Ivan Muller Posted January 7, 2013 Share #1 Posted January 7, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) ...If Brad has one I must also get one.....: read all about it here at.....Leica, Hollywood’s Latest Status Symbol: Click if You Can Afford It | THEME And here is some words of wisdom from Mr John Mayer : “I’ve learned that the guessing — maybe the intuition — of the settings is what makes a photograph special,” he wrote. Sheesh I wish I had this guy around when I was studying photography...life would have been so much easier... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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adan Posted January 7, 2013 Share #2 Posted January 7, 2013 I love this quote: "Carrying a Leica around can be a little like driving a Bentley. Just because you can afford it doesn’t mean you’re a good driver." I think part of the deal with Leica and Hollywood is that a lot of the directors and cinematographers like and use Leicas, and so, when the "talent" asks one of the tech guys, "So what's the best camera?" - the response is "Leica," so that's what they buy. I've met a couple of bigwigs in the A.S.C. (American Society of Cinematographers) and they both used Leicas. Partly because they were the one system quiet enough to use on a sound stage prior to the advent of digital, and partly the mystique of european glass. Not to mention that there was a huge influx of German and European filmakers fleeing Hitler in the 30's, bringing Leicas with them - and that "received wisdom" has been handed down over the decades. Keep in mind also that live-action Hollywood filmmaking is still very "manual" and "analog" - focus and exposure are virtually always set manually. If your life experience is a Hollywood set, you're used to seeing manual focus-pullers working the camera, and DPs with ping-pong-ball incident meters reading every part of the scene, and sound guys checking and setting levels manually. Matthew Libatique - Cinematographer for Iron Man and Black Swan. http://www.btlnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/LR-matthew-libatique-director-of-photography.jpg ____ EDIT: I also love the correction the Times ran: "Correction: September 20, 2012 A previous version of this article was accompanied by a picture of Emmy Rossum holding what was incorrectly identified as a Leica rangefinder. It was, in fact, a Fuji digital camera whose design was inspired by classic rangefinders such as the Leica." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRabern Posted January 7, 2013 Share #3 Posted January 7, 2013 "It was, in fact, a Fuji digital camera..." So must you mean those fleeing Hirohito passing on "wisdom"? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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