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Panavision

Panavision Panaflex

The original Panaflex camera, introduced in 1972 as the first truly portable sync-sound 35mm camera. It replaced the heavy studio-bound Mitchell-based systems and could be handheld or shoulder-mounted while remaining quiet enough for dialogue recording. It transformed location filmmaking.

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Gordon Willis

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"Photographed with the Panaflex camera and Panavision spherical lenses" on All the President's Men. Willis switched to Panavision after The Godfather
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Last updated March 20, 2026