Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted March 27, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted March 27, 2019 Do I recall that Panavision tried for a movie-style setup for some sort of electronic camera, perhaps in the early 90s? Was it a very early analogue HD system, or standard-def? I think it was a tube camera, perhaps set up to shoot things like the sitcoms that used to shoot 35mm on studio pedestals. Sorry to be so vague. Does anyone have any idea what I'm talking about? I don't even know what to google for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted March 27, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted March 27, 2019 https://www.panavision.com/sites/default/files/docs/documentLibrary/1982 Panavision Brochure.pdf Panacam, early 80's so standard-def interlaced-scan video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tyler Purcell Posted March 27, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted March 27, 2019 I always found it interesting why they tried to get into that market and it was a complete failure because the guy who developed the system died and Panavision dropped the entire concept until 1999 when they struck a deal with Sony to make them a digital camera. I'm kinda shocked nobody in the US ever tried to use Sony's 1125i HD system for cinema. The CRT tube capture method looked more filmic then the early CCD's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted March 28, 2019 Author Premium Member Share Posted March 28, 2019 Aha, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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