I shoot with a GW690 which has about a 39mm in 135 equivalent. A cine article that I had read long ago but can't find now called for that focal (40mm) length as the most natural.I wonder if the following would also apply to 6x7 photography with ordinary cameras like the Pentax 67?
Although I do not often shoot close-ups with the 67, I did take a very good close-up portrait using the 45mm lens on a P645N that filled the frame. In everyday usage with the P67 the 75mm FL is my most used lens for landscapes followed by the 55mm. The 45mm is a lighter and more compact lens than the 55mm but I prefer the look it gives me over the 45mm.
the first time I saw an IMAX film was in the Cinesphere at Ontario Place. (which I understand was the Very First Intance of an IMAX theatre.) the whole concept was so new, that the show Started with an Introduction by the then Premier of Ontario talking about this wondrous new technology, invented right here in Ontario. the Image of the Premier showed him in Front of the Ontario Parlement Buildings, But showed him standing Full length with lawn showing at his feet. {I was with a cycnical Buddy who remarked that "Bill Davis always wanted to be larger than life") I recall that the intro metioned that one of the Observaions that the IMAX folks had made at that time was that a close up of a person was very disorienting to viewers in an IMAX theater. Sure enough if you look at Early Imax Productions like "North of Superior" all the shots are are not closer than a medium shot.Jeez - I couldn't imagine watching that movie from the front row: your neck would be in a sling from looking up at the ceiling the whole time.
"That said, Oppenheimer is also a human drama, and my biggest technical challenge with shooting this film in large format was managing the myriad of close-ups while keeping the faces interesting and appealing and making the end result feel intimate and psychologically powerful.
The projector keeps breaking here in Calgary. Apparently the length of the film is right at the limit for an IMAX projector and it's not liking the stress?
At least 2 showings have switched to digital at the last minute.
In Calgary we actually have two Imax theaters. Still they cannot get both working. I am crossing my fingers, I have tickets for tomorrow at the same theater I saw Dunkirk.
My brother saw the IMAX digital and was much impressed.
sounds like they have had some problems.Saw it at Chinook in the full 70mm format on Wednesday at 6pm. Great film, and will see it again.
I hope the theatre can get their act together, as all-in-all, while the Imax and the film were great, the rest of the experience left quite a bit to be desired.
Also, I wasn't all that impressed with the color palette and came away thinking that my 6x7 color slides had IMAX beat in that respect.
I saw it Friday at the Esquire IMAX in Sacramento. My only real complaint was that the sound was too loud for me - and I have hearing loss - and found it difficult to follow the conversation. During the credits I sampled the volume from the rear and it was the same. The Sacramento IMAX is a relatively small theater in comparison to those in San Francisco and I am planning to get ticket in SF for a second viewing in 70mm. Imax. Also, I wasn't all that impressed with the color palette and came away thinking that my 6x7 color slides had IMAX beat in that respect.
In a press release the Esquire theatre said that the projection bulb(s) cost $10,000 (US).
I understand that the 15 perf IMAX machines use the LARGEST Xenon Arc Bulb used anywhere for Projection. Even IMAX can't fight the Inverse Square law.In a press release the Esquire theatre said that the projection bulb(s) cost $10,000 (US).
And in the b&w segments, the grain is quite prominent. Almost like golf ball size, and making Robert Downey Jr look like Mick Jagger.Could it be Kodak Tri-X pushed?
It cannot be just magnification from 70mm to IMAX screen size. During all the color segments, I don't see much or any grain. I was even looking at the shadows when the movie started.
I have seen statements that the film hasn't been changed since 1959, paraphrasing PE and given the changes of manufacturing and components (Kodak facilities in B38) I would deem that statement as not plausible. I wasn't there but the prime example is when Tri-X 400 was reformulated to 400TX.5222 first came out in 1959, although there may have been some improvements since then.
When Fuji and Kodak were going head to head to sell movie film, - Kodak went from a plain colour negative,to EXR, Vision, Vision 2 and now Vision 3, while fuji also countered with new colour camera films.
...The sound is on separate Digital media these days. Magnetic stripe is no longer offered by Kodak.
What?? How dare they! To maintain purity, Nolan should have arranged for all sound to have been handled (the entire chain) as analog audio, with distribution on synchronized 35mm magnetic film players. Of course, he would have had to also arrange for production of magnetic film, since that's been gone even longer than widespread film projection in theaters.
We went to watch the Oppenheimer in IMAX 70mm, and it was a heartwarming experience. We were blessed with two cinemas in the SF Bay area, but still need an hour drive and early booking many weeks prior. Like @Kilgallb said, once you immerse in the story you kinda forget about the format. But to watch Oppenheimer on IMAX 70mm is definitely an experience I would treasure for years to come. I heard they might re-screen some older 70mm titles such as Interstellar.
And a happy surprise upon exit, we were gifted with a 70mm film strip for each ticket holder. I have to applaud Christopher Nolan for educating moviegoers to appreciate the analog 70mm format.
Attached below the gift film strip: the image is actually a bit narrower in the middle, probably due to multi-channel audio tracks on the edge. I have shot 35mm to 70mm color slides, and hope Nolan and his friends in the movie industry can keep this format alive and thrive. So we still film shooters can pick up some crumbs (like the Ektachrome 100D re-spooled in 35mm)
Oppenheimer_70mm_film by Zheng, on Flickr
I haven't seen the film, but <3 Vision3
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