Hand held camera in Kubrick's 2001.

[Christian Schonberger]

Hi all,

Well I hope this hasn't been asked before. If so, I apologize. Does anyone know what hand held camera Stanley Kubrick used for the handheld shots (moon monolith) in 2001? The two 65/70mm cameras I can see in Photos are an unblimped Mitchell 65 and a blimped Panavision (very likely based on the Mitchell, IMDB says: Mitchell BFC 65mm). The handheld scenes fit perfectly into the 65/70mm footage, so I find it hard to believe that it's a 35mm (Arri 35 II C?) since it would need a closely matching blow up for the original neg assembly. Any input appreciated. 

[Mark Dunn]

There was (is) a hand-held 65mm. camera.

https://www.oscars.org/science-technology/technology-history

Edited November 6, 2023 by Mark Dunn

[Christian Schonberger]

Thanks Mark, that explains the consistently clear image throughout the moon monolith sequence.