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The Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm is one of the largest relative This Month's Object: the Zeiss lens f/0.7
In total there were only 10 lenses made. One was kept by
History of fast 35mm and small format film lenses
Photo of the lens
A schematic view of the optical design of the lens
* Includes a discussion of the lens and how it was fitted to a movie camera for shooting ''Barry Lyndon'' *
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The Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm is one of the largest relative aperture
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( fastest) lenses
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in the history of photography
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The lens was designed and made specifically for the NASA
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Apollo
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lunar program to capture the far side of the Moon
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in 1966.
Stanley Kubrick used these lenses when shooting his film '' Barry Lyndon'', which allowed him to shoot scenes lit only by candle
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light.In total there were only 10 lenses made. One was kept by
Carl Zeiss
Carl Zeiss (; 11 September 1816 – 3 December 1888) was a German scientific instrument maker, optician and businessman. In 1846 he founded his workshop, which is still in business as Carl Zeiss AG. Zeiss gathered a group of gifted practica ...
, six were sold to NASA
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, and three were sold to Kubrick.
See also
*Zeiss Planar
The Zeiss Planar is a photographic lens designed by Paul Rudolph at Carl Zeiss in 1896. Rudolph's original was a six-element symmetrical design.
While very sharp, early versions of the lens suffered from flare due to its many air-to-glass surf ...
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History of fast 35mm and small format film lenses
Photo of the lens
A schematic view of the optical design of the lens
* Includes a discussion of the lens and how it was fitted to a movie camera for shooting ''Barry Lyndon'' *
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