2:1 approximately)
Naturama (a form of CinemaScope)
Nikkatsu Scope (a form of CinemaScope from
Japan)
Panascope (2:1)
Panavision (pre-1971: 2.35:1 / post-1971:
2.4:1)
Panavision Super 70 (2.35:1 for 35mm
prints, 2.2:1 for 70mm)
Panoramic(a) (a form of CinemaScope form
Italy)
Realife (2.1 approximately)
Regalscope (a form of CinemaScope)
RKO-Scope (a form of Superscope 235)
Scanoscope (a form of CinemaScope)
Shawscope (a form of CinemaScope from Hong
Kong)
Sovscope (a form of CinemaScope from the
U.S.S.R.)
Space-Vision (2.35:1 in 3-D)
Spectrascope (a form of CinemaScope)
Superama (a form of Superscope 235)
SuperCinescope (a form of CinemaScope from
Italy)
Superpanorama 70 (2.2:1 in 70mm; a form of
Todd-AO from Europe)
Super Panavision 70 (2.35 for 35mm prints;
2.2:1 for 70mm)
Superscope (2:1)
Superscope 235
Super Technirama 70 (2.2:1 in 70mm)
Super Techniscope (1.85:1 to 2.35:1; a
variable process - same as Super 35)
Super 35 (1.85:1 to 2.35:1; a variable
screen-size process)
SuperTotalscope (a form of CinemaScope from
Italy)
System 35 (1.85:1 to 2:35:1; a variable
process - same as Super 35)
Technirama
Techniscope
Technovision
Todd-AO (2.2:1)
Todd-AO 35
Toeiscope (a form of CinemaScope from
Japan)
Tohoscope (a form of CinemaScope from
Japan)
Totalscope (a form of CinemaScope from
Italy)
Totalvision (a form of CinemaScope from
Italy)
Ultra Panavision 70 (2.75:1)
Ultrascope (a form of CinemaScope from
Germany)
Vistarama (a form of CinemaScope)
Vistascope (a form of Superscope)
VistaVision (ranges from 1.66:2 to 2:1; a
variable ratio)
Vitascope (2:1 approximately)
WarnerScope (a form of CinemaScope)
Warwickscope (a form of CinemaScope from
England)
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Kowa rear of zoom 2.35 anamorphic adapter $ 4,000.
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