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Remember the Panavision 35mm film camera I spoke about last week?  Well… its “big brother,” the Panavision Large Format 65mm film camera, is the way to go for shooting content in classic cinema style.  As you probably already know, the camera film is 65 mm (2.6 in) wide; for projection, the original 65mm film is printed on 70 mm (2.8 in) film stock, with the additional 5mm used for magnetic strips holding four of the six tracks of sound.  Although more recent 70mm prints now use digital sound encoding, the vast majority of 70 mm prints predate this technology.  Even though 70mm films became rare by the 1980′s, with films shot in that format shown in 35mm reduction prints (due to theaters not having the larger, extremely expensive 70mm equipment), there is a resurgence of interest.  Enter the 65MM Panaflex System 65 Studio Camera – 65SPFX.  The Panaflex System 65 camera was introduced in 1991, just when interest in 70mm was waning, as an update to their previous cameras known as Panavision System 65 or Panavision Super 70.  Despite the format now being used mostly for special effects and theme park exhibits, it was used to film such classics as “My Fair Lady,” “Lawrence of Arabia” and “West Side Story” and it was used for films such as “Far and Away,” “Hamlet” and “Inception” more recently.  The camera has a crystal controlled speed range of 4-36 fps forward and does not run in reverse.  A standard Panavision video tap is available for flicker free filming at all available speeds.  The tap is available for both PAL and NTSC.   Panavision® 65mm cameras use a 5 perforation pull-down, 65mm film and many of  the same accessories used on the 35mm camera.  Video just can’t match the cinematic feel.  Shoot your next big feature in Panavision 65!

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