Panavision 65mm cameras use a 5-perforation pull-down, 65mm film, and many of the same accessories as our 35mm cameras. The 65mm format uses the maximum negative area for highest possible widescreen image capture quality.
Panavision introduced the Panaflex® System 65 camera in 1991 as an update to their earlier Panavision System 65 or Panavision Super 70. It uses all Panavision 65mm lenses and 65mm accessories. It's 400 foot or 1000 foot displacement film magazines may be top-mounted to minimize camera length or rear-mounted to minimize height.
Its standard, color corrected optical viewfinder – one of the brightest viewfinders on any 65mm camera – features the familiar Panaglow® illuminated frame lines found on all Panavision cameras and a brightness control for the Panaglow. Viewfinders are available in short, intermediate and long configurations, allowing both studio and hand held configurations. The intermediate and long viewfinders contain an image magnifier for critical eye focus. Panavision offers a wide variety of ground glasses with any marking or combination of markings.
The camera has a crystal-controlled speed range of 4-36 fps forward. (The camera does not run in reverse.) An adjustable focal plane shutter range of 50-180 degrees, full-fitting dual registration pins with guide blocks on one side of the film, and dual two-pin pull down claws make this one of the quietest film cameras in the world, with sound levels measured at less than 26 dB with film.
| Panavision, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Product Category | Video Cameras |
| Product Number | Panavision® Large Format System 65 |
| Product Name | Film Cinematic Movie Cameras |
| Camera Function | Video |
| Monochrome / Color | Color |
| Imaging Technology | Film Camera |
| Application / Industry | Broadcast |