Panavision is the world's leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of precision film and digital camera systems, lenses and accessories for motion pictures, television series and television commercials. Winner of numerous global awards, including Oscar® and Emmy® awards, Panavision camera systems and technology have been widely used in filming major motion pictures for over 50 years, from legendary films including LAWRENCE OF ARABIA and BEN-HUR to today's features including IRON MAN and BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT. In television, Panavision film and digital camera systems are used on U.S. prime time episodic network and cable television productions such as CSI, all three versions of LAW & ORDER, LOST and 24.
In addition, the Company is a leading worldwide rental house of film and digital systems available from virtually every major manufacturer, with offices throughout the world. It also manufactures and sells lighting filters and other color-correction and diffusion filters through its Lee Filters operation.
Panavision's Panalux™ global lighting business supplies lighting systems to filmmakers around the planet with offices in the United Kingdom, Europe, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The Panalux group provides lighting, lighting grip, power distribution, generation and related transportation equipment. Recently, Panalux supplied the lighting needs of major films such as CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN, MADE OF HONOR, and the upcoming QUANTUM OF SOLACE, the new James Bond film.
Panavision is the leading voice in motion pictures produced on film and digital media. Over half of all films awarded Oscars® for Best Picture of the Year since 1990 have been shot with Panavision's cameras and lenses. In addition, over 80 percent of Oscar-winning cinematographers since 1990 have used Panavision cameras for their award-winning work.
With the debut of the Panavision Genesis® digital camera system in 2004, Panavision is the leader in digital motion picture production. In May, 2008, for example, of the Daily Variety top 10 box office films, nine of the ten films were shot with Panavision camera systems, and two of those productions were shot with the Genesis digital system.
Introduction of the Solid State Recorder (SSR) for Genesis
2007
Anamorphic Telephoto Zoom (ATZ) 70-200mm developed
2007
G-Series anamorphic prime lenses introduced
2007
Millennium® Advanced Video (MAV) released
2007
HD Modular Accessory Kit for 2/3" digital video cameras introduced
2007
Remote Systems introduces the PanaMount®
2005
Genesis Display Processor (GDP) released
2004
Development of the Anamorphic Three-Perforation Imaging System for film or electronic sensors, allowing a 2.40 image on a 1.78 shaped sensor via 1.34x anamorphic squeeze. Patent granted Dec 12, 2006.
2004
Anamorphic Wide Angle Zoom Lens (AWZ2) 40-80mm is released
2004
Release of the Panaflex® Millennium XL2 (XL2)
2004
300x HD Zoom Lens (300X) 7-2100mm is introduced
2004
Panavision Introduces the Genesis™ Digital Camera System (GCB)
2004
Hylen Lens System (HSMU) is released
2002
Introduction of the Remote Digital Control (RDC)
2001
Panavision Introduces the Panavision Smartlens® (SLCD)
2001
Primo Macro Zoom® (PMZ) 14.5-50mm is released
2000
Panavision Introduces the HD-900F (HD900F) High Definition Camera System
2000
Remote Systems introduces the Fourth Axis Head
1990s
1999
Panavision Millennium® XL Camera System (PFXMXL)
1997
Introduction of the Millennium® Camera System (PFX-M)
1996
Frazier Lens System (FLS) is introduced
1996
Remote Systems releases Automatic Back-Pan Compensation
1994
Introduction of Primo® 3:1 (SLZ3) 135-420mm zoom lens.
1993
Introduction of Primo® 11:1 (SLZ11) 24-275mm zoom lens.
1993
Release of the Panaflex Lightweight II Camera (PFXLW-II)
