June 14, 2008
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PlayIdentify this iconic device, the brand that it created, and the reason for its fame:
Just some of the thousands of possible clues (for the brand)
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Answer:
The device in the picture is the Leica 1 camera, the first production 35mm camera ever. It kickstarted an entire generation of photographers and established Leica as the awesomest cult camera brand ever, especially for 35mms and SLRs. The bottom row shows a bunch of iconic photos taken by Leicas (Che’s headshot, Elliot Erwitt’s smile/kiss and the V-J day kiss)
(We are most heartened to see a whole bunch of Leica fans here)
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The reason for its fame is that, Leicas were used to click these famous snaps.
* Kordo’s Che Guevara
* Elliot Erwitt’s photo of a side-view mirror of a car parked facing a beach sunset, with a playful couple shown in the mirror as the focal point.
* Eisenstaedt’s V-J Day
35mm , range finder camera ?
Che Guevara ‘s famous head shot , was taken on a Leica , with a portrait lens.
The V-J day kiss , on times square taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt , on his leica
the second one was clicked by Elliott Erwitt on his leica again .
first practical 35 mm compact camera.
photos taken with different Leica cameras.
the picture is of a Leica 1(A) camera, apparently one of 1330 cameras, very rare, with a 2.5/5 cm “Hektor” lens. the other Leica 1 cameras had a 3.5/5 cm lens.
Leica Camera – if it is so, then, Guevara’s pic is a dead give-away!
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The Leica M2 is the camera that was used by Alberto Korda to take his famous photo of Che Guevara.
Brand name Leica.. famous for being the first to manufacture range finder and single lens reflex cameras!