Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon and special lenses

A special and very expensive the Zeiss Planar 50mm f/0.7 lens allowed Stanley Kubrick to film indoor scenes of Barry Lyndon (1975) by candlelight only.

The Planar 50/0.7 without a front mount converter (narrower angle of view):

The Planar 50/0.7 with a front mount Kollmorgen converter as 36.5/0.7 (wider angle of view):

More info:

OMAGGIO ALL'IMMORTALE  KUBRICK ED AL MITICO PLANAR 50mm f/0,7 (in Italian, recommended reading)

Two Special Lenses for "Barry Lyndon" by Ed DiGiulio (President, Cinema Products Corp.)

Photographing Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon

Ironically, a similar technical result (filming indoor scenes by candlelight only) can now be easily achieved with amateur digital equipment.

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