Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gerald Hsu wrote: > > I went to see the IMAX film "Everest" on the past weekend > at the Tech museum of San Jose. I was basically blown away > by the amount of efforts the entire IMAX 96 expedition team > put in to shoot the first large format film on the summit of > Mount Everest. Gerald Hsu In an interview I heard, Bearshers said they had built a new camera to be light enough to carry. But the film spools and batteries were the heaviest part of the gear. A 3 minutes reel weighed 20 lbs. Something like that. I've always said I'm a professional photographer so will probably be reincarnated as a pack animal. donal - -- Donal Philby San Diego http://www.donalphilby.com