It's difficult to talk about Stanley Kubrick without talking about his affinity for top-notch gear. Many admirers of the iconic director traveled to his LACMA exhibit to feast their eyes on the bountiful collection of lenses, cameras, and assorted gear, which he preferred to own than rather than rent. Now, uber-Kubrick fans, steady your hearts and ready your credit cards, because the super fast Zeiss f/0.7 lenses that Kubrick used in Barry Lyndon, capturing those famous scenes lit exclusively by candlelight, are now available to rent along with a modified digital camera fit to handle them . Click below to find out how to get your hands on them.
According to an article by Studio Daily, the lenses were originally developed for NASA's project aimed at taking still photographs of the dark side of the Moon. Zeiss only made 10 of these extremely fast and sensitive lenses, and 3 of them made their way into Kubrick's probably trembling fingertips.
