Stars and their cameras - Miles Davis

Miles Davis with his Leica on the cover of the Live at Newport 1958. In an 1976-interview by Sy Johnson Miles talks about the Leica he got in Germany and how much he liked it. He said he had the clerk set the shutter speed and aperture at the store when he bought the camera and hadn't changed them since.

Stars and their cameras - Brad Pitt

 
x17online berichtet, dass Brad Pitts Leica S2 in Budapest gestohlen wurde. Eine neue Leica S2-37,5-Megapixel-Kamera kostet immerhin 23'000 Dollar, ohne Objektive. Auf der website von x17online sieht man eine Reihe von Bildern von Brad Pitt, fotografierend mit seiner Kamera, nur Stunden bevor sie gestohlen wurde. Die Kamera sieht aber viel eher nach einer Leica R8 aus und nicht nach einer S2. Es scheint also, dass auch Brad Pitt, wie Sofia Coppola, noch immer auf Filmkameras setzt und nicht auf digitale.

Die Quelle, die die Geschichte x17online zugetragen hat, sagte dem Portal, dass sich auf der Speicherkarte in der Kamera sehr persönliche Fotos befunden hätten und dass Brad Pitt sich Sorgen mache, die Bilder könnten an die Öffentlichkeit gelangen.

Wie er die Speicherkarte in die Filmkamera installiert hat, bleibt sicher Brads Geheimnis.

Kids with scooters

Panasonic DMC-GF1

1/1000 sec.   f/5.6

45mm   100 iso

photographed against the sun

Kreuzlingen, Switzerland

Bild des Tages - Am Flohmarkt

Dieses Bild läuft heute den ganzen Tag auf der Startseite von view.stern.de durch, weil es als eines der "Bilder des Tages" erkoren wurde.
Panasonic Lumix GF1/Olympus Zuiko 45mm/F 1:1.8
1/2000 sec./Blende 2.0/100 iso
http://view.stern.de/de/picture/Am-Flohmarkt-Schwarz-Streetlife-%26-Situation-2217804.html?top=1

Stars and their cameras - Sofia Coppola

Sofia Coppola compiled her list of essentials for Self Service Magazine including her favorite camera, the Contax T3. Released by German manufacturer Kyocera just before the launch of digital cameras around 2001, the T3 camera was considered to be the perfect deluxe compact, packing all of the qualities found in single-lens reflex cameras into a minimal and lightweight titanium shell. Best of all, you need not bother with focusing because of its Zeiss lens. Sure it is 35mm, but with a high resolution scanner you can do practically anything. Professional photographers love shooting with the Contax T3 because it is a break from big cameras in big locations with elaborate set-ups.

In fact, this very camera has been used to create some of fashion’s most iconic photographs. Famous works by Terry Richardson and Juergen Teller immediately come to mind, particularly Teller's shots of Sofia for Marc Jacobs. Richardson says, “It's not about technique, it's about mystique. It's more about capturing something. Many photographers use big cameras which are very controlled. What I like about a snapshot camera is that half the time the shutter doesn't go off when you need it to. You don't capture what you see, but you capture the feeling. It's looser, it's not premeditated, and it allows for accident.” I think part of the appeal of the Contax T3 is that because you don’t have to focus on aperature or shutter speed settings you can shoot anywhere inspiration strikes instantly without sacrificing quality. This might be one of the reasons Sofia feels so strongly about her T3: "I always try other cameras and come back to this one. I know I should use a digital one, but these pictures always turn out the best." Note that if you plan to own this bad boy you may have to obsessively hunt one down on eBay because it has been discontinued since 2005. And: It's damn expensive! You will have to spend at least $650 or 500 Euros for one in good condition.

Magnum-Fotograf Alex Webbs Fotoessay über Chicago

http://vimeo.com/34711258

Dieser Photoessay (siehe http://vimeo.com/34711258) ist Teil der Zusammenarbeit von Magnum Photos und der Leica Camera AG. Magnum-Fotograf Alex Webb erforscht mit seiner Kamera die Strassen von Amerikas "zweiter Stadt" Chicago.

This photo essay, part of our collaboration with Magnum Photos, documents Alex Webb's exploration of Chicago and the Loop. Inspired in part by one of his early influences, Ray Metzker's "My Camera and I in the Loop," he explores the streets of the US's "Second City." Though unlike the street photographers of the so-called Chicago School (Callahan, Metzger, Sturr, Sterling), Alex Webb has chosen to photograph the city's multitudinous character in color. Having spent most of his 30 year long career shooting outside of the US, Alex Webb turns his lens to his home nation during this very important election year.

Read the interview with Alex Webb on the Leica Camera blog: bit.ly/ybUG00

Gratis Reinigen / Free Cleaning

Panasonic DMC-GF1

Olympus Zuiko 45mm/1:1.8

F 2,2   1/800 sec.   No Flash