What lenses did Doisneau use

[CONNOR MJ]

Which lenses did this master of 35 mm use did he have particular favorites
over the years,are there any good links so we can make comparisons.
It seems he was not distracted by the digital media and didnt seem to hurt
the quality and intelligence of his pictures.Did he have a Summarit?

 

[horosu]

He used a Rolleiflex , presumably with the 75/2.5 Tessar lens (Carl Zeiss)

 

[Dogman]

There's a photo of him in a book I own that shows him late in life using a Leica R SLR. Don't know about the lens.

 

[M. Valdemar]

A Brownie Starflash and the bottom of a Coke bottle.

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

There's a photo of him in a book I own that shows him late in life using a Leica R SLR. Don't know about the lens.

There are a number of self- (or non self-?) portraits I've seen with him holding a Rolleiflex TLR, a Leica R(something) and I think once I saw him (ok, a photo of him) with a Contax rangefinder, but certainly don't quote me on that.

 

[Letien]

Summitar for IIIC and Summicron 50/F2 for M3. I found it in Hamilton's book, 1995.

 

[VictorM.]

Doisneau, as do most photographers working for a living, used a wide variety of equipment. I've seen pictures of him with various Rolleiflex's, Nikon and Leica slr's, Leica ltm's and M's and 4X5.

 

[back alley]

nice avatar victor!

 

[RayPA]

Which lenses did this master of 35 mm use did he have particular favorites
over the years,are there any good links so we can make comparisons.
It seems he was not distracted by the digital media and didnt seem to hurt
the quality and intelligence of his pictures.Did he have a Summarit?

I think you can chalk-up that image quality to MF. It seems the majority of his work was shot with a Rolleiflex, judging by the quality and the format of the final presentation of the images. I think he used flash occasionally, too. Many fine things come from France, and Doisneau ranks at or near the top as one of the finest.




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[peter_n]

Robert Doisneau mostly used a Rolleiflex. I love a lot of his stuff too but I think some of it was posed.

 

[Beniliam]

He used too Pentax and Nikon SLR´s in the 60´s and 70´s.

 

[rlouzan]

Linhof Technika, Speed Graphic , Rolleiflex TLR, Hassellad swc, Nikon F /50mm, Leica 111F, Leica R5 / 35 Elmarit

 

[horosu]

I meant 75/3.5 Tessar...my bad

 

[bob cole]

What lenses did Doisneau use

Here's a couple [already mentioned]

and #3 :Baiser de l'Hotel de Ville

 

[furcafe]

His most famous photo, "Baiser de l'Hotel de Ville" ("Kiss at the Hotel de Ville") was posed.

Robert Doisneau mostly used a Rolleiflex. I love a lot of his stuff too but I think some of it was posed.

 

[CONNOR MJ]

Thanks for all your comments so far,since posting the question I have been looking
at his photos from the twentys to the eightys and it does seem that the rollei was his favorite or at least the vast majority of his very best shots were taken with a rollei,I noticed more head height photos in the sixties and eightys.

 

[telenous]

I think he used flash occasionally, too.

I was looking at some of his photos earlier today and had the same thought. I wonder in particular about the two Concierge(s) photos and a few of his indoor environmental portraits.

 

[Beniliam]

A famous vals image. He used flash obviously.

 

[CONNOR MJ]

I was looking at some of his photos earlier today and had the same thought. I wonder in particular about the two Concierge(s) photos and a few of his indoor environmental portraits.

it seem there is strong artificial lighting used in the concierge with glasses picture
probably 6 to 8 feet high & rollei?

 

[CONNOR MJ]

A famous vals image. He used flash obviously.

flash or floodlight or car headlights