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Dune 3 Needed Custom IMAX Lenses Built From Scratch - Y.M.Cinema Magazine

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Dune Part Three was shot on IMAX film using custom lenses built from scratch. Here is the technical breakdown of the camera and optics behind it.

As covered in Dune Part Three Shot on Film, Dune Part Three (Dune 3) is being photographed on film, including IMAX 70mm capture. That is an important technical shift. On the first Dune, as explained in Dune Was Shot on Alexa LF Then Transferred to 35mm Film Then Scanned Back to Digital, the production used a digital acquisition pipeline with a film intermediate. Moving to native 65mm and IMAX 70mm acquisition changes the lens requirements substantially because the format is less forgiving of edge falloff, coverage limitations, and inconsistent rendering across the image circle. Directed by…

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