matthewm
Well-known
It was a slow day at the office today so in between phone calls and a few emails and some other light duties, I caught up on a couple of things in my Netflix Instant Queue, most notably, The Rum Diary (an adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's novel).
First, it's a great, great movie and is filmed extraordinarily well. The cast is top-notch and the whole project was, in my humble opinion, exquisitely done.
I noticed during one part of the movie that Johnny Depp was shooting with an older RF camera that resembled a Contax. At one point in the movie, he raises the camera to photograph a little girl and you see that it's actually a Kiev.
I'm not sure, but Kiev's probably weren't the journalist camera of choice back then. I would assume that it would have been an actual Contax RF.
Anyway, just thought it was funny. Here's a screen grab of it from my computer (gotta love that feature).
First, it's a great, great movie and is filmed extraordinarily well. The cast is top-notch and the whole project was, in my humble opinion, exquisitely done.
I noticed during one part of the movie that Johnny Depp was shooting with an older RF camera that resembled a Contax. At one point in the movie, he raises the camera to photograph a little girl and you see that it's actually a Kiev.
I'm not sure, but Kiev's probably weren't the journalist camera of choice back then. I would assume that it would have been an actual Contax RF.
Anyway, just thought it was funny. Here's a screen grab of it from my computer (gotta love that feature).
matthewm
Well-known
Also, he's blocking the RF window with his right hand.
jordanstarr
J.R.Starr
If you watch the film, he doesn't even focus before she shoots. But the subject he chose to shoot was pretty amazing. I don't think this is Johnny Depps personal camera by any stretch of the imagination. The film crew probably just rented the most old school film camera they could find.
matthewm
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Ryan1938
Established
The Kiev was chosen because Hunter Thompson had one at one point. He writes about it a few times in various stories. In the mid 1970's, he also wrote about spending enough money on a "japanese" camera to buy 3 pounds of coke.
matthewm
Well-known
RanceEric
The name is Rance
You would think, when they have actors use cameras, they would at least show them how to use it first.. Also funny when they dub oer the shutter sound and insert a stock camera sound (not sure if they did that in this movie)
matthewm
Well-known
Haha. And even worse when they show you the view through the viewfinder and it's got a giant cross hair in the middle with a bunch of blocks around it and you KNOW it's not the correct viewfinder for the camera the person is using...
Joosep
Well-known
Yup. That gets me every time. When an actor uses a nonslr camera and they put a mirrorslap noise on it. Sounds more pro, I guess.
Wouldnt take movies so seriously.
coelacanth
Ride, dive, shoot.
At least famous people use their rangefinder cameras in movies WITHOUT lens caps on unlike in real life. 
froyd
Veteran
Joosep
Well-known
At least famous people use their rangefinder cameras in movies WITHOUT lens caps on unlike in real life.
Celebrity Camera Club
pakeha
Well-known
Any one know what he is smoking?
I would be thrilled if i use the same camera AND smoke the same s#@!* as Johnny Depp, be a great conversation starter
I would be thrilled if i use the same camera AND smoke the same s#@!* as Johnny Depp, be a great conversation starter
reagan
hey, they're only Zorkis
In the movie Hemingway & Gellhorn the guy that played Capa was shown several times with a Leica with what appeared [to me] to be a collapsible Summar, usually shooting away ... with Summar in collapsed position. Here's one shot Googled and found on Karen Ballard website.
coelacanth
Ride, dive, shoot.
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
Hunter was known to smoke Dunhill cigarettes and often used TarGard filtered cigarette holders.
Phil Forrest
Phil Forrest
Rayt
Nonplayer Character
Yeah I know... I didn't think it was his camera. It was just a catchy headline.
An American journalist in the making! You should print out this post and enclose it with your resume.
pakeha
Well-known
DUNHILL!!!
Not really the brand to suit the projected image.As i suspected guy was all show,he probably played golf as well.
Richard G
Veteran
And cars. My father had a Mark 2 Jaguar and the sound of the door closing was as nice as a good camera mechanism, but in nearly all films they dub in some sort of abused Plymouth or Chevy sound, very tinny.
Penny Lane
Hopelessly Citrophile
DUNHILL!!!
As i suspected guy was all show,he probably played golf as well.
ESPN.com still has HST's last column online, in which he explains the invention of Shotgun Golf...
Derk