A gallery of images of the historic project to create the first image of a black hole, or more precisely, of the shadow created by the sphere of a black hole’s horizon. The gigantic black hole in galaxy Messier 87 (M87) is the size of our solar system. The M87 black hole is actively creating [...]
Panavision has announced ULTRA VISTA a new series of large format anamorphic lenses, with a press release, and a striking vimeo demo. They are announced for release in 2019. Some key features: Image Size – The Red Monstro 8K sensor is 8192 x 4320 pixels, and is 40.96 x 21.60 mm – Ultra Vista lenses [...]
— Our friend Jon Fauer has posted a video shot by the folks at Servicevision in Barcelona, demonstrating their new anamorphic lenses. The footage shows the 35mm, 75mm and 100mm at T2 and T2.8, and was shot with an Alexa. (The AC, by the way, is very good at those wide open stops.) The 35mm [...]
— Panavision has introduced the Primo 70s, a new series of lenses designed for 70mm, but compatible with the Alexa, Dragon, F55 and Phantom 65. I’ve had the opportunity to see them in projection and the quality is truly astounding. The Primo 70s are made up of 11 Primes from 27mm to 250mm and 2 [...]
London tests shot by John de Borman of the new Cooke anamorphics. Unlike the Paris tests, this footage includes the 40 mm. watch on Vimeo Link +++