Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Gene Smith ditched his rangefinders in favour of SLRs sometime around the > early 70s, I think. But he used a LOT of cameras...five at once, on some > occasions. As far as I understand it, he had two 35s and two 90s, one each > of colour and b/w. What the fifth lens was I've never been able to work out, > but I suspect it was a backup b/w body with a 35. > > Am I alone in finding his work... not that interesting? Probably. > > -- > Johnny Deadman Hi all I found some data on Eugene Smith´s camera equipment from Photography Annual 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1967 and 1971. PA 1957, portrait, Canon with 135 mm f3.5 PA 1958, Andrea Doria survivors, Canon V with 35 mm Zunow f1.5 The Pittsburgh story is published in PA 1959 pages 96-133. I cite: In creating his magnificent Pittsburg story W. Eugene Smith used between 15 and 20 cameras, all of them Canons or Leicas with Canon lenses. In PA 1962 there is a story on Smith called "12 unpublished pictures" For these he used: Minolta with 135 mm f3.5, Nikon with 3.5 lens, Heiland Pentax with 180 Sonnar, Leica M3 with 28 mm Canon f2.8, 50 mm Canon f1.8, Miranda with 200 mm Canon f3.5, 4x5 Sinar View with 135 Tessar, Nikon with 28mm f3.5, 21 mm Biogon f4.5, 105 mm f2.5. PA 1967, Bob Dylan, Canonflex with 105 mm Nikkor f2.5 PA 1971, Woodstock Festival, 35 mm halfframe SLR with f3.5 zoom (only alternative as far as I know: Olympus Pen F). best regards Mikael