Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> I was watching an interesting documentary on the Canadian channel- TRIO > about the making of the film of Shakespeare's Henry V by Kenneth Brannagh. I > have always enjoyed his work, even "Mary Shelley's Franenstein" as he seems > to have a feel for period pieces, and some of his Shakespeare presentations > are quite good. > While filming, Lord Snowden was there, and was recorded shooting what > appeared to be an M6 with a 35 or 28 lens- as it had a square shade--- > possibly it might have been even a 21. > I have always been fascinated with the technical aspect of filming movies, > and it was an interesting program. Evidently, Lord Snowden is a discerning > and most discriminating photographer as far as his choice of equipment is > concerned! > Cheers! > Dan > > A place where Leicas pop up regularily on the 'little screen' is Speedvisions 'Legends of Motorsport' which is historic footage mostly from the 50s and 60s car or motorcyle races in Europe. If you look at the shots on the sidelines you spot Leicas quite often. But the camera of choice seems to be Rollei TLRs amongst the photo journalists covering these events as they are seen in much larger numbers on the sidelines. sl