vince-p Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 <p>Hi all:<br> Anyone care to hazard a guess or, even better, offer an informed answer to the question, what is the camera Cindy Sherman is holding in this portrait of her in the NYTimes today?</p> <p>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/arts/design/moma-to-showcase-cindy-shermans-new-and-old-characters.html?_r=1</p> <p>To me it looks like an F3 HP with an AF lens on it, like the 28-105 or the 70-210 zooms. But if THAT's the case, I guess I'm in the wrong forum. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leighb Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 <p>I'll vote for an F3HP, based on the unique flash connector around the rewind knob.</p> <p>I have no clue about the lens. It does have a coupling tab for metering.</p> <p>- Leigh</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicaglow Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 <p>Gotta be a F3 with the prism, rings, and rewind lever. The lens is a bit of a mystery though. Possibly some off brand.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_greenstein Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 <p>I stared at the picture for a long time, trying to figure this out. At first I thought that was a Photomic prism, but then the thick nameplate and the shutter button in the center of the film advance threw me. I shudder to even consider it, but maybe it's a Ricoh...?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leighb Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 <blockquote> <p>At first I thought that was a Photomic prism, but then the thick nameplate and the shutter button in the center of the film advance threw me.</p> </blockquote> <p>I looked at my F3HP. It looks just like the one she's holding.</p> <p>The HP finder looks the same, with the release levers on the side.<br> The body looks the same, with release in the center of the wind, and PC sync below the rewind.</p> <p>- Leigh</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 <p>That must be an old photo or a setup, Sherman has been all digital since 2008. She's pretty heavy into digital manipulation of her photos also.</p> Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfophotos Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 <p>It's a Nikon F3HP. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince-p Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 <p>Jeff, is there somewhere to read about Sherman's digitalization? I don't think her iconic photos even from film era are 35mm. Don't see how it's possible. For a while she was very into the insanely insane -- did I say insane? insane.... -- Polaroid 20 x 24. Does that camera still exist? I wonder how many were made.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donbright Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 <p>Yes, She is known for loving her F3. Was a cable channel release several years ago that divulged that. She was adamant about the F3.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Currie Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 <p>I have a neat little plugin for Firefox called "Image Zoom," which allows you to zoom in on any jpg image on a webpage. Using that, it's pretty easy, despite the blur, to confirm the F3 prism releases, among other features. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 <blockquote> <p> is there somewhere to read about Sherman's digitalization?</p> </blockquote> <p><br /><br> http://blog.art21.org/2011/09/09/cindy-sherman-fashion/<br> <br /><br> http://www.papermag.com/arts_and_style/2008/11/in-your-face.php<br> <br /><br> There's also an interview from Canon's Professional group with her, not sure where it is online.</p> Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soeren_engelbrecht1 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 The lens could be a 35-70/2.8 AF, methinks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny_tsang Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 <p>Camera definitely looks to be an F3, the lens in my mind is the AF Nikkor 70-210mm/4-5.6.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcphoto Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 <p>Yeah, definitely an F3, and I think the lens is most likely a 35-105 AF Nikkor.<br> http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/AFNikkor/AF35105mm/index2.htm</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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