Tori Amos: Welcome to England

[Bessa-ist-das]

Hi all,

just saw the latest release by Tori Amos called "Welcome to England". She seems to be a RF fan 🙂 At the end of the vid she's shown in the London Eye taking pictures with a RF (Leica in a leather halfcase?). Good girl! ;-)

The song is absolutely brilliant btw! Can't wait to listen to the rest of the album.

Cheers
Wolfgang

 

[Peter_Jones]

Not my cup of tea musically, but she goes her own direction and that deserves respect in an age of disposable teenybopper music. Good luck to her and I hope she remembered to take the lens cap off 🙂

 

[ddimaria]

Good luck to her and I hope she remembered to take the lens cap off 🙂

Hmmm. Is that a knock on all celebrities or just women celebrities?

 

[telenous]

Thanks for the link. I liked the song. She's one of the most emotional singer-songwriters.

But the camera looks like a ZI to me. The lens has a silver rim - Zeiss or CV then. Seeing her use the camera gave me a vague feeling it wasn't hers, maybe it belonged to the prop guy or the director of the clip. Good choice though, it suits her style.




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[Peter_Jones]

Hmmm. Is that a knock on all celebrities or just women celebrities?

Not at all 🙂 I'm sure we've all left the cap on, not wound the film on properly, left yellow filters on with colour film etc. usually when we expect a decent shot. :bang:

 

[Yona]

Looks like a Voigtlander Bessa

Looks like a Voigtlander Bessa

I noticed Tori's use of the rangefinder, as well. It's most likely a newer Voigtlander Bessa camera, an R2A / R2M / R3A / R3M / R4A / R4M. I use an Epson R-D1s, which is also made by Cosina / Voigtlander, so I noticed the similarity in design. The Bessa's are Leica M-mount rangefinders, so the lens Tori is using could be anything, but it appears to be a Voigtlander, as well. They have several current or recent production lenses with the silver rings. However you stack it, a rangefinder suits Tori's style, even if is just a prop.