ID this camera

[cosmonaut]

Click the link and watch the Bruce Gilden video. Any idea what camera and lens combo he is using? If it says. I have no sound on my computer....Still worth a view. He is insane.
http://www.wnyc.org/streetshots/

 

[Bill Blackwell]

The only certainty is it's a dSLR. Otherwise it is impossible to tell just from viewing this video clip and he does not say.

 

[Stoneaxe]

I see he shoots with a black camera - less conspicuous? 😉

 

[R2-D2]

The only certainty is it's a dSLR. Otherwise it is impossible to tell just from viewing this video clip and he does not say.

Not the "Jamel Shabazz" video - he meant the YouTube video in the "How Does Bruce Gilden Do It?" section of the aforementioned site. It's certainly a Leica M with a wide-angle lens <= 28mm...

 

[rxmd]

The body is definitely a standard issue black paint MP.

I doubt it's a MP because his technique looks like he is using TTL flash, taking ambient light meterings separately and using fill-in flash to give some extra lighting from the side. This won't work with an MP, you need either an M6TTL or an M7.

Philipp

 

[Florian1234]

Looks like a M7 to me, since it has a centered knob for light-value saving.

 

[Bill Blackwell]

Not the "Jamel Shabazz" video - he meant the YouTube video in the "How Does Bruce Gilden Do It?" section of the aforementioned site. It's certainly a Leica M with a wide-angle lens <= 28mm...

Ah yes, I see it now...

At first I thought it as an M4-2 or M4-P. But it is definitely a BP MP - there is one patch in the video clip where you can see the RW knob, the accessory crank, and the worn black paint. The camera has a metal Leitz accessory finder on the hot-shoe and the flash is plugged into the back on a chord.

The lens looks like a 28mm pre-asph Elmarit-M, but that is just a guess.

 

[julianphotoart]

At 3:13 of the clip, there's a clear view of the back. The film advance lever is MP-style. Either an MP or a an a la carte M7 made to look like an MP. Only in NYC.....