Not just 70mm - they shoot 70mm running horizontally, so the 70mm limits the *height* of the frame, not the width.
The camera sled was, as you mention, a standard [CART] Indy Car, mostly driven by Mario Andretti. But what you may not know is that the pop-off valve for the car was wired shut, so it was running with considerably more turbo boost (and thus horsepower) than the other cars on the track. Mario had a lot of fun with it. [EMAIL PROTECTED] mused: > > I think the IMAX cameras shoot 70mm in the camera. One of the most > technically excellent DVDs I've ever seen is the IMAX produced Mario Andretti > documentary. They mounted an IMAX camera on an Indy car. The images are > spectacular. The surround sound is awesome as well. > Paul > > > > On 18/12/04, Graywolf, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > > >It may be posible to addapt some old 35mm fix focal length motion pictures > > >lenses to the istD. They would be fairly cheap (most of them, used), but > > >I think > > >it would take at least as much machining as on Cottys Pentax to EOS mod. > > > > hey, how about an old Russian movie industry 70mm camera (sic). Yes 70mm > > in the camera. Unbelievable. They must have had some interesting lenses. > > > > Instead of the US standard of shooting 35 and blowing up to 70 for cinema > > distribution... > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > Cotty > > > > > > ___/\__ > > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > > _____________________________ > > > > >
