by marop » Wed Jun 10, 2020 12:38 pm
Hello, yes, Fox and other studios (under license) attached CinemaScope lenses to BNC cameras after some modification was made as the back focus was different then regular “spherical” lenses. I’m not sure about the second part of your question. My BNCR had a small metal frame (for TV filming) that slid into the camera to show framing. Also note that the initial lenses used to film CinemaScope were “adapters” which were merely anamorphic lens placed in front of the camera’s regularly filming lens. Bausch & Lomb shortly after made a “combination” lens, which was merely a single lens for filming and they were very large. It is those lenses that when used on a BNC required some modification to the BNC so it would focus on the film plane. Hope this helps, Mark
Hello, yes, Fox and other studios (under license) attached CinemaScope lenses to BNC cameras after some modification was made as the back focus was different then regular “spherical” lenses. I’m not sure about the second part of your question. My BNCR had a small metal frame (for TV filming) that slid into the camera to show framing. Also note that the initial lenses used to film CinemaScope were “adapters” which were merely anamorphic lens placed in front of the camera’s regularly filming lens. Bausch & Lomb shortly after made a “combination” lens, which was merely a single lens for filming and they were very large. It is those lenses that when used on a BNC required some modification to the BNC so it would focus on the film plane. Hope this helps, Mark