Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/21

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Subject: [Leica] Good old Oskar did it already almost 100 year ago!!
From: fredhess at phenix-visuals.nl (Fred Hess)
Date: Fri Nov 21 10:41:57 2008
 
Hello guys,

 

We all know the reason and purpose why Oskar Barnack initially invented the 
proto-type of the Leica-camera: to test filmstrips for his 35mm-cine-camera.

 

I was reading in the Kodak sponsored magazine 'IN CAMERA' (for 
cinematographers) the October 2008 issue, about the making of the film 
'Australia' by the director Baz Luhrmann.

 

One part of this article was especially interesting to me, I quote:



 "They had a few hours one afternoon to shoot initial make-up, hair and 
costume tests.  Mandy Walker (DOP / ACS) shot these tests with strips of 
different motion picture film stock loaded in her 35mm Leica camera. She 
explains that this was a quick way to compare stocks and see how colors and 
skin tones reproduced."

 

Remarkable !! 

 

Kind regards

 

Fred Hess

The Hague / The Netherlands.