Typical PANAVISION Equipment Choices

At first glance the variety of choice of PANAVISION equipment options is overwhelming; but by the time the pros and cons of the various demands and aspirations of the script, the Director and Director of Photography have been weighed the most economical option begins to come clear. To help you in your choice the PANAVISION staff are always ready to discuss your requirements and to supply you with a well documented catalogue.

Here is a headline guide to some of the possible choices:

The very finest, and quietest, camera system in the world:

PANAVISION PLATINUM PANAFLEX camera

PANAVISION GII/GOLDEN PANAFLEX “reduced cost” camera

The lightweight camera for steadicam and remote camera use:

PANAVISION LIGHTWEIGHT PANAFLEX

The non-handholdable panaflex system:

PANAVISION PANAFLEX-X camera

Low cost studio style cameras for low budget pictures:

SUPER PANAVISION SILENT REFLEX camera

High speed cameras:

PANAVISION PLATINUM PANASTAR 2-120fps camera

PANAVISION PRIMO-L (™) lenses, the best there are:

10,14.5,17.5,21,27,35,40,50,75,100 & 150mm T1.9

17.5 - 75mm T2.3, 24 - 275 & 135 - 420mm T2.8 zoom lenses

PANAVISION PRIMO ANAMORPHIC lenses:

35,40,50,75 & 100mm T2 lenses

48 - 550 & 270 - 840mm T4.5 zoom lenses

A selection of PANAVISION’s enormous range of lenses:

14 - 180mm “Z” series lenses (Zeiss glass, PANAVISION mechanics) T1.3 -1.4

14-150mm PANAVISION ULTRA SPEED T1.0-T1.9 lenses

8- 1000mm PANAVISION NORMAL SPEED lenses

27-68mm PANAVISION LIGHTWEIGHT ZOOM lens

20 - 100mm T3.1 COOKE/PANAVISION 5:1 ZOOM lens

25 - 250mm T4 COOKE/PANAVISION 10:1 SUPER PANAZOOM lens

25 - 250mm T4 ANGENIEUX/PANAVISION 10:1 ZOOM lens

24 - 2000mm PANAVISION ANAMORPHIC lenses

Desirable additional equipment:

PANAVISION PANAHEAD geared tripod head

Sealed lead acid batteries with built-in chargers

Reversible magazinesforthe PLATINUM and PANASTAR PANAFLEXES

PANAVISION CCD Flicker free PANAVID video systems

PANAVISION/AATONCODE TIME CODE system