Star Trek Discovery Season 2; what lenses?

[Dominik Bauch]

Anyone know what lenses are used on Star Trek Discovery season 2? Looks like Cooke Anamorphic i SF from the flares. No info anywhere online.

Looks great, very cinematic.

[David Mullen ASC]

It's amazing how popular anamorphic lenses are right now. I was watching a new episode of "Drunk History" and the historical recreations are shot in anamorphic, and then during the commercial break, the first commercial was shot in anamorphic. Plus "Doctor Who" is now being shot in anamorphic.

[BrandonFuller]

I have been seeing this a lot in youtube videos latley. And the music videos on youtube as well.

[Aapo Lettinen]

after unsuccessful and short 3D race come large formats and anamorphic.
Nothing new really, history just repeats itself all over again :wub:

[Dominik Bauch]

It's amazing how popular anamorphic lenses are right now. I was watching a new episode of "Drunk History" and the historical recreations are shot in anamorphic, and then during the commercial break, the first commercial was shot in anamorphic. Plus "Doctor Who" is now being shot in anamorphic.

 

It's pretty prolific for sure. NIghtflyers for Syfy looks great, C series. Netflix Glow, Amazon Homecoming etc etc. And almost every 3rd commercial. Panavision must be raking in cash.

[Dom Jaeger]

The Star Trek franchise has a long history with Panavision, I think nearly every film and tv series used Panavision cameras and lenses, with most of the movies being anamorphic.

 

However Star Trek Discovery gets their cameras and lenses from a company called Sim, whose rental catalogue lists Hawk V-Lites, Zeiss Master Anamorphics and Cooke anamorphics among their inventory. I haven't watched season 2 yet to have an idea which of those they might be using.

 

 

[David Mullen ASC]

Sim and Panavision merged this fall.

[Dom Jaeger]

Oh yes, that's right! Filming for the second season would have been well underway by that time though.