Cameras in Movies, Part n+1

[JDMvW]

<p>Speaking of Graflexes, I think the press camera used by "Scotty" in the original <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044121/"><em>The Thing from another world</em></a> (Howard Hawks, 1951) is a "baby" Graflex (2x3), but which one?<br>

( http://www.graflex.org/articles/torx/torx.html )</p>

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[JDMvW]

<p>and another view with its flash:</p><div></div>

[JDMvW]

<p>Later, I looked at CE3K again, and maybe it is a Nikon FM. But I also looked at the lens mounting scene and the hand does go counterclockwise and then back, whether it was necessary or not.<br>

I also found out what Bob Balaban (David Laughlin) the cartographer/translator is carrying in the same Gobi scene.</p><div></div>

[JDMvW]

<p>Hasselblad, that's Hasselblad, just a typo, not a criticism.</p>

[JDMvW]

<p>Here's one that I thought might be an Argus C3, but maybe an Argus A?<br /> <em>Rocketship-XM</em> 1951 ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocketship_X-M ) was a 'quickie' released to take advantage of the media buzz for George Pal's <em>Destination Moon</em>. Its single claim to any lasting fame is that its film score was by Ferde Grofé. [film perhaps best seen in the condensed MST3K version <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0L6yhEbG_A">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0L6yhEbG_A</a> ]</p><div></div>

[User_6502147]

<p>JDM, I appreciate your passion with those *on the screen* cameras. My passion is closer aligned to what Kubrick was using as production cameras. What's also fascinating is that many Nikon lenses (and some Canon) were used (with appropriate adapter) and adopted onto mot pic cameras. One of the 35mm odd ducks was Eclair Cameflex, that wasn't too much even for Lucas-Coppola team - no doubt they outgrew it when the funds were available.<br>

http://nakedfilmmaking.com/category/eclair-cameflex-cm3/<br>

Les</p>

[JDMvW]

<p>Much later, if you see this Leszek, here are the movie cameras in the movie at 1:46.<br>

About these I have no idea whatsoever.</p><div></div>

[JDMvW]

<p>But here is the real treasure trove in a movie with more cameras in it than you would think possible.<br>

Motorized Nikons with the film holders, probably a Hasselblad or more, and some that I can't even pretend to recognize -- and (ta ta!) a 110 film camera of some sort.<br>

This is at 1:52:46 into the film in the Collector's Edition DVD.</p><div></div>

[ivannah_cabrel]

<p>Old school <a href="http://www.alluc.ee/stream/classic+movie">movies</a> and old school camera.</p>