anthony_brookes5 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I understood that his famous picture of the sailor kissing the girl in the white dress was taken with a Rolleiand that he finished his career using a Leica M. I don't know if these two facts are true; does anyone know ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Kahn Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 <p>According to one site, it was a Leica IIIa:</p> <p>http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2013/04/19/For-sale-signed-print-of-Eisenstaedts-Kiss-in-Times-Square-and-Leica</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony_brookes5 Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 Thanks for the link. It was a Rollei fan who gave me the info so perhaps his enthusiasm overcame him. Does anyone know if he used any cameras other than Leica ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Kahn Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 <p>It looks like he mostly shot with Leicas. But, if it makes your friend feel any better, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Eisenstaedt's+cameras&client=qsb-win&rlz=1R3GGLL_enUS345&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=_HdSU4HWENKhyATAloHABw&ved=0CCcQsAQ&biw=819&bih=535">this site</a> has one shot of him with a Rolleiflex. It even shows his first, a Kodak folding camera...</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_levine Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 <p>All of his war coverage was shot with Leicas including his infamous shot of a scowling (at him) Joseph Goebbels. He was one of the early PJ's using 35MM equipment.</p> <p>Since he lived till 1995 one has to presume he crossed paths with many Rollei's? I'm sure there are examples or pictures of him with one out there some where? I know he shot 90 covers for LIFE during his almost 40 year career.</p> <p>http://life.time.com/history/goebbels-in-geneva-1933-behind-a-classic-alfred-eisenstaedt-photo/#1</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h._p. Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 <p>He was a photographer. He probably used a dozen different cameras, choosing whatever seemed appropriate at the time.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_s Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 <p>I have one book of Eisenstaedt's photos, <em>Aberdeen</em>, which is, you guessed it, a collection of street and documentary photos of Aberdeen, Scotland.</p> <p>There's a photo of Eisenstaedt himself in it, with two Leica M cameras around his neck: one white metal, and one black. The notes in the book gush, in fanboy fashion, about how he has the Leica camera with serial number 1000001. (Of course, Eisenstaedt didn't write this.)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhbebb Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 <p><em>He probably used a dozen different cameras ...</em><br> I gain the impression from the "Witness To Our Time" book that some of his early work (for example, the "skiing waiter" story) was done on a 9x12 cm press camera with a filmpack back (very likely the "Goertz Anschütz" type.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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