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Celebrities with cameras
« on: July 20, 2012, 11:36:15 AM »
Nice photos of celebrities from the 50s - 70s with their cameras...  :)

http://www.retronaut.co/2012/04/celebrities-with-vintage-cameras-1950s-1970s/

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Re: Celebrities with cameras
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2012, 01:51:05 PM »
Yay! more eye candy for us to while away the day whilst we should be working!  :D

I loved this series http://www.retronaut.co/2011/10/the-invisible-mother/ some look like the grim reaper is ready to take them away!
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Re: Celebrities with cameras
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2012, 03:37:49 PM »
Personally, I like the extreme hairstyles page better :)
Somehow, this has Gordon Stettinius written all over it!
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Re: Celebrities with cameras
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2012, 08:27:06 AM »
Great stuff!

The shot of George made me nervous. All those cameras around his neck, they'll get damaged!

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Re: Celebrities with cameras
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2012, 05:42:08 PM »
This one might be of interest to fellow filmwasters.

http://www.retronaut.co/2012/02/diana-cameras-1960s-1970s/


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Re: Celebrities with cameras
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2012, 10:13:21 PM »
I didn't know that some of them took 620 film!

Also, I never knew one was made by ACME... I don't know if it crashed and burned like everything they are reputed to have invented  ;D
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