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Post #913438

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ZkinandBonez
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What kind of camera did they use for this ANH scene?
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1-Mar-2016, 3:16 PM

Mavimao said:

I know they used VistaVision cameras for the special effects which this shot clearly is. VistaVision shoots 35mm film 8 sprockets vertically instead of the 4 sprocket horizontal feed of a normal cinema 35mm camera.

In DSLR sensor size, VV is comparable to FullFrame and Super35 (the full 4 sprocket 35mm cinema frame) is comparable to APS-C.

That camera is NOT a three strip camera. Look at the magazine. There is an obvious single strip feed and a single strip takeup section.

I know what a Vistavision camera is, I just didn’t recognise this camera design. I didn’t really belive it was a technicolor camera, but it look very similar.
So I guess this might be a old vistavision camera? That technique, from what I remember, was first used in the 50’s around the same time that three-strip technicolor became obsolete. I guess that might explain the design similarities.