Angénieux Alitar 180mm f/4.5
Angénieux · Alpa · 1959 · Telephoto, 5 elements in 4 groups
Also known as: Angénieux Alitar 180mm f/4.5 · Angenieux Alitar 180mm · P. Angénieux Alitar 1:4.5 f=180mm · Alitar 4.5/180
Variants & identification
| Variant | Mount | Years | Serial ranges | Production |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alitar 180mm f/4.5 | Alpa | 1959 | — | Unpublished |
- Construction, weight and date are The Lens DB's; production is unpublished.
How to tell them apart
- A long black telephoto with P. Angénieux engraving and the Alitar name — not the 50mm f/1.8 that also carried it
- Alitar 180mm f/4.5: The long telephoto of the Angénieux Alpa range: five elements in four groups, 570 g, eight blades, focus to 2.5 m, introduced 1959 (The Lens DB); an automatic-diaphragm version is listed by sellers as 'Auto'. Old Delft's Alefar 180mm f/4.5 of 1952 is the earlier, lighter lens of the same specification.
Specifications
- Formula
- Telephoto, 5 elements in 4 groups
- Construction
- 5 elements / 4 groups
- Aperture range
- f/4.5
- Min. focus
- 2.5 m
- Weight
- 570 g
- Years manufactured
- 1959
- Country
- France
What reviewers say
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History
Angénieux supplied the Alpa with a 180mm f/4.5 telephoto under the Alitar name, the same name it had used for its 50mm f/1.8 a decade earlier, which confuses listings to this day. The Lens DB gives it five elements in four groups, 570 grams, eight blades, a close focus of 2.5 metres and an introduction in 1959 — later than Old Delft’s four-element Alefar of the same specification, which it succeeded in the catalogue. No production figure and no review have been found.
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