What camera was he using?

[Tin]

From today's (May 17, 2011) Globe and Mail, there is the following photo:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/mult...ts-caught-on-camera-may-13-19/article2019769/

The caption says: "U.S. director Gus Van Sant takes a picture during the photocall of "Restless" presented in the Un Certain Regard selection at the 64th Cannes Film Festival"

It is quite amusing to look at his RF camera in a sea of big zooms. But what camera was he using?

Doesn't look like a Leica---no red dot. But in my eyes, it was a RF. The resolution of the picture (even on the larger paper version) is not good enough to show the wordings on the lens.

Any ideas?

Tin

 

[ItsReallyDarren]

Looks like it could possibly be an MP or M7. If you look really close you can see the film advance lever sticking out.

 

[Keith]

Definitely looks like a Leica to me ... a digital M.

 

[Keith]

Looks like it could possibly be an MP or M7. If you look really close you can see the film advance lever sticking out.

I never noticed that ... probably an MP then.

 

[raytoei@gmail.com]

+1 ItsReallyDarren

 

[SteveM]

Saw the same photo and wondered about that too. Looked like a Leica MP Black Paint. No red dot, knob wind. A real contrast to those big zooms.

Steve

 

[ItsReallyDarren]

I admit I saved the picture and zoomed in all the way to scrutinize the blurry pixels before I saw that lever sticking out. (working late makes you do wacky things)

 

[newsgrunt]

MP, MP serial numbering, standard MP covering and a very scuffed and banged up hood on a 35 Summilux. .72 finder I think, hard to read the lettering

 

[Paddy C]

Certainly looks like an MP.

 

[porktaco]

 

[cambolt]

MP I think, too. It's not an M2 is it?