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Old 01-27-09, 07:57 AM
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Glad you guys liked it. I surely did.

Originally Posted by StephenH
(...) Unless you see something to the contrary, I would assume a 1,000 mm lens was 1,000 mmm focal length, not diameter. (...)
It's according to wiki, so it must be true

J-C Labrecque: "When we made 60 cycles, we used a 1000 mm lens from NASA that was more than 1 metre wide. The images were extremely compressed, and that became the first shot of the movie. That film really rocked the boat. It was essential viewing."
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