![TIL that to shoot the candlelight-only scenes in Barry Lyndon, Stanley Kubrick used rare f/0.7 camera lenses manufactured by Carl Zeiss for NASA. Zeiss made only ten of the lenses; he sold TIL that to shoot the candlelight-only scenes in Barry Lyndon, Stanley Kubrick used rare f/0.7 camera lenses manufactured by Carl Zeiss for NASA. Zeiss made only ten of the lenses; he sold](https://external-preview.redd.it/GYYI4NSlfGTDwEJItM2qw0hnGrkQ2hedKgHUQgf_ABc.jpg?auto=webp&s=1fd60ff957593aed8be373885c8c098b1373a345)
TIL that to shoot the candlelight-only scenes in Barry Lyndon, Stanley Kubrick used rare f/0.7 camera lenses manufactured by Carl Zeiss for NASA. Zeiss made only ten of the lenses; he sold
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![Ellen Grünewald on Twitter: "Carl Zeiss planar 50mm f0.7 'candlelight' lens used making the cinematographic masterpiece Barry Lyndon #stanleykubrick #designmuseumlondon https://t.co/ySIuCKHufN" / Twitter Ellen Grünewald on Twitter: "Carl Zeiss planar 50mm f0.7 'candlelight' lens used making the cinematographic masterpiece Barry Lyndon #stanleykubrick #designmuseumlondon https://t.co/ySIuCKHufN" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D64HUBTXYAIYDr1.jpg:large)
Ellen Grünewald on Twitter: "Carl Zeiss planar 50mm f0.7 'candlelight' lens used making the cinematographic masterpiece Barry Lyndon #stanleykubrick #designmuseumlondon https://t.co/ySIuCKHufN" / Twitter
![Video explains Kubrick's use of innovative camera tech when shooting Barry Lyndon: Digital Photography Review Video explains Kubrick's use of innovative camera tech when shooting Barry Lyndon: Digital Photography Review](https://3.img-dpreview.com/files/p/E~C0x89S953x536T1200x675~articles/0784327645/bfi2.jpeg)
Video explains Kubrick's use of innovative camera tech when shooting Barry Lyndon: Digital Photography Review
![Felipe Henriquez 🎥 on Twitter: "Barry Lyndon (1976) and his scenes illuminated by candlelight thanks to Stanley Kubrick using a NASA lens of 50mm f / 0.7. https://t.co/THyDqdVjKe" / Twitter Felipe Henriquez 🎥 on Twitter: "Barry Lyndon (1976) and his scenes illuminated by candlelight thanks to Stanley Kubrick using a NASA lens of 50mm f / 0.7. https://t.co/THyDqdVjKe" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DY27kKAX0AIGSgL.jpg)
Felipe Henriquez 🎥 on Twitter: "Barry Lyndon (1976) and his scenes illuminated by candlelight thanks to Stanley Kubrick using a NASA lens of 50mm f / 0.7. https://t.co/THyDqdVjKe" / Twitter
![Stanley Kubrick's rare Zeiss Planar 50mm F0.7 'Barry Lyndon' lens now in Museum of Optics: Digital Photography Review Stanley Kubrick's rare Zeiss Planar 50mm F0.7 'Barry Lyndon' lens now in Museum of Optics: Digital Photography Review](https://4.img-dpreview.com/files/p/E~TS940x788~articles/8390711699/zeiss_planar_0.7_50mm_prev.jpeg)