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<\/p>\nSICA with Cineom is organising hands on session on Modern Angeniuex Oval IRIS to explore the future of full-frame cinematography with Angenieux Optimo Primes!
\nSICA members are requested to Join on July 23rd, 4 PM at Prasad Film Lab, Chennai. Call 9345882906 to confirm.<\/p>\n
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The Ang\u00e9nieux Oval Iris is a user-swappable iris blade designed exclusively for the Optimo Prime Series, introduced at Cine Gear 2025 in Los Angeles. It\u2019s part of Ang\u00e9nieux\u2019s Integrated Optical Palette (IOP) technology, which allows cinematographers to customize the look of their lenses.<\/p>\n
The oval iris creates a unique, elliptical bokeh reminiscent of anamorphic lenses, combining the characteristics of modern high-end spherical lenses with an anamorphic-style aesthetic without the typical constraints of anamorphic lenses.<\/p>\n
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This feature enables creative flexibility, producing distinctive out-of-focus highlights that enhance the artistic quality of the image.<\/p>\n
The Optimo Prime Series, which includes focal lengths from 18mm to 200mm, supports interchangeable iris assemblies, including the oval iris, a three-blade iris for triangular bokeh, and a standard nine-blade iris. The oval iris is available in different subassemblies to cover the full range of Optimo Prime lenses (e.g., D26 for 18mm and 21mm, D38 for 28mm, 40mm, 100mm, 135mm, and 200mm). The iris integration is designed to be straightforward, allowing quick modifications by qualified optics technicians, typically in about 15 minutes at the bench. This customization, combined with options for internal glass elements and rear filters, enables cinematographers to craft bespoke visual styles for their project.<\/p>\n
Here are the technical specifications and features<\/strong> of the Ang\u00e9nieux Oval Iris module<\/strong> for the Optimo Prime cine lens series<\/strong>, listed as bullet points for easy reference:<\/p>\n The Oval Iris is perfect for cinematographers seeking anamorphic-esque aesthetic freedom<\/strong> using spherical primes, without the edges, distortion, and focus breathing of traditional anamorphic lenses.<\/p>\n Angeneiux has long tradition on manufacturing High quality optics for Film and Television production.<\/p>\n Few years back Cinematographer Santosh Sivan ASC ISC was awarded Pierre Angeniuex Award at Cannes film festival.<\/p>\n Drafted by<\/p>\n CJ Rajkumar<\/p>\n Author\/ Cinematographer<\/p>\n
\n\ud83d\udd27 Technical Specifications \u2013 Oval Iris for Ang\u00e9nieux Optimo Prime<\/h3>\n
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\n\ud83c\udfac Creative Benefits<\/h3>\n
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\ud83d\udd27 Integrated Optical Palette (IOP)<\/h3>\n
\n\ud83c\udfaf What the Oval Iris Delivers Creatively<\/h3>\n
\n\ud83d\udcca Quick Specs at a Glance<\/h3>\n
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\n Spec<\/strong><\/th>\n Details<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n\n \n Series<\/td>\n Optimo Primes with IOP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Focal range<\/td>\n 18\u2013200\u202fmm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Coverage<\/td>\n Full Frame \/ VistaVision (46.3\u202fmm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Max Aperture<\/td>\n T1.8 (except 18\u202fmm T2.0, 200\u202fmm T2.2)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Focus Rotation<\/td>\n 300\u00b0 (mod\u2013inf), 320\u00b0 (end\u2011to\u2011end)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Iris Rotation<\/td>\n 75\u00b0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Front Diameter<\/td>\n 95\u202fmm (114\u202fmm on 200\u202fmm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Weight<\/td>\n ~1.7\u202fkg (3.75\u202flbs) for mid\u2011range focal lengths<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Iris Options<\/td>\n Oval, 9\u2011blade round, 3\u2011blade triangle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n IOP filters<\/td>\n Numerous internal \/ rear filter options<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Metadata<\/td>\n Cooke \/i compatible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n\ud83c\udfa5 Ideal Use Cases<\/h3>\n
SICA with Cineom is organising hands on session on Modern Angeniuex Oval IRIS to explore the future of full-frame cinematography with Angenieux Optimo Primes! SICA members are requested to Join on July 23rd, 4 PM at Prasad Film Lab, Chennai. Call 9345882906 to confirm. The Ang\u00e9nieux Oval Iris is a user-swappable iris blade designed exclusively […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10635,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"2.8.1","language":"ta","enabled_languages":["en","ta"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"ta":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesica.in\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10633"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesica.in\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesica.in\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesica.in\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesica.in\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10633"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thesica.in\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10639,"href":"https:\/\/thesica.in\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10633\/revisions\/10639"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesica.in\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesica.in\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesica.in\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesica.in\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}