Cameras in movies...

[Pál_K]

Was watching the Netflix show Highseas the other day and noticed this ultra rare Hasselblad TLR ! 😀
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Why does the prop department engage in such nonsense?

I am relieved to see that his Nikon F is not as crumpled as he famously was. 🙂
And I am surprised to see that there was such as thing as an autofocus Nikon F. He clearly had no need to focus this one manually.

Lt. Columbo was a photographer before joining the police department, thus he learned to prefocus the lens.

Rear window - Exakta Varex with unknown lens.

It's a Kilfitt 400/5.6 lens. Kilfitt lenses are outstanding. Cameraquest has articles on them:

https://cameraquest.com/kilzoom.htm

https://cameraquest.com/mackilar.htm

I have a 40mm Makro-Kilar D - it has astonishing resolution and wonderfully smooth bokeh.

 

[madNbad]

Amazon's *One Night In Miami" a fictional account of a gathering of Muhammed Ali, Sam Cooke, Jim Brown and Malcom X. Malcom X is very proud of his brand new Rolleifex with a 3.5 lens.

 

[joe bosak]

House of Gucci - Maurizio uses a Praktica M42 SLR in one of the early scenes.

 

[raydm6]

Pentax Spotmatic in current Toyota holiday campaign:

Toyota's new US TV commercial may make you want to buy... a Spotmatic

Toyota's heartwarming new ad for the holiday season features a pick-up, a roadtrip across the US... and a Pentax Spotmatic.

kosmofoto.com

 

[nightlight]

'Palermo Shooting' from Wim Wenders features a Plaubel Makina used by the main character, a couple of Leicas (M3 and M6?) and a digital Hasselblad.

The movie itself has lovely light and photography and a superb eccletic soundtrack.

 

[Bill Blackwell]

In the 2017 movie "Kodachrome" Ed Harris is seen using his personal M4-P + 50mm v.5 Summicron throughout the film.

 

[blessingx]

Beyond the Bolex has... I'll let you guess what camera.

 

[Eugen Mezei]

I just watched Motherless Brooklyn (2019) and was suprised that props are period accurate. Cameras, cars (present in big numbers in the movie), clothing.
So it is possible. I said it multiple times, getting the props right is cheap (compared to the cost of film making). It is a question of not being ignorant.

 

[nightlight]

Riverboom (a documentary from 2023 about a road trip in Afghanistan in 2003) was an enjoyable watch. Funny, informative and features the Olympus Mju, Hasselblad 500 and Rolleiflex.