James Bond uses an OM1

[David Hughes]

I'll second that, zuiko85... superb series.

Hi,

Can I third that?

Regards, David

 

[Huss]

Funny, I thought he used an M3 with 50mm Summicron. He did, in one of the stories.

Goldfinger

Any monkey can use a Nikon

 

[Roger Hicks]

Daniel Craig with OM1, by Greg Williams for Esquire.

I bet he keeps a Minox in his pocket, too.

In his POCKET?

Wimp.

A friend who actually worked in this line of business favoured a Rollei TLR. After all, with a Rollei you can pretend you're just a happy-snapper, because no-one would be stupid enough to try to conceal a camera that size. With a Minox you look guilty as soon as they find it.

Another favoured spy camera was a Tessina on a wrist strap. MUCH bigger neg as compared with the Minox (14x21mm instead of 8x11, over 3x the size) and far more versatile.

Cheers,

R.

 

[lshofstra]

@ rh-oregon
Perhaps someone else mentioned it, but the Olympus 4ti is on the title roll of "Licence to kill". Don't think it is used anywhere in the film though.

 

[Sarcophilus Harrisii]

Didn't he also have a Blad that became a rifle..?

Yes, that's right. It was in one of the Timothy Dalton films, so, Licence To Kill or The Living Daylights. I think it was Licence To Kill, from memory.
Cheers,
Brett

 

[johank]

Bye a firearms collector I was shown a Tele Tessar with a one round Rifle in the bottom, very well built for a Screw Leica. No story if it was used as rifle.
The Tessina was popular by Climbers too since it was a light TLR.
The Minox had it´s place since Zapps Gerät for Micro Dots.
Real Spys used 6x6s, Hasselblad was built as a Field spy tool first, Contaxes and Leicas.

 

[santino]

Craig is the worst Bond ever but seems to use one of the best cameras ever 😀