rick_helmke Posted February 18, 2004 Share Posted February 18, 2004 I was looking through a retrospective book of the SI Swimsuit issues. Once I got through all of the eye candy I noticed several of the cameras that were being used. There were the usual suspects of course but there were also several cameras that had two lenses on them, sort of like stereo cameras but larger. There were also what appeared to be a pair of Hasselblads or something similar mounted together such that the photographer could look through each camera at the same time like he would look through binoculars. Anyone know what these are? It is something I've not run in to in 20+ years of photography. Then again I've not run in to an SI swimsuit shoot either. Rick H. Rick H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew robertson Posted February 18, 2004 Share Posted February 18, 2004 Twin lens reflex cameras? Google for 'rolleiflex' and have a look-see for yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron c sunshine coast,qld,a Posted February 18, 2004 Share Posted February 18, 2004 Do you mean the lenses were side by side? <br>Could vauguely possibly be a backup camera/film or to save film duping time pressures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msitaraman Posted February 18, 2004 Share Posted February 18, 2004 If you are really nice to the editor of SI, he will invite you to a a most amazing, but private, medium format stereo slide show of the swimsuit slides... ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_helmke Posted February 18, 2004 Author Share Posted February 18, 2004 No these were not TLR's, it was a side by side arrangement. One set up could certainly be two cameras on one bracket but the other was something I've not run across before. Rick H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas_green1 Posted February 18, 2004 Share Posted February 18, 2004 I have seen some Peter Gowland (a legendary glamour photographer who also designed and made his own cameras) setups where he rigged up something exactly like what you discribe: A stereo medium format setup. This could very well be what you are seeing. Another possibility is that you are seeing something that is used in Hollywood all the time, where a 35mm Movie Camera (these are huge beasts) and a MF still camera are hooked up together on the same bracket so that promotional stills can be shot at the same time as the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
link Posted February 18, 2004 Share Posted February 18, 2004 Doug, You are very imaginative. But I have never seen this done -ever. Stills shot on the set are shot using 35mm, or now, digital cameras housed in a foam box to keep them silent while the sound is recorded. Other formats are sometimes used for special stills that are not shot while the film is rolling, or even on the actual set. One time we mounted a pentax 6x7 on a movie camera to take a still image for an effects shot that was later generated by computer...but that's getting further off topic... And Doug think about it. 1. the hasselblad mounted next to the movie camera makes a clunk right over Gene Hackman's oscar caliber performance. Trust me, you want to be there when this happens. 2. Who focuses the still camera while the actors move? 3. Is it operated by remote control? 4. I'm sure there's a union rule against it somewhere... Let's just hope there's a 3D edition of SI comming out soon! Doug wrote: " Another possibility is that you are seeing something that is used in Hollywood all the time, where a 35mm Movie Camera (these are huge beasts) and a MF still camera are hooked up together on the same bracket so that promotional stills can be shot at the same time as the movie." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas_green1 Posted February 18, 2004 Share Posted February 18, 2004 I never said that the MF still camera had a moving mirror. And I Do agree that these cameras would be in largely sound-proofed housings. In the moving picture with stills application, it's very likely that the still camera has been modified with a pellicle mirror. And I agree that 35mm or digital is now much more common than MF for these stills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas_green1 Posted February 18, 2004 Share Posted February 18, 2004 Also, while I know nothing about the union rules, I have heard interviews where well known cinematographers have described shooting stills and the movie at the same time using exactly such a setup. As for focus, they certainly block out the scenes in advance, and pre-focus the camera for the spot of the planned shot. And they do not shoot more than one single still photo during each motion film take, so they don't advance the film during the movie shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis_pereira Posted February 18, 2004 Share Posted February 18, 2004 There was a stereo edition of the Swimsuit issue a few years ago and the shots were largely taken with twin rig stereo cameras. See following link for info on one of the stereo pros who worked on the issue. http://www.studio3d.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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