alun Posted March 9, 2011 Share #1 Posted March 9, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Has anyone else tried to identify the casually laid aside camera in the new Starbucks' ad -- see here: Ciaran Watkins – Me And Advertising? It’s Bigger Than Coffee Answers on apostcard to..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 Hi alun, Take a look here Starbucks. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
earleygallery Posted March 9, 2011 Share #2 Posted March 9, 2011 Possibly a Kodak Retinette, or Agfa Isolette. Love that article, sums up pretty much what I thought when I looked at the advert. Pause button? Buying a coffee in Starbucks is quite stressful, the choice, the two stage queuing process, checking to see if that seat you were going to grab has been taken by someone else......Those people in the ad are probably talking shop, and one of those mobile phones is about to ring and interrupt them anyway! Go to a proper Cafe where they'll bring the coffee to you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alun Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted March 9, 2011 James -- Yep, lifestyle engineering, image manipulation, aspirational advertising, corporate imagineers -- oh no, wait, I think Disney has a copyright on that word... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 9, 2011 Share #4 Posted March 9, 2011 I once joked with the girl in my favourite Neros, as she was putting the spent grounds in a bin bag, that the grounds were destined to be dried and sent to Starbucks down the road. "Yes", she said, "but they go to Costa first". 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted March 10, 2011 Share #5 Posted March 10, 2011 Nero are the best of the chains IMO! But McDonalds make a decent coffee too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted March 10, 2011 Share #6 Posted March 10, 2011 I find Nero a bit too hit and miss nowadays. Costa isn't great but is consistent. Carluccio's has much better food but tries too hard to be something it is not. Apostrophe is my favourite of the chains. (I agree about McDonalds - far better coffee than Starbucks.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 10, 2011 Share #7 Posted March 10, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) In London, I like Benugo. They do excellent breakfasts. Elsewhere, I only go to Nero unless there really is no alternative. Carluccio's is more of a sit-down place than just a coffee shop. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted March 10, 2011 Share #8 Posted March 10, 2011 Bar Italia in Soho, open 24hrs, and there's an excellent little Italian coffee shop at Neasden tube station. I used to look forward to visiting a client that way just to stop off for a coffee and snack en route! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted March 10, 2011 Share #9 Posted March 10, 2011 Wherever I am in London, I always look out for a standalone Italian-run coffee shop. You really can't go wrong. Regards, Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootinglulu Posted March 10, 2011 Share #10 Posted March 10, 2011 I like a coffee in 'Aperture', one is in good company there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmas Posted March 10, 2011 Share #11 Posted March 10, 2011 I like a coffee in 'Aperture', one is in good company there! Hi Apertures carrot and ginger juice is the best in London, but Ivor (Red Dot Cam...) does nice coffee and it is free. Sorry Ivor. The thing about Nero and similar shops is they have good light and the people I attend with will happily shoot of lot of M frames and it is only a matter of time before I get banned along with them. Noel Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootinglulu Posted March 10, 2011 Share #12 Posted March 10, 2011 Mmm, Aperture is rather dark..thanks for the juice tip:) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falstaff Posted March 10, 2011 Share #13 Posted March 10, 2011 Bar Italia in Soho, open 24hrs, and there's an excellent little Italian coffee shop at Neasden tube station. I used to look forward to visiting a client that way just to stop off for a coffee and snack en route! Bar Italia - my favorite. Another is a small shop on Charing Cross Rd as you walk up from Leicester Tube St to Cambridge Circus, on the right. I forget the name. Falstaff Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alun Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share #14 Posted March 10, 2011 But what's the camera????????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyoung Posted March 10, 2011 Share #15 Posted March 10, 2011 Possibly a Kodak Retinette, or Agfa Isolette. Love that article, sums up pretty much what I thought when I looked at the advert. Pause button? Buying a coffee in Starbucks is quite stressful, the choice, the two stage queuing process, checking to see if that seat you were going to grab has been taken by someone else......Those people in the ad are probably talking shop, and one of those mobile phones is about to ring and interrupt them anyway! Go to a proper Cafe where they'll bring the coffee to you! .....and nasty thick cups to drink out of and soak all the heat out of the coffee before you find a seat.... Gerry Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyoung Posted March 10, 2011 Share #16 Posted March 10, 2011 But what's the camera????????? Oh yes, my guess would be a Voigtlander Vito, late type BL?, they had chunky chrome trim round the selenium meter window, and it looks like a shutter with EV settings on, which had small plastic knobs each side to release the locking between shutter speeds and apertures. Gerry Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RITskellar Posted March 11, 2011 Share #17 Posted March 11, 2011 But what's the camera????????? Looks like a chrome Leica M with a Summicron 35 ASPH lens on it without the hood. And because I don't see a prominent spot of silver where a self timer lever would be, that might narrow it down to a M2 (button), M6 or MP. And if you assume that the profile of the lens is correctly a 35 ASPH, then a reasonable guess would be that it's an MP. How's that for a decent guess??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MX5Bob Posted March 13, 2011 Share #18 Posted March 13, 2011 Here in the States, Starbucks is ubiquitous, however, a lot of us in the West like Pete's the best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archiver Posted March 13, 2011 Share #19 Posted March 13, 2011 In Melbourne, there is a deeply entrenched Italian coffee culture. Starbucks did not recognize this, and after a number of years, ditched dozens of outlets all around Australia. Some excellent cafe chains in Melbourne are Degani and Brunetti. The food is good along with the coffee. Independent Italian cafe's are great as well, as they usually have delicious in-store made cakes and savouries, too. If hot chocolate is more your thing, as it is mine, Koko Black, fraus and Max Brenner offer a super range of the stuff. On a cold day, I love settling into a padded chair in Koko Black or Max Brenner and sipping a thick, creamy hot chocolate dusted with chili flakes. The hot chocolate from fraus is so thick that a spoon can almost stand up in it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted March 13, 2011 Share #20 Posted March 13, 2011 Anybody tried Starbucks instant coffee available from the supermarket? I think the Italian Roast is pretty good. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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