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Our Todd AOs have Canon K35s as their base spherical lenses, except the 38mm which has a Cooke spherical lens.

Todd AO anamorphic lenses deliver a classic anamorphic look. They will give you images that have beautiful geometry, gradual, very linear barrel distortion, and big beautiful flares. They also are quite flattering, due to their lower contrast, and the fact that they do not cause “mumps” (stretching of people’s faces when shooting close-ups). They are sharp on center with sharpness gradually falling off toward the edges of frame. They are unique in many ways. Most of our focal lengths are very fast thanks to their Canon K35 spherical optics. If you want a very dreamy look, shoot them wide open. If you want a sharper cleaner look, stop down. Each lens gives you 2 to 3 looks depending on what stop you shoot at. Also unique with these lenses, some focal lengths focus closer than almost any other anamorphics out there. The 35mm T1.4 focus all the way down to 2 feet, and the 50mm is almost as good at just over 2 feet. This means you won’t be wasting as much time dealing with diopters.

We have upgraded our Todd AO 35mm and 85mm with the ARMA Orbital System, so the lenses no longer rotate when focusing. The entire set accepts standard 4x5.65 clip on matte boxes. When preparing for your shoot, it’s good to discuss your needs since some of the Todd AOs in our set have different features than others such as size, weight, close-focus, T stop, and ergonomics.

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