[Leica] Cinematic Leica sighting

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

I just saw it a few hours ago and I think it was an MP.
It had a thumb winder which was the old fashion kind.



mark@rabinergroup.com
Mark William Rabiner



> From: Howard Ritter <hlritter@bex.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:05:30 -0400
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>, MUGERS YAHOO
> <mugers@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Leica] Cinematic Leica sighting
> 
> Went to Woody Allen's new one tonight, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona", and
> was treated to the sight of two of my favorite things: Pen?lope Cruz
> and, in her lovely hands, a chrome M. Didn't get a good look at it,
> even though I manfully tore my eyes away from its user for a few
> seconds, but it was red-dotted. It looked big enough for an M8, but as
> Ms Cruz's character made a point of bringing it out as a film camera
> in response to Scarlett Johansson's continual use of a digicam, I'm
> guessing that it was a 7 or possibly a 6 (is my faith in Hollywood
> prop departments misplaced? Surely they wouldn't have just used a
> nearby M8 in the role of a film camera....). Couldn't quite tell
> whether the left top corner was angled. Will have to rent the DVD?to
> have another look at, ahem, the camera. Just to make sure. Over and
> over, as many times as necessary.
> 
> The movie was excellent. Outstanding performance by Pen?lope and
> excellent by Javier Bardem as a clich?d tempestuous Latin love/hate-
> each-0ther-but-can't-live-with/without-each-other//incredibly
> beautiful and voluptuous, unstable, volatile, practically bipolar
> suicidal-homicidal//smoulderingly sensual, roughly handsome,
> impossibly hypermasculine// hot-blooded pair of artists, and (if hers
> was acting) a good one by Johansson as a clich?d somewhat bimboid,
> chronically restless, bedhopping American something-or-other. Typical
> Woodmanic self-analytic dialogue and complex interpersonal dynamics
> and multilevel conflicts, with a rapid descent to an ending that was a
> bit undernourished. Several minutes of red-lit darkroom scenes as
> well. Well worth seeing, as well for the lovely Spanish setting as for
> the story. Envy is directed toward our Iberian LUGgers and MUGgers,
> especially Barcelonianos (you know who you are, luisripoli).
> 
> --howard
> 
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