Al Brown Posted April 27 Share #1 Posted April 27 Advertisement (gone after registration) In the new movie "Civil war", Kirsten Dunst uses a manual focus 35mm Summicron on her Sony a7RV as her normal (non-tele) lens for documenting events of a fictional US civil war in the near future. Sony's logo is taped over (maybe she feared somebody would steal it), but Leica's script on the Summicron front is left for the viewer to adore. (Photo courtesy of A24 Press Kit). Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/393529-war-photographer-uses-summicron-35-on-her-sony/?do=findComment&comment=5223938'>More sharing options...
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graphlex Posted April 28 Share #2 Posted April 28 (edited) We’ve had many a civil war on this forum over 35mm lenses. Edited April 28 by graphlex 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberti Posted April 28 Share #3 Posted April 28 And seen from behind 35mm lenses 😗 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted April 28 Share #4 Posted April 28 The immediate question is "Why?" Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith (M) Posted April 28 Share #5 Posted April 28 42 minutes ago, andybarton said: The immediate question is "Why?" Product placement? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted April 28 Share #6 Posted April 28 You’d have to look very hard AND know what you’re looking at. Not like an Aston or Omega in Bond. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted April 28 Share #7 Posted April 28 Advertisement (gone after registration) It's to make it look like she's doing something with the camera, in other words it's prop to use when some acting is needed. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Brown Posted April 28 Author Share #8 Posted April 28 4 hours ago, andybarton said: You’d have to look very hard AND know what you’re looking at. Not like an Aston or Omega in Bond. Well there is one close-up filling almost the entire movie screen where you can very clearly read every detail on the front face of the 35mm Summicron. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Brown Posted April 28 Author Share #9 Posted April 28 5 hours ago, Keith (M) said: Product placement? I doubt Sony would like to have a M lens mounted on its body as product placement, nor Leica having a Sony body behind its Summicron. There is the other photographer in the movie and she is using the Nikon FE2 with the standard lens. It is my guess not even Nikon would want THAT particular body as product placement... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danner Posted April 28 Share #10 Posted April 28 Japanese camera, German lens, and perhaps an Italian strap. Hmmm... 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted April 28 Share #11 Posted April 28 Why not? Most if not all my Leica lenses work fine on my A7r2 mod. Little to do with war though. Here S-A 21/3.4: https://photos.smugmug.com/Diverse/n-QFBj4/Sony-A7r2-Leica-2134-pre-asph/i-4NbWTWb/2/GPRQv4ZVDKhsDst7dS6QMV6CJvKcDzM67C2KXfrf/X4/DSC02651_si-X4.jpg 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted April 28 Share #12 Posted April 28 3 hours ago, Al Brown said: I doubt Sony would like to have a M lens mounted on its body as product placement, nor Leica having a Sony body behind its Summicron. There is the other photographer in the movie and she is using the Nikon FE2 with the standard lens. It is my guess not even Nikon would want THAT particular body as product placement... Why so sniffy, it’s a fine camera, far more reliable than a Leica M7 if auto exposure is a factor and far, far cheaper to buy? But I guess given the film is some sort of prediction of the next American civil war it may be that journalists in the near future have to use whatever they can get hold of to record the atrocities. Matthew Brady had very few digital cameras available to record the last one and he didn’t do a bad job, so who’s to say in the next one with the destruction of the internet it wouldn’t lead to the rise of analogue photography again? But perhaps the film makers use of a Sony body is even more simple that a conspiracy theory, it looks a bit like a Leica in terms of film making, and is a whole lot cheaper if they need a few backup cameras for filming in different locations? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giacomo Busoni Posted April 28 Share #13 Posted April 28 (edited) my guess is that they used a camera belonging to a crew member as a prop, and it happened to be a Sony with a SUMMICRON. I also guess that they taped the Sony not because they feared it would be stolen in the fiction of the film, but because they feared they would need to pay royalties to Sony in the real world. Edited April 28 by Giacomo Busoni Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Brown Posted April 28 Author Share #14 Posted April 28 1 hour ago, Giacomo Busoni said: they taped the Sony not because they feared it would be stolen in the fiction of the film My comment was a nod to the utterly pointless practice of taping the Leica red dot due to fears of attracting thieves. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardC Posted April 29 Share #15 Posted April 29 The only problem is that she hasn't taped over the white model number. The Alpha 7 lettering is mildly distracting. I assume that the scene that explains her camera choice didn't make it past the first draft. Maybe the kit zoom broke and she replaced it with something more sturdy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardC Posted April 29 Share #16 Posted April 29 20 hours ago, Al Brown said: My comment was a nod to the utterly pointless practice of taping the Leica red dot due to fears of attracting thieves. I've done it to discourage unwanted attention from camera bores! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted April 29 Share #17 Posted April 29 That's not a war photographer, that's an actress. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted April 29 Share #18 Posted April 29 She needed an M-E adapter for M lens to fit on a7 body. Deliberate choice i would think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Brown Posted April 29 Author Share #19 Posted April 29 12 minutes ago, BernardC said: Maybe the kit zoom broke and she replaced it with something more sturdy. The 70-200 G lens is very prominent in other scenes. That one is used for checking on snipers and other stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesphoto99 Posted April 30 Share #20 Posted April 30 These films cost tens of millions of dollars to make. They thought this one out. I wouldn't be surprised if they rented/borrowed a whole bunch of gear and ran screen tests first to see how it would look in regards to HER face on camera, and her face only. Maybe taping over the Sony Alpha 7 made it look too blank, or they liked the look of the font, the full circle of white lettering on the Leica lens. Believe me, whatever they did here was deliberate. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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