Camera IDs Needed

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#1 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:10 am

Can anyone ID these cameras?

"Three Minus Two"

"On Face Value"

Thanks

PhatCat · #2 Post by **PhatCat** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:49 pm

Forget the cameras, James. Let's figure out what's up with T.C.'s scarf.

Sam · #3 Post by **Sam** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 4:02 pm

It's hard to tell but TC's camera is a medium format camera and looks like a Hasselblad.TM's is a 35mm with a motor drive but can't tell the make.

N1095A · #4 Post by **N1095A** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:34 pm

In "Three Minus Two", if I remember correctly, didn't Higgins refer to it as "Mr. Masters' Nikon"?

#5 Post by **Styles Bitchley** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:48 pm

N1095A wrote:In "Three Minus Two", if I remember correctly, didn't Higgins refer to it as "Mr. Masters' Nikon"?

I remember that too. But I just scanned through a bunch of images of Nikon's from the era and none of look like either of those.

Sam · #6 Post by **Sam** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 6:02 pm

Here is a picture of a Hasselblad.

http://www.pbase.com/brucemontana/image/52205508

Sam · #7 Post by **Sam** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 6:11 pm

TC's camera..It looks close.

paperwar · #8 Post by **paperwar** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 6:37 pm

Magnum`s camera is a NIKON camera with an original NIKON Zoom.

pw

IKnowWhatYoureThinking · Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:41 pm

Tc's camera does look like the Hasselblad. If not it is probably a very close knockoff.

Frodoleader · #10 Post by **Frodoleader** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 9:51 pm

TC's camera could also be either a Mamiya 645 or a Mamiya 6x7. Again, it may be a Hasselblad too.
His flash is for certain is a Vivitar, probably a 283. I use Vivitar flash units and own the 283. I switched to the 285 for my digital camera.

The 35mm SLR is probably a Nikon, simply because it is the type referred to most often in MPI.

#11 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 12:55 am

Wow, thanks! I knew I could count on you guys!

PhatCat wrote:Forget the cameras, James. Let's figure out what's up with T.C.'s scarf.

LOL!

Remember though, he was in character here. He was "Mr. Alex", the chic photographer (a photographer who doesn't know anything about "back-lighting" and "neutral colors").