Old Cameras in Old Movies

[ongakublue]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[AgX]

"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]

"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]

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]

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

 

[macfred]

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

 

[swanlake1]

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]

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]

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

 

[480sparky]

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]

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

 

[narsuitus]

"The Bang Bang Club"

 

[summicron1]

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]

"Pecker"

 

[narsuitus]

"Under Fire"

 

[narsuitus]

"War Photographer" (2001)

 

[fotch]

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

 

[GRHazelton]

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]

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]

And the must-see "Peeping Tom"

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

 

[AgX]

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]

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