In the early to mid 1980s the BBC replaced all their Arri BL and Angenieux 12-120 lens news gathering kits with Aatons and Zeiss Distagon lenses. These were used for filming interviews and other banal stuff. A bit like using a Ferrari to drive to the corner shop, as we say here!
Nicky Hamlyn.
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From: Steven Gladstone <Steven_at_gladstonefilms.com>
To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks_at_jonasmekasfilms.com>
Sent: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:02
Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Article: The Last film camera
On 10/12/11 1:11 PM, Matt Helme wrote:
> how many people on Frameworks EVER bought a new Panavision or Aaton camera?
Technically speaking, Panavision NEVER sold their film cameras, you
could only rent them. In fact Accrding to Arri, Panavision was Arri's
biggest customer. Panavision did at one time own Aaton (If I recall) but
that was so they could get the little Aaton Code diode technology,
Panavision later sold Aaton, again if I recall.
I bought an Aaton way back - around 1998 or so, it was made in the
1970's and was a "BBC" camera at one time in its life.
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