Saw this in Chanel’s new commercial.
Is that a Leica M8?
Is it wrong that I recognized the camera before the actress?
Nothing beats a rangefinder if you want to evoke “classic.”
Leica No. 5
Saw this in Chanel’s new commercial.
Nothing beats a rangefinder if you want to evoke “classic.”
The choice of Leica is not Chanel’s doing (Hermes is the French luxury firm that has financial links with Leica). Ms Tautou is apparently a lady of impeccable taste. Apparently she is famous for always carrying her Leica with her, and for taking a photo of each of her interviewers:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/jun/13/filmandmusic1.filmandmusic4
“Is it wrong that I recognized the camera before the actress?”
Yes. 🙂
@Fazal Majid: I actually think in this case it was the director’s choice. It seems Chanel gave him a lot of freedom. Also, I thought Hermes sold their interest in Leica a while back.
Nice catch with the fact that she shoots Leica around. I think I saw a photo of Scarlett Johansson carrying her Leica around also (chrome face instead of painted black). Although I believe both of them shoot film version, not the M8. It does remind me I need to get my lenses repaired.
@Chris Shiflett: I also misspelled “Chanel” on the first line of the post. [Fixt] 🙂