CONNOR MJ
Member
Which lenses did this master of 35 mm use did he have particular favorites
over the years,are there any good links so we can make comparisons.
It seems he was not distracted by the digital media and didnt seem to hurt
the quality and intelligence of his pictures.Did he have a Summarit?
over the years,are there any good links so we can make comparisons.
It seems he was not distracted by the digital media and didnt seem to hurt
the quality and intelligence of his pictures.Did he have a Summarit?
horosu
Well-known
He used a Rolleiflex , presumably with the 75/2.5 Tessar lens (Carl Zeiss)
Dogman
Veteran
There's a photo of him in a book I own that shows him late in life using a Leica R SLR. Don't know about the lens.
M. Valdemar
Well-known
A Brownie Starflash and the bottom of a Coke bottle.
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
There are a number of self- (or non self-?) portraits I've seen with him holding a Rolleiflex TLR, a Leica R(something) and I think once I saw him (ok, a photo of him) with a Contax rangefinder, but certainly don't quote me on that.Dogman said:
Letien
Established
Summitar for IIIC and Summicron 50/F2 for M3. I found it in Hamilton's book, 1995.
VictorM.
Well-known
Doisneau, as do most photographers working for a living, used a wide variety of equipment. I've seen pictures of him with various Rolleiflex's, Nikon and Leica slr's, Leica ltm's and M's and 4X5.
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nice avatar victor!
RayPA
Ignore It (It'll go away)
CONNOR MJ said:
I think you can chalk-up that image quality to MF. It seems the majority of his work was shot with a Rolleiflex, judging by the quality and the format of the final presentation of the images. I think he used flash occasionally, too. Many fine things come from France, and Doisneau ranks at or near the top as one of the finest.
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peter_n
Veteran
Robert Doisneau mostly used a Rolleiflex. I love a lot of his stuff too but I think some of it was posed.
Beniliam
Out of the limelight
He used too Pentax and Nikon SLR´s in the 60´s and 70´s.
rlouzan
Well-known
Linhof Technika, Speed Graphic , Rolleiflex TLR, Hassellad swc, Nikon F /50mm, Leica 111F, Leica R5 / 35 Elmarit
horosu
Well-known
I meant 75/3.5 Tessar...my bad
bob cole
Well-known
furcafe
Veteran
His most famous photo, "Baiser de l'Hotel de Ville" ("Kiss at the Hotel de Ville") was posed.
peter_n said:
CONNOR MJ
Member
Thanks for all your comments so far,since posting the question I have been looking
at his photos from the twentys to the eightys and it does seem that the rollei was his favorite or at least the vast majority of his very best shots were taken with a rollei,I noticed more head height photos in the sixties and eightys.
at his photos from the twentys to the eightys and it does seem that the rollei was his favorite or at least the vast majority of his very best shots were taken with a rollei,I noticed more head height photos in the sixties and eightys.
telenous
Well-known
RayPA said:
I was looking at some of his photos earlier today and had the same thought. I wonder in particular about the two Concierge(s) photos and a few of his indoor environmental portraits.
