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Old Cameras in Old Movies

-) Voigtländer Vitessa 500 AE

-) Bauer Ultrablitz E16

"Der Vorgang" crime-movie , West-Germany , 1973

 
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-) Leica R3

-) Durst M605


"Madam Claude" France , 1976

As this movie is about expensive prostitutes and high rank politicians etc. likely a Nikon was regarded not good enough for a clandestine photographer...



 

Dang. Based on your comment, "likely a Nikon was regarded not good enough", I was expecting a Praktica!
 
Edixa Mat reflex b / rex b

Sported by a guy disguising himself as press-photographer.

"Millionen nach Maß" , tv crime movie , West-Germany , 1970


 
Lighter camera that takes minox film


"Das Messer" West-Germany , TV spy-movie , 1971


the camera with seperated film chamber and Minox cassette
(the chamber is inserted into the bottom of the lighter/camera)

Can someone identify this model?


 
McKowan's 2001-2002 Camera Guide, on page 473, lists a "Minox with Cigarette Lighter" but the production date is 1988.
 
In action:





Same movie:

-) Polaroid 350





-) Nikon F Photomic T




-) Gossen Lunasix




In this scene within seconds (changing with takes) the photographer miraculously first has an SLR with a 200mm or so lens, then a rangefinder(?) camera with short lens and rectangular shade, then a Nikkor F with short lens ...





 
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Zeiss Ikon Contax IIIA (1936)


"Jeder stirbt für sich allein" (Everyone is dying on its own) political drama , West-Germany , 1976

Situated in Germany 1940/41

 
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Shooting an Instamatic ??

"Instamatic" was my first thought... I only got this still, but I guss a props artist made a gun-in-disguise prop, where at action barrel and grip rush out.


"Percy Stuart" Trailer at the start of an episode of the ridiculous adventure series , west-germam public tv , 1969.


 
Child Guidance Products Mick-a-Matic

Used for clandestine photography in a scene


"Butler Parker" ridiculous west-german tv crime series , 1972

 
For the past few months, I've been watching old Japanese films from the early 30's, 40's 50's. Many of them have scenes which involve a photographer, either photography a family portrait or wedding. Always large format. The person working the camera actually looks like they know what they are doing.
 
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Unidentified 9mm subminiature camera

(Too short for a Minox B. Maybe I am just fooled by thinking the camera shorter than it is...)


"Tim Frazer" , tv crime movie , West-Germany , 1963


 
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Does't look short to me.
 
Rolleiflex or Rolleicord with flash I guess ...



Macky Pancake (Wolgang Neuss) - Das Messer hinter der Gardine (1961) / GER
 

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Eugen Mezei said:
So?
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?????

You wondered what brand of film is just call "Film".

Well, by hinting at the "Film" just being put on by sticker on the cassette and also some printed text covered by paint, I wanted to indicate that at the props department a common brand film was just made "generic".
 
I think it is an intentional joke. Like in Repo Man where the cans of beer just say "BEER", everything commercial shows up that way:

 
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I think it is an intentional joke. Like in Repo Man where the cans of beer just say "BEER", everything commercial shows up that way:

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And the can in the fridge that the main character eats branded “food.” It was a real thing here in Southern California, I think it was the Ralph’s food chain that we introduced it in the early ‘80s. There was a section in the store for these generics, like “beer” or “paper towels”. Funny movie.
 
Theo Sulphate said:
It seems he asks "Is that a Hasselblad?", right?
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Well from what I understand he asks: "Isn't that a Thornton Pickard?"
( )
However next one can hear him tell which camera he himself owns...but the name of the make is unintelligible. It seems that the name is then repeated by the photographer...but again unintelligible. Guess they didn't pronounce the full name very clear since they didn't actually have the knowledge as actors.....

I guess the camera which make is unintelligible is in this photo - a shoot from that same movie:


Here one can spot that same camera in more detail in action:
A better view of that same camera:


Could be a Sands & Hunter camera....(wild guess)..
Btw the camera is not fully set: one can see that the metal struts are not connected to the front panel (needed to keep it straight up).
 
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