Super Panavision 70 topic

Super Panavision 70 was the marketing brand name used to identify movies photographed with Panavision 70 mm spherical optics between 1959 and 1983. During the late 1950s the Hollywood filmmaking community decided that changing from filming in the commonly accepted 35 mm format to 65 mm film would provide viewing audiences with an enhanced visual experience. To this end, cameras begin to be designed to handle 65 mm film stock. The first camera system to be released using this format was Todd-AO,... full article at wikipedia