Old Cameras in Old Movies

ongakublue · Oct 18, 2015

I like watching out for different cameras in old movies. Is it geeky? I saw The Omen recently, I think it was a Nikon F2 that the photographer had. Well, it was one of his cameras.
Just to add a bit more weight to this thread, maybe some of you know a specific film from the past that features a photographer in the main or important supporting role? I posted this in in 35mm section but it doesn't really have to be one.

swanlake1 · Oct 18, 2015

here's a link for you:

http://www.shootingfilm.net/2013/04/vintage-cameras-in-famous-movies.html

best one is Clark Gable with a Rolleiflex Korelle

and another...all Nikons

http://petapixel.com/2012/07/10/top-10-films-that-feature-nikon-cameras/

elcabezagrande · Oct 18, 2015

swanlake1 said:
here's a link for you:

http://www.shootingfilm.net/2013/04/vintage-cameras-in-famous-movies.html

best one is Clark Gable with a Rolleiflex Korelle

and another...all Nikons

http://petapixel.com/2012/07/10/top-10-films-that-feature-nikon-cameras/

That looks like an Alpa in "Madagascar".

elcabezagrande · Oct 18, 2015

In "Twister", a Canon F-1 spends half of the movie bouncing around on the dashboard of Helen Hunt's truck.

AgX · Oct 18, 2015

"Blow Up" of course.

(At the moment the only complete, free version on the net is the Italian one, but there is not much talking anyway...)

swanlake1 · Oct 18, 2015

"Rear Window" directed by Alfred Hitchcock

From http://framework.latimes.com/2011/05/03/rear-window-through-a-telephoto-lens/

According to Wikipedia, the camera and lens featured prominently in the movie was a 35mm Exakta Varex VX with a Kilfitt Fern-Kilar f/5.6 400mm lens.

found with my awesome Google search skills

narsuitus · Oct 18, 2015

Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 classic, "Rear Window," starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr. I think the camera was a 35mm Exakta SLR.

AgX · Oct 18, 2015

Praktica or Exakta... a "commie" camera in Hollywood??

macfred · Oct 18, 2015

Clint Eastwood used a motorized Nikon F in The Bridges of Madison County.

swanlake1 · Oct 18, 2015

narsuitus said:
Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 Rear Window starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr. I think the camera was a 35mm Exakta SLR.

wow...did we find that both at the same time?

swanlake1 · Oct 18, 2015

Not sure what camera this is, but great plot:

Yet, as Deb continues to experience strange occurrences and explores the dark history of the house, she becomes convinced that something evil resides in the mirrors and windows. When people she has photographed start dying, she is convinced that the evil spirit has infiltrated her camera lens and is killing people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Mirror_(film)

narsuitus · Oct 18, 2015

Nikon SLR used by Clint Eastwood in "The Bridges of Madison County" (1995).

480sparky · Oct 18, 2015

Can we add TV shows as well?

M*A*S*H (OK, so I own the full set of DVDs....) S9E12, aired 9 Feb 1981. Hawkeye builds a scale model of the Washington Monument out of excess tongue depressors. Klinger, who just started a camp newspaper, smells a story and calls in Stars and Stripes to do a feature. Albert Insinnia* (on left in first 2 photos) plays the S&S photographer (Sgt. Ray Tornberg) brought in to capture the creation on film.

Sure looks like a Hassy to me.

And:

M*A*S*H, S3E8, aired 29 Oct 1974. Trapper and Hawkeye perform elective surgery on a Korean infant. Of course, Burns & Houlihan want to show the world the illegal act, so they take photos.

* Most noted for his portrayal of Mordred in the Broadway production of Camelot, opposite Richard Harris.

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macfred · Oct 18, 2015

Not so old (2008) but also very nice ... : Palermo Shooting by Wim Wenders - Campino used a Makina 67.

narsuitus · Oct 18, 2015

"The Bang Bang Club"

summicron1 · Oct 18, 2015

In "Falcon and the Snowman" the russian spymaster tells Snowman to buy a Minox -- in the film he holds up an EL, but in real life the spies used a Minox B.

narsuitus · Oct 18, 2015

"Pecker"

narsuitus · Oct 18, 2015

"Under Fire"

narsuitus · Oct 18, 2015

"War Photographer" (2001)

fotch · Oct 18, 2015

My favorite I grew up with "Man With A Camera" with Charles Bronson. I found some episodes on YouTube.

GRHazelton · Oct 18, 2015

Anyone else amused by the noise that flashbulbs make in movies? Back in the day I shot many flashbulbs, from No. 5 or 25, the mighty mite M 2 and the tiny AG-1. All were silent, but once in a while there was a tiny crackle, which indicated that the glass bulb had cracked or shattered within the protective lacquer coating. I guess the burst of light isn't dramatic enough without some sort of sound. I also wonder how many photogs licked the bulb before seating it in the flash holder. Good way to corrode the gear! I would occasionally rub the center contact against my jeans to brighten it, but that was about all.

I sure was glad when I could afford an electronic flash, specially the "auto flash."

bsdunek · Oct 18, 2015

fotch said:
My favorite I grew up with "Man With A Camera" with Charles Bronson. I found some episodes on YouTube.

And, it all available on DVD. I have the whole collection. It's lots of fun to watch as Bronson uses different cameras. His darkroom is neat too - a newspaper type darkroom.

http://www.amazon.com/Man-Camera-Co...=1445201275&sr=1-2&keywords=man+with+a+camera

AgX · Oct 18, 2015

And the must-see "Peeping Tom"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02QLUMqL2Z8

AgX · Oct 19, 2015

Camera is a B&H Filmo 70something.
Film is Kodak Plus-X.

Can't say more about the protagonist's equipment for reason you will understand.

nosmok · Oct 20, 2015

That 2nd M*A*S*H episode referenced above, the camera sure looks like a Kodak Chevron to me.

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