How many non-IMAX 15-perf cameras are there?

[Geffen Avraham]

I'm aware of the Wilcam W-4, the Fries Ultra 70, and Bruce McNaughton's 15/70 camera. Logmar is also building one now.

Some of IMAX's own cameras are branded MSM, which means they were built by Marty S. Mueller. I don't know about their other cameras though.

There's also a Photosonics handheld camera that shoots 14-perf 70mm at 22 fps.

 

Edited March 10, 2024 by Geffen Avraham

[Malcolm Ian Vu]

Is the Imax MSM the same camera as the Iwerks 1570?

[Rosc Oshe]

No, MSM built the Iwerks 870 camera. Iwerks built their own 1570 cameras

[Geffen Avraham]

I found some pictures of an Iwerks 1570, not sure who built it, it seems distinct from a Fries 3x65.

[Geffen Avraham]

It does look very stylistically similar to an MSM though

[Geffen Avraham]

I asked this question because I found a cinematographer on twitter who was debunking the hype about Oppenheimer being the first film to shoot B&W IMAX - he had shot B&W on an Iwerks 1570 back in the 90s.

[Mark Dunn]

A little pedantic, I know, but I saw a 5/70 print, and from the looks of it the b/w scenes were shot in 5/65, not 15/65.

[David Mullen ASC]

No, there was plenty of 15P 65mm b&w in "Oppenheimer".