Angenieux's French rangefinder wide — the 35mm f/3.5 in Leica Thread Mount.
The Angenieux 35mm f/3.5 in Leica Thread Mount is a vintage French wide-angle from the Angenieux optical works, made in screw mount for L39 rangefinder bodies. It is a slower moderate wide from a maker respected for cine and photographic optics, sought after among collectors of French rangefinder glass.
It is a manual-focus rangefinder-coupled lens with a 35mm focal length and a maximum aperture of f/3.5. The moderate aperture keeps the barrel compact, and the lens couples to the rangefinder for focusing on screw-mount and adapted bodies, with 35mm frame lines or an accessory finder for composition.
The 35mm focal length is a versatile reportage and street angle, and at f/3.5 the lens suits daylight, travel and documentary shooting. Angenieux photographic optics are noted for their rendering, and this one sharpens evenly across the frame when stopped down to the middle apertures.
As a scarce vintage French optic, used copies draw collector interest and should be checked for haze, fungus, cleaning marks, coating wear and separation, along with focus feel and aperture oil. Confirm rangefinder coupling and infinity focus. It adapts to Leica M with an LTM-to-M ring and to mirrorless cameras via an adapter.