Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pat... Read the article below for background on the Barry Lyndon fast glass: http://www.visual-memory.co.uk/sk/ac/len/page1.htm Regards, /Mitch _________________________________________ Mitch Zeissler E-mail: zeissler@directvinternet.com > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 6:02 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Tamarkins & toilets > > Designed for a Hasselblad and used to film the candle > lit scene in Barry Lyndon? > > I thought that Kubrick used Arriflex cameras > exclusively? And I've never heard of a Hasselblad > motion picture camera (which certainly doesn't mean it > doesn't exist!) But if it were a repurposed MF camera > lens (and maybe it was the giant lens they made for > NASA), it seems unsuitable since 35mm motion picture > film is roughly 18x24mm and a fast lens designed for > 6x6 would have disadvantages in wide open performance > since it is covering so much unused image circle. > > I recall a hoax of a lens they showed at some camera > show probably in the 50s or 60s when superspeed lenses > were all the rage, image quality be damned. The front > element was something like 12 inches in diameter and > it was much faster than .95 > > Pat - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html