Antoine Pret Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) I came across this video recently, a guy investigating what lens was used by Christopher Doyle and Wong kar wai to create the unique look that Hong Kong has in the movie. He quoted some long time members of this forum on it. Long story short, it appears to be a Century Tégéa 9.8mm with a wide angle attachment that gave it a 6.8mm depth of field. Very good research and entertaining. Edited January 13, 2022 by Antoine Pret forgot the link 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted January 14, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted January 14, 2022 I would have guessed a 9.8mm Kinoptik, which I guess is the same lens as a Century Tegea, but I didn’t think he’d use an adapter… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Joel W Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) This is so cool, thanks. I had no idea this existed. What's the widest lens available for S35? Is this it? I believe Century rehoused the Tegea with no other changes and by the look of things the adapter (0.7x presumably) this is bespoke for their rehousing? Or would it work with a regular Tegea? In my experience the Tegea is a dreadful performer wide open, almost like it has a Classic Soft filter on it, and with blue/yellow axial chromatic aberration similar to a Super Baltar. However it keeps lines remarkably straight for an ultra wide angle lens. This looks like a really fun lens. And of course it's not just the depth of field of an 6.8mm lens but the field of view too. Edited January 14, 2022 by M Joel W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Duncan Brown Posted July 12, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted July 12, 2022 Fascinating video, but I kept thinking "instead of acting like googling is investigating something, why not redirect all that effort into trying to reach Christopher Doyle and just ASK him?" Duncan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) On 7/12/2022 at 1:15 AM, Duncan Brown said: Fascinating video, but I kept thinking "instead of acting like googling is investigating something, why not redirect all that effort into trying to reach Christopher Doyle and just ASK him?" Duncan Ah but that doesn't get you views and clicks, I suppose. I remember waiting for Kubrick pictures in the 70s, 80s and 90s, every so often gleaning a tiny snippet of info from the press or TV, whilst waiting years for the film to arrive. Things are a bit different now. We know everything, instantly. Edited July 13, 2022 by Mark Dunn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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