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Two formats of 65mm, VistaVision and 35mm, all ready to shoot.

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FOUR FORMATS. ONE OBSESSION.

Wilcam CP-65 camera5-Perf 65mm · Sync sound

Wilcam CP-65

5/65

Modern 5-perf 65mm cameras from the Showscan lineage that earned a Scientific and Technical Academy Award in 1992. Self-blimped for sync sound at 24 fps, with new digital electronics and 2K video assist.

1-72 fpsSyNC SOUNDshowsCAN LEnsES
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Ultra 70 camera15-Perf 65mm · sound blimp available

Ultra 70

15/65

Eight claws, four registration pins and a vacuum film gate: some of the steadiest 15/70 images in the world. The biggest motion picture capture format in existence, with up to 18K of resolution per frame.

1-24 fpsmos with Sound blimp availableIMAX mount
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WILCAM W-11 camera8-Perf 35mm · Sync sound

WILCAM W-11

8/35

The world's one and only sync-sound self-blimped VistaVision camera, rebuilt by MSM with modern electronics, Preston support and a 2K video tap.

1-32 fpsSync soundpanaViSION MOUNT
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WILCAM W-4 camera15-Perf 65mm · High speed

WILCAM W-4

15/65

The Wilcam W-4 is a robust 15-perf 65mm film camera designed by Geoff Williamson, capable of high frame rates with exceptional image steadiness.

1-40 fpsMOS (relatively quiet)IMAX mount
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Why large format

Nothing captureS LIFE like BIG film.

Resolution in a single 15/70 frame
18K
15/70 Frame size vs standard 35mm
10x
Color Reproduction on film
VIBRANT
TEXTURE and feel of film
ORGANIC
I have been using the camera for months. And you would think that with film moving through it at 60 frames per second there would occasionally be some scratches, but I can’t remember having a single problem.

Jack Cardiff, BSC · Legendary cinematographer

On the Wilcam CP-65

Rehoused Showscan medium format lenses

The glass

Legendary glass, rehoused.

  • Showscan® lenses

    Fully rehoused Mamiya medium format glass, from 24mm to 600mm including a fast 80mm T2. Rich, cinematic rendering with smooth tonal transitions.

  • IMAX-mounted LENSES

    Ultra-wide 30mm to 1200mm Telephoto for 15/70 format, zooms and custom glass from ZERØ OPTIK and ATLAS LENS CO.

  • VISTAVISION Lenses

    Panavision, Mamiya, Pentax, Super Baltars, Speed Panchros, Canon FD, Leica R, and Zeiss, and many more are available.

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Let’s put largein your film.

We're in Los Angeles, California. Tell us the format, the look and the schedule, and we will match you with the right package.

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