The name "Angénieux" is legendary in the film industry since decades, and the Optimo zooms range represents the pinnacle of everything this reputation is based on.

For most DoPs worldwide, the Optimos are a safe bet. Always faithful to the Angénieux look, they offer an exceptional sharpness and controlled contrast to create a rich, cinematic image, which will benefit from the performance of the very high resolution sensors without accentuate the “video” look often associated with digital .

Their very robust mechanical design will meet all the requirement of a modern cinema set, with a smooth and expanded focus scale as well as standard front diameters and drive gear for all three rings.

The famous 24-290mm can be found on almost any major feature film set. With its x12 zoom ratio and a minimum object distance of 4', it provides the right focal length for almost any shot, from a wide angle to a very tight close-up in a single zoom motion. Despite this extremely wide focal range, it maintains a maximum aperture of T2.8.

Two ranges exist within the Optimo zooms:

- a lightweight range, consisting of a 15-40mm, 28-76mm and a 45-120mm. With a length around 20cm and a weight under 2kg, they are ideal for shoulder or Steadicam work. They also benefit from a good maximum aperture of T2.6 (T2.8 for the 45-120) and are very good in close focus.

- a heavier range, with a large zoom ratio, consists among other lens of a 17-80mm, a 24-290mm and a 28-340mm.

All Optimo zooms are compatible with Angénieux extenders x1.4 and x2. Besides allowing to extend the focal length (the 28-340mm becoming a 56-680mm) these extenders can also be used to expand the sensor coverage, all Optimos then becoming usable with sensors with size exceeding the Super35.