{"id":2075,"date":"2023-12-15T10:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T18:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/?p=2075"},"modified":"2023-12-14T17:57:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T01:57:19","slug":"still-struggling-with-the-vistavision-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/15\/still-struggling-with-the-vistavision-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"Still Struggling with the VistaVision Camera"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While I am still trying to get the belt drive screws out of the VistaVision camera, which is turning into a long and frustrating process, I thought I\u2019d make a slight turn and show a fascinating piece of equipment that Roy Wagner has left with me with the hopes of finding it a new home. I\u2019m not quite sure what this lens is for, but it is an enormous, roughly 9 inches tall by 11 inches wide, deeply curved piece of glass, setup to go on iris rods in front of a lens on a camera. The front surface of this unit is flat and the back surface is very deeply, spherically curved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Todd<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The box it came in says it was for Dr. Vetter, the prime mover behind the Todd AO system. We\u2019ve both been busy, so I haven\u2019t had time to learn what Roy knows about its history yet, but I hope to soon. Just thought it was a fascinating thing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shown here are a couple of angles, one showing how flat the front surface is and one showing how deeply curved the back surface is. Then I photographed a matte box assembly without this unit between the camera and the object, another view looking through the flat front surface at the object, and finally a view looking through the back curved surface at the object. This unit certainly adds a unique and artistic look to what is being photographed. I hope you find it as interesting as I do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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