Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]SonC, That's a fun link about Leicas as movie stars and having famous owners. I'll send a note to that page owner. I note that "... actor Brendan Fraser is a serious Leica fan. During a break in filming while in Sydney in mid-2001, he bought thousands of dollars of Leica M & R equipment from one Sydney dealer" Clearly we need some sort of export restrictions here once Leicas get into Aus. The reference to "Impostor (2002)" cracks me up. Must have been a new and improved M6 from the future - "Japanese Story (2003) - Unwatchable Australian movie staring Toni Collette. The Japanese man she has an affair with uses a chrome M7 in a number of early scenes" The camera came up a little while ago on eBay in Aus. with some sort of authentication by people involved in the movie. I think that the asking price was a LOT. The reference to Robert Ruark's hunting safari books is almost correct. The incident is first described in "Horn of the Hunter" (from 1957!) Ruark says that his Leica, Ikoflex and Rollei were stolen on his first African safari. "What makes me furious is my Leica. It had thirty five very fine exposures of game in it....." There are photos of animals and safari scenes in the book credited to several white hunter folks. Apparently he had good taste in camera equipment. Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica in movies Leica at the movies.... http://nemeng.com/leica/005ea.shtml Just saw "Das Boot" with a Leica III SonC On 5/21/07, Mark Welch <markwwelch@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I hear Brad Pitt is a Leica guy. > > I am working on an old episode of Hart To Hart right now (eps 90)with an > extra who has what surely must be an early M6 with a Leica flash. Jennifer > Hart has a Canon rangefinder in earlier episodes. > > I havent shot a roll through my M4 in 2 months and I am a film LOYALIST. > Digital is dangerous....... > > Mark Welch > > > >From: "Christopher Williams" <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> > >Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > >To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > >Subject: [Leica] Leica in movies > >Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 09:20:42 -0600 > > > >3 movies I've seen with Leicas lately - > > > >The Omen(new version) - M6, and the photographer develops digital images > in > >the darkroom which is funny to watch > > > >Lord of War - Cage has a CL on the beach > > > >Blood Diamond - M6 or M7, black dot > > > >Chris