DANNY LYON - Only one more month!

nikonhswebmaster said:
Here is an interview, from a magazine database my partner and I built.

http://bombmagazine.org/article/6620/danny-lyon

"Edwards had loaned me his Rolleiflex—that was the first 2 1/4 inch I used. And I must have taken it south, because some of those pictures are square format. I had a funky old Leica M2 that scratched every picture. Eventually, the Nikon F would be my real workhorse. With The Bikeriders, I didn’t use a Leica. It was a Nikon Reflex, that early, single-lens Reflex. It was such a fabulous camera with a prism on it—no light meter. I had a 2 1/4 inch for The Bikeriders also. When I got to Manhattan in 1967 and realized what I was getting into, making architectural pictures, I went to Olden’s on Broadway and 43rd Street and got the cheapest view camera you could get—a Calumet."
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Nice! I was curious what equipment he used, not that it's important, just "idle curiosity." Lately, I've been tempted to pick up a Nikon F myself ... or an F2.
Just because (in other words, also idle curiosity).
 
Papercut said:
Nice! I was curious what equipment he used, not that it's important, just "idle curiosity." Lately, I've been tempted to pick up a Nikon F myself ... or an F2.
Just because (in other words, also idle curiosity).
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They are so cheap on ebay! Most work well, might need some foam on the mirror, but if you don't need a meter, the biggest issue is a good prism on the F. F2's are a bit more money, but the standard prism models are usually better glass.
 
I hope the Lyon show makes it to Chicago. Sparky and Cowboy is one of my favorite portraits. Hanging with the Outlaws and them letting him photograph their world. Great stuff. Thanks for posting this.
 
airfrogusmc said:
I hope the Lyon show makes it to Chicago. Sparky and Cowboy is one of my favorite portraits. Hanging with the Outlaws and them letting him photograph their world. Great stuff. Thanks for posting this.
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"Whitney in June 2016 before traveling to San Francisco." Sadly no mention of other locations.
 
Both shows (Lyon & Conner) opening next week in S.F.
Going to a preview of It's All True tomorrow. Conner of course is art world royalty out here in California. And maybe the reluctant inventor of the music video based on early films like Breakaway from 1966 and later work with Devo and other bands.
 
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