Camera
Panavision
Super Panavision 70
Super Panavision 70 is a 65mm spherical camera system introduced in 1959 to compete with Todd-AO and MGM Camera 65. It shoots on 65mm film with a 5-perforation pulldown using spherical lenses, producing a 2.20:1 aspect ratio on 70mm prints. The first film shot in the format was The Big Fisherman (1959). The original camera bodies were eventually succeeded by the Panaflex System 65 in 1991, though the Super Panavision 70 name persists as a format designation.
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65mm negative for Lawrence of Arabia (1962); DP Freddie Young won the Academy Award for Cinematography
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Used on Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Ryan's Daughter (1970). Super Panavision 70 uses 65mm negative with spherical lenses
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