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An anniversary just like in the movies:
ARRI celebrates its 90th birthday, and 70 years of partnership with ZEISS |
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| first camera with CZ cine lenses |
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The ARRI brand has a unique reputation in the world of movie-makers and the cinema. ARRI – or, to give them their full name, Arnold & Richter – has been supplying movie-makers with high quality film-making and processing equipment for 90 years. In 1916, the founders, August Arnold and Robert Richter, opened a small workshop in Munich. To this very day, the city remains the location of the company’s headquarters and also the site of the ARRI cinema and film studios.
A milestone was reached in 1937 with the Arriflex 35 camera which changed the world of cinematography. At long last it was possible to see the actual image in the view-finder during filming. The cooperation between ARRI and Carl Zeiss, the world’s best optical instrument maker, also goes back to this time. It is one of the oldest partnerships anywhere in the world of cinema. Carl Zeiss high-speed lenses for cine cameras, known as “cine lenses”, have made a major contribution to the fame of the ingenious cameras also in Munich.
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| Master Prime Lenses in use when filming "Perfume" |
Cine lenses have an extraordinarily difficult job to do. Images are created on the small surface of a 35 mm film which must meet unique demands. These images are enlarged up to 1000 times when they are projected onto the cinema screen. With their outstanding image properties, Carl Zeiss lenses offer directors and camera crews the creative compositional possibilities that allow them to transform their visions into supremely stirring film sequences. Leading international film productions such as "The Lord of the Rings", "King Kong" and "Perfume" therefore all set great store by ZEISS cine lenses. Outstanding definition, superb contrast correction and freedom from image distortion are all an absolute must if the critical cinema-going public is to enjoy an unforgettable experience with truly breathtaking images.
Carl Zeiss today offers a wide program of cine lenses for motion pictures which are developed and manufactured exclusively for ARRI. The proven Ultra Prime lenses now include 16 focal lengths. High-speed Master Prime lenses are particularly suitable for takes in even the most difficult light conditions – a capability which opens up a whole new field of opportunities for creative expression to film-makers. With these high-performance lenses Carl Zeiss is the world market-leader for professional cine lenses. |
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December 2007 |
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