Just won Angenieux 4,5 / 180 mm

[kds315*]

I did not really expect to win that one, but now I guess I will convert that from Alpa to Nikon etc. - seen excellent images on a japanese site...





Or shall I better leave it as is....Ideas, opinions?

About serial number ranges I found that (Attila, maybe copy that into a sep. thread?)

C15000-----1935-1941
C15000---------1942
C25000---------1943
C40000---------1944
C50000---------1945
C65000---------1946
C95000---------1947
C120000--------1948
C150000--------1949
C175000--------1950
188190---------1951
205144---------1952
252953---------1953
333942---------1954
374494---------1955
422225---------1956
457710---------1957
489029---------1958
656782---------1959
772739---------1960
892237---------1961
983620---------1962
1048806--------1963
1089651--------1964
1133553--------1965
1165206--------1966
1197971--------1967
1218594--------1968
1243618--------1969
1276691--------1970
1303945--------1971
1363733--------1972
1374029--------1973
1388527--------1974
1407046--------1975
1425572--------1976
1436738--------1977
1445937--------1978
1451571--------1979
1460230--------1980
1468987--------1981
1473032--------1982
1476845--------1983
1484276--------1984
1504607--------1985
1517838--------1986
1524041--------1987
C1548700-------1994

[luisalegria]

Alpas are very collectible I think - so are Angenieux. It may be best to look at this as an investment.

Would the conversion be reversible ?

[LucisPictor]

Nice catch!
I guess I second luis' thoughts.

[kds315*]

Nope, it woul dnot be reversible since alpa has a much shorter register than Nikon (or EOS), so some of the rear would have to be milled off and a new mounting ring attached.

[F16SUNSHINE]

Best as an investment and unmodified
This guy will not see use before your other beauties in this FL

Congrats on a nice catch
Maybe a Native Camera body to complete the package would be nice

[kds315*]

[Attila]

Congrats Klaus, I don't have any clue about this brand.

[kds315*]

They still have an excellent reputation. My friend Capt. Jack (Andrew Dugrew in real life), the famous - not only - Exakta collector calls them the best lenses of all he has (and he has A LOT).

http://captjack.exaktaphile.com/Angenieux%20page.htm

QUOTE <<"The 180mm f4.5 Angénieux is both the longest and slowest speed lens of the non-automatics manufactured in Exakta mount. It is rather uncommon and excellent optically.">> UNQUOTE

...remembering that made me actually place a bid for that, automatic with circular dial, one.

Btw, here is a catalogue scan
http://yandr.50megs.com/ange/ange.htm
which shows that the 4.5/180mm is a 6 lens in 5 groups design (very famous and good)

P.S.: thanks for listing the serial numbers Attila!

[estudleon]

Don't tuch this lens, it's a gem.

Buy an alpa - especially 10D with a makro switar 50/1,9

Enjoy the lens.


Rino

[Farside]

That's an interesting lens; it would be a loss to irreversibly mod it, but perhaps better that than it never be used again.
I don't know - it's a hard one.

[Attila]

What is register distance of this lens ?

[kds315*]

OK, here you go, another one for a sticky...

http://www.graphics.cornell.edu/~westin/misc/mounts-by-register.html

[Attila]

I know this one, I have same article. I was lazzy to find ...

[Attila]

It says alpha has 37,8mm register distance , how would you like to solve this problem with conversion ?

[F16SUNSHINE]

It is my opinion that the Contax 2.8/180 is the most pleasing lens of it's FL
Others may feel differently
I can't imagine that adapting this lens will trump the CCZ Sonnar 2.8/180
From a collection standpoint that Aggy is a very cool lens however.
So It is probably best to keep it original and buy it a body.
Hey it looks like I did not say anything new.
No surprise I guess

Your collection is staggeringly world class Klaus Congratulations

[kds315*]

Guess I rather try it out and test the quality as compared to the Sonnar for instance, the just keep if for the collection or sell it again, we'll see...

Well, most likely to good to have it machined to fit Nikon or EOS.