Original STAR WARS Camera Breaks Auction Record

Original STAR WARS Camera Breaks Auction Record

The Panavision camera that George Lucas used to shoot the first Star Wars film (which we now know as A New Hope) in 1977 has gone up for auction, and it was sold for a record price of $625,000 over the weekend.

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By PaulRom - Dec 05, 2011 02:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: Deadline



Deadline is reporting some info about a recent auction held over the weekend for the Panavision PSR camera that was used by George Lucas to film the very first Star Wars film back in 1977. The camera was sold for a record price of $625,000, which is the highest price for a movie camera sold to date. The auction was held by Profiles In History, who had other pieces of Hollywood memorabilia up for auction. The camera was fully restored, and is currently in usable condition.

The Panavision PSR 35mm camera that George Lucas used for principal photography on the first Star Wars movie in 1977 was sold at auction over the weekend for $625,000, a record price for a movie camera. The winning bid came during an auction of Debbie Reynolds Hollywood memorabilia auction put on by Profiles in History. The lot featured a complete camera package: two 1000-foot. magazines, a Panaspeed motor, matte box, follow focus, a Moy geared head, an Italian-made Elemack camera dolly and lens.



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marvel72
marvel72 - 12/5/2011, 2:32 PM
awesome,i wouldn't mind that but sadly i haven't got to $625,000 spare.
bleedthefreak
bleedthefreak - 12/5/2011, 2:34 PM
Well I am bored, never tried this here.
nuck82
nuck82 - 12/5/2011, 2:44 PM
meck is a sandy va jj who writes stupid articles that get deleted in less then 5min and like to report people for no damn reason, might have a innie thats why
AsianVersionOfET
AsianVersionOfET - 12/5/2011, 2:47 PM
My balls still itch, but I ain't the one kickin the midget in the kneecap! Now eat your SOUP!
JOHNNYAPPLE65
JOHNNYAPPLE65 - 12/5/2011, 2:54 PM
WOW!
Brashlight
Brashlight - 12/5/2011, 2:55 PM
At this point I would pay that much for a blu-ray release of the original UNTOUCHED, UN[frick]ED WITH, UNEDITED trilogy. F*ck you Lucas and your bullshit additions.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 12/5/2011, 3:03 PM
ITS NICE WHEN U CAN BLOW YOUR MONEY ON STUFF LIKE THIS..
sarahsatire
sarahsatire - 12/5/2011, 3:05 PM
@Brashlight Lmao! In my special edition of the original Star Wars trilogy, the moment I saw Darth Vader's spirit (who was supposed to be Sebastian Shaw) at the end replaced with Hayden Christensen I was SO disappointed. The poor guy only had two scenes in the whole movie... 1.) The unmasking of Vader, an EPIC scene, might I add. 2.) The spirit form.

... unfair, Lucas!
headlopper
headlopper - 12/5/2011, 4:00 PM
Are they going to auction off Uncle George's chewed gum he ACTUALLY had in his mouth during filming?

I'd pay twice as much for it.
RyanLantern77
RyanLantern77 - 12/5/2011, 4:30 PM
george lucas Pictures, Images and Photos
headlopper
headlopper - 12/5/2011, 4:41 PM
@RyanLantern77 - That's messed up...but funny!
TurdFergunson
TurdFergunson - 12/5/2011, 4:44 PM
if i had 600k i would NOT buy a camera, let alone a camera that filmed Star Wars, Porn, Batman, JFK assignation...NOTHING. i would spend it on dirty hookers for everyone here at CBM before i spend it on a camera
headlopper
headlopper - 12/5/2011, 4:52 PM
@TurdFergunson- I call first dibbs !
Vital
Vital - 12/5/2011, 4:53 PM
Sad that somebody would buy an old ass camera that did nothing but film a movie lol. If it had the film rolls in it, then yes, it'd be worth that much.
Howlett
Howlett - 12/5/2011, 5:18 PM
what a waste of money, surely the buyer was seduced by Lord Vader into buying this piece of sh*t.
marvel72
marvel72 - 12/5/2011, 5:19 PM
@ turdfergunson

cheers mate. :)
croniccris
croniccris - 12/5/2011, 6:47 PM
dang we go from using that big ass thing to going to use this...


which is like a 16th as big and shoots frames twice as fast...
loganoneil
loganoneil - 12/5/2011, 8:58 PM
Dear god, WHY?! I didn't read anything about where the money is going to, so I take it this ISN'T for charity. Is Lucas REALLY that much of a whore-bag that he'd auction off the 'Star Wars' camera to the highest bidder?! It's not like he's strapped for cash! Now if the money went to a charitable cause I'd totally understand, but this is #@$!-ing insane! It's like he's become Dom DeLuise's Caesar in 'History of the World'!



"..treasue bath! I'm going to have a treasure bath! TREASURE BATH!!"
Coachella
Coachella - 12/5/2011, 9:53 PM
New Hope is one of my favorite films of alltime.
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