Hello there,
I have been hunting many cameras that are associated with historical images, for a major project in completing my Masters. The idea is finding out what we are forgetting or have forgot in the digital age. In fact I have selected the following images as they all have an element that has been forgotten, lost or unknown.
- "The Valley of the Shadow of Death", R. Fenton (1855). 10x8 Ottewill Box camera.
- "Tank Man", Widener/Cole/Tsang/Franklin (1989). Nikon F3/FE2/FM2.
- "Lunch atop a Skyscraper", Ebbots/Kelley/Leftwich/Hine (1932). Graflex Speed Graphic.
- D-DAY, R. Capa (1945). Contax II.
- "Falling Man", R. Drew (2001). Kodak DCS 620 (Nikon F5 Body).
- JFK Assassination, A. Zapruder (1963). 414 PD Bell & Howell Zoomatic Director.
- Loch Ness Monster (Surgeon's Photo), Unknown/Wilson (1934). Unknown.
- "Flag Raising on Iwo Jima", J. Rosenthal (1945). Graflex Speed Graphic.
- "A Man on the Moon", Neil Armstrong (1969). Hasselblad 500EL.
- Bigfoot, Patterson-Gimlin (1967). Cine-Kodak K-100.
Some of these images are obvious for their unknown elements, such as authorship and conspiracies. Other are a little more unknown unless you are aware of the images, such as the unidentified women at JFK that didn't react to the incident or that the film from D-Day was nearly destroyed during processing by a intern.
I have managed to collect the cameras for numbers: 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8. and still seeking the others, if anyone could loan or sell at a reasonable student price please contact me. I am also at the stage where obtain information such as what lenses were used and settings applied to the cameras, if anyone knows good research sources again please let me know. Any information, advise or direction to where I may find support will be gratefully appreciated.
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