[Leica] Leica M black in "Blood Diamond"

[len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)]

Dan,

I'm pretty sure the camera is a M6 Classic. It has the small shutter  
speed dial putting it prior to the M6TTL. And the 45 deg rewind  
putting it M4 and later. But the M4 had a funny knurled shutter dial.  
They also covered the Red dot, making it look like a 4th window where  
all Leica M's have 3.

Cheers,
Len



On Jan 23, 2007, at 2:54 PM, D Khong wrote:

> LUGgers
>
> Went to see this show starring Jennifer
> Connelly<http://au.movies.yahoo.com/Jennifer+Connelly/biography/ 
> 121914/>and
> Leonardo DiCaprio.<http://au.movies.yahoo.com/Leonardo+DiCaprio/ 
> biography/62017/>
>
> She was using a Leica M with what appears to be a 35 summicron and
> retangular shade mounted.  Cannot make out the M model but seems of  
> recent
> vintage and she had to wind (so cannot be an M8). The camera was  
> too mint to
> be what journalists normally would carry in some war-torn zone in  
> Africa.
>
> It was nice to see an actress handling a Leica M in its prescribed  
> manner.
>
> Dan K.
>
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