Skip to main content

Lens Explorer / Compare

Compare lenses.

Compare specifications and GLM's editorial notes. Check the source documentation for the exact lens version, then send both families with your project details.

Choose two different families. Your current shortlist is kept when you return to the catalog.

Product images show selected focal lengths or sets, with no shared scale. The overview, use cases and tradeoffs are editorial selection guidance. Test the exact lenses on your camera before committing to a package.

Angenieux Optimo Ultra 12x and Sigma Cine Zoom T2 Pair: specifications and editorial notes
SpecificationAngenieux Optimo Ultra 12xSigma Cine Zoom T2 Pair
OverviewA 12x cinema zoom with interchangeable rear optics. Its S35, U35 and FF/VV configurations each have a different focal range, maximum aperture and image circle.A pair of Super 35 cinema zooms with constant T2 apertures. The 18-35mm and 50-100mm cover separate wide and telephoto ranges in PL, EF or E-mount versions.
Lens typeZoomZoom
Focal range24-290mm (S35); 26-320mm (U35); 36-435mm (FF/VV)18-35mm and 50-100mm
Max. apertureT2.8 (S35); T3.1 (U35); T4.2 (FF/VV)T2
Coverage

Super 35 / Full Frame / VistaVision

Image circle by installed rear optics: S35: 31.1mm; U35: 34.6mm; FF/VV: 46.3mm. Changing format requires the matching IRO configuration; confirm the supplied configuration and sensor mode.

Super 35

Sigma specifies a 28.4mm Super 35 image circle for both zooms. Its larger illumination-circle figures do not establish full-frame image coverage; check the selected sensor mode.

MountsPLPL / EF / E
Image circleNot established28.4 mm
IntroducedNot established2016
Use cases
  • Commercial sets that need speed over frequent lens swaps
  • Vehicle work and fast schedule days
  • Documentary-style flexibility in premium environments
  • Owner-operator zoom kits
  • Fast S35 narrative and branded content
  • Budget-conscious productions that still need cinema mechanics
Tradeoffs to test
  • Large and heavy compared with prime packages
  • Still not a substitute for highly specific character primes
  • S35-only and not especially compact
  • Less refined than top-end Angenieux or Fujinon zooms
Sources
GLM sourcingAsk GLM about sourcing

GLM can use this profile as a starting point for lens strategy, sourcing, or adjacent package recommendations.

Available from GLM

GLM stocks the Sigma T2 zoom pair directly, making this one of the clearest Explorer-to-rental handoffs in the catalog.

Coverage can change with focal length, rear optics and sensor mode. Inventory links describe the mapped GLM package; confirm the exact set, price and shoot dates with GLM.

Bring the shortlist.
Tell us about the shoot.

Ask GLM about this pair
Back to catalog