aaron_snell Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 <img src="http://www.magnumphotos.com/CoreXDoc/MAG/Media/TR3/S/3/C/L/PAR212325.jpg"> Any ideas on what he's shooting?<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m_. Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 something like olympus c5050 and c8080, among others, i am sure. the key though, as many will tell you, is not what he uses, but what he sees... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_anon Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Did you do an internet search to try and find your own answer? Give it a try, all the info you want is right there. Took about 30 seconds. In fact it would probably have taken you less time than to post your question in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hank bresson Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene_scherba Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Why is this question being asked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael s. Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 << ... Why is this question being asked? ... <p> My guess: The poster was curious about the camera Majoli uses. :-) <p> While I don't recognize all the cameras people use, here's <a href=http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-6468-7844> one article about Majoli's gear</a> that may be of interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
del_gray Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Both of the cameras in that picture look to me like the old Konica Hexar AF - the one with the fixed 35/2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael s. Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 That would've been my guess too, Del.<p> And the Hexar AF is a camera that quite a few people on this Forum, currently and previously, have owned and/or used. (I've seen it, but never tried it.)<p> Quite apart from the cameras he's used, Majoli has <a href=http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP=XSpecific_MAG.PhotographerDetail_VPage&pid=2K7O3R13S3S3&nm=Alex%20Majoli>many photos worth seeing</a>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron_snell Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share Posted October 1, 2007 Yes i've seen the articles on Majoli using the olympus C5050 but i didn't think that camera looked anything like it thats why i posted the picture and the question. No reason to make snarky comments. I think a better question to ask yourself is "why am i making a rude comment over the interent? Does it make me feel superior, because you're well beyond asking what kind of camera your one of your favorite photographers uses?" I'd say my favorite work he's done was on the marathon or the book leros is great as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene_scherba Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 <p><i>My guess: The poster was curious about the camera Majoli uses.</i></p> <p>I am curious what makes the poster curious about Majoli's camera.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron_snell Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share Posted October 1, 2007 majoli has lately been shooting digital, that looks like a rangefinder style camera. I was wondering if maybe its a new digital rangefinder??? Or soemthing with a similar feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael s. Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 I was unfamiliar with the book "Leros." Very heavy. <p> Thanks, Aaron.<p> [For future reference, by the way, for photos other than your own you should post a link, rather than the photo itself, per photo.net <a href=http://www.photo.net/info/terms-of-use>Terms of Use</a>.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 <i>Any ideas on what he's shooting?</i><p>The blond in the front of the photo? Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger krueger Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Yeah, those are silver Hexars. Definitely not any of the Olys he's known for using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroen dommisse Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Alex Majoli is (or used to be) a fan of the Konica Hexar AF. I believe he used them in Kosovo and Afghanistan. Great cameras - but it's the images that count, ofcourse. The Olympus 5050 comes very close with its 35/1.8 lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn_rahman Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Eugene Scherba wrote: "Why is this question being asked?" I'm sorry, but this response is full of elitist crap. As much as we all want to pretend that the camera is just a tool, and blah blah blah, I often wonder why it bothers some people when others ask about what camera is being used or is used by a specific photographer. Don't we all actually care about equipment to some degree - granted some care more than others, but if the OP wants to know what camera is being used, why is this not okay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Herbert Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 , but if the OP wants to know what camera is being used, why is this not okay? It's okay,Eugene. Seems like a very nice camera,with a very nice shape. The blond looks nice,too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene_scherba Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 <p><i>I often wonder why it bothers some people when others ask about what camera is being used.</i></p> <p>I am not against discussing technical aspects of photography at all. It is a perfectly reasonable question to ask when the camera plays a major role in the output, such as when the photographs in question are 10x20 feet in size or when they otherwise look strange. In Alex Majoli's case neither of the above is true.</p> <p>There is a wide misconception on these forums that the choice of this or that small- format camera is relevant and very important. You will find endless discussions of rangefinder vs SLR, digital vs film, this brand vs that brand. What you will not find here is any sensible discussion of photography as art, photography as design element, or photography as documentation, for example.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 <i>What you will not find here is any sensible discussion of photography as art, photography as design element, or photography as documentation, for example.</i><p>We do have them sometimes, but there are far more camera owners here than photographers. It's interesting how little I talk about equipment with any photographers I know, and when it's about equipment, it's about an immediate need or a failure or something really new and different. It's just the online world that goes that way.. Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_elder1 Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 There all alot of different levels of skill in photography. A novice ( and I am not saying the OP is a novice)might ask questions that a skilled pro like Jeff might not ask. However, there is no reason to repond to a post unless the answer is intended to be helpful.There is no reason to be demeaning on this forum. If you don't like the question, DON'T answer it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I thought my first response was a good response. It's pretty obvious what he's shooting, even if the camera is in question. Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_elder1 Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Jeff , I thought your post was funny, I wasn't referring to you. Maybe I should have said helpful or amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barri_olson Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 <p>I think the type of camera uses for his type of photography is very relevant. The point and shoots he uses have an almost unlimited DOF when shot at Fstops numerically above 5.6 or so with the lens at wide, as compared to DSLR's. I don't think the brand matters too much, although the 5050 had one of the fasted lenses of near any P&S. The 8080 which he used later isn't far off, with a 2.4 lens, and the resolution of the lens on the 8080 is very high, some tests regard it as higher than a comparable Zuiko SLR lens, which are very sharp lenses. His technique is very interesting...and since reading of it, I myself have started using pre set manual focus on my point and shoots, it sure does help with lag...especially with flash photography. Majoli does seem to really know what he is doing and why, so I think it's a very good question.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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