Going down a rabbit hole here, with an ongoing list, compiling movies known to have been shot with vintage lenses – Carl-Zeiss, Canon, Nikkors. Even cult-favs like Helios and Jupiter 9.
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- Carl-Zeiss
- Canon FD
- Nikkor
- Helios 44-2
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2022
The Batman
Director: Matt Reeves, Cinematographer: Greig Fraser
The Batman has been widely praised for it’s unique shots – grimy, dark, painted-like look for the denizens of Gotham.
The film was shot mostly on “de-tuned” modern anamorphic lenses, but the Penguin car chase scene was rumoured to have been shot with Helios 44-2 58mm and Jupiter 9 85mm rehoused by IronGlass.
58mm
Helios 44-2
85mm
Jupiter 9
2021
Army Of The Dead
Director: Zack Snyder, Cinematographer: Zack Snyder
Shot exclusively on Canon Rangefinder lenses, rehoused by Zero Optics.
58mm
Canon Rangefinder
Cinema rehousing
Zero Optics
2015
The Witch
Director: Robert Eggers, Cinematographer: Jarin Blaschke
Shot with Super Baltar and Cooke Speed Panchro lenses. DP Jarin Blaschke also mentions that he shot a majority of the film on 32mm.
“To me, the consistency of perspective is very important to the visual continuity of a film. I like to settle on a “lens feel” for the majority of a film.”
“…A 32mm was a very natural choice to frame by: everything falls into place in a classical way but it still has enough spacial depth to feel “present.””
32mm
(supplemented with 25mm, 40mm & 50mm)
Bausch & Lomb Super Baltar, Cooke Speed Panchro, Panavision Super Speed