Joan Colom

[juan_bonet]

<p>Hello.<br>

I would like that you take a look at this video, from the 40:10 minute.<br>

Joan Colom, is a very famous Catalan photographer, who photographed some of the oldest neighborhoods in Barcelona, in the era of the 50s.<br /><br>

In the video, he explains that the camera was hanging from the wrist, with the aperture, focus and speed, fixed, not to miss even a moment to take the picture.<br>

Can you guess which camera used? ;-)<br>

<a href="http://www.tv3.cat/ptv3/tv3TotsVideos.jsp?idint=120086514">http://www.tv3.cat/ptv3/tv3TotsVideos.jsp?idint=120086514</a><br>

Juan.</p>

[kens]

<p>An M2 or late M3 with MR meter. Not sure about the lens - maybe a 50 Summitar.</p>

[kens]

<p>On second look I'll say an M2 due to lack of frames around the windows.</p>

[bjscharp]

That's an MC meter, not an MR. Look at the big selenium window on the front.

 

And it's definitely an M2. Don't know about the lens, but judging from the depth (and the shown pictures), I'd expect a 35mm, not a 50.

[juan_bonet]

<p>The first time I thought it was an M3, but after I saw it was an M2, for the shape of the window frames, as Ken Shipman says. The light meter is an MC instead of a MR, as well BJScharp says, because the sensor is selenium.<br>

Knowing the type of pictures that Joan Colom makes and how to make they, I also think that the lens is a 35mm, but I don't think if it's a Summicron or a Summaron... I don't know it. It may not be a Leica.</p>