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I’m not sure if this falls into this particular forum but it’s the closest ig??

Level : Extremely Difficult
Mostly because the ss I took is blurry and the best I can get.
I was watching a show and I loved the photos that were taken by the camera so much I need that I need to buy so if anyone can somehow figure it out, much thanks. <.3
 

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Guessing at a Leica of some sort (red dot just below the shutter release).
 
Nod said:
Guessing at a Leica of some sort (red dot just below the shutter release).
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The writing on the rhs looks like L*M* though I don’t think it’s LOMO which would be the obvious guess :(.
 
samiy said:
I’m not sure if this falls into this particular forum but it’s the closest ig??

Level : Extremely Difficult
Mostly because the ss I took is blurry and the best I can get.
I was watching a show and I loved the photos that were taken by the camera so much I need that I need to buy so if anyone can somehow figure it out, much thanks. <.3
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Why are you sure that any photos in the “show” were taken by any camera featured in that “show”? Might be helpful if you could say what “show” it was?
 
Could be a LUMIX (Panasonic) I think sometimes they share bits of Leica branding.

But it’s irrelevant - cameras don’t take pictures, photographers do. I could have exactly the same gear as Sebastaio Salgado and never create 1/1000th of what he creates.
So @samiy tell us what you want to shoot and we’ll help with some basic tips.
 
My guess is a Lecia Minilux in black.

(Edit to add it's a 35mm film camera at abhorrent prices for something that could break and become irreprable)

Link to Mr Rockwell's review of the silver/champagne/whatever colour it is... https://www.kenrockwell.com/leica/minilux.htm
 
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The VF seems to be in the middle but with no hump. I don't remember seeing one like that before.

Ian could well be right?
 
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I’d say Leica minilux.

The only one that looks similar

www.ebay.co.uk

Leica Minilux 35mm Black Film Camera Summarit 40mm F2.4 | eBay

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I see you can get one unused for just over £1k which is nice as you can put it straight into a display case with your other Leica's and it'll look lovely.
 
Phil V said:
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But it’s irrelevant - cameras don’t take pictures, photographers do. I could have exactly the same gear as Sebastaio Salgado and never create 1/1000th of what he creates.
So @samiy tell us what you want to shoot and we’ll help with some basic tips.
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^^^ This!

Edit to make clear I was referring mainly to But it’s irrelevant - cameras don’t take pictures, photographers do !
 
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Pretend it's a Fuji X100 and buy one of those instead. Spend the £750 you've saved on a nice city break/photography trip.
 
sphexx said:
Why are you sure that any photos in the “show” were taken by any camera featured in that “show”? Might be helpful if you could say what “show” it was?
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I'm more intrigued by the situation - the show and the photos - than the camera. The Minilux has a better lens than many automatic point and shoot cameras, but its price isn't justified. You could take shots like this with any decent film camera, most of which are available for a small fraction of the price of this one:
www.flickr.com

Leica minilux

photos taken by Leica minilux please. I\'d love to see the chemistry of you + it.
www.flickr.com www.flickr.com
 
The question for me is: how do you know that the pictures you like were taken on that camera? :thinking:
 
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The question we should be asking is what film was used and how was it processed.
 
AndrewFlannigan said:
But if it's a film or video with stills inserted, they could be out of a Nikon or a Canon... :naughty:
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But that’s what I was saying, or rather asking, there‘s no way to know, unless stated in the ‘show’ or credits what camera, film or whatever were used in any photos shown in the ‘show’. I can’t see how we are saying anything different except you are being more specific perhaps. Anyway, a pointless exercise without more info from the OP :(.
 
sphexx said:
Why are you sure that any photos in the “show” were taken by any camera featured in that “show”? Might be helpful if you could say what “show” it was?
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It’s a Korean variety show called omniscient interfering view. It’s shows daily life of celebs, this ep a celeb was taking photos with that camera and the results were show.
 
Phil V said:
Could be a LUMIX (Panasonic) I think sometimes they share bits of Leica branding.

But it’s irrelevant - cameras don’t take pictures, photographers do. I could have exactly the same gear as Sebastaio Salgado and never create 1/1000th of what he creates.
So @samiy tell us what you want to shoot and we’ll help with some basic tips.
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That’s true, didn’t see it that way. Just daily photos or anything that catches me eye but I fell for how the photos came out
 
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sphexx said:
But that’s what I was saying, or rather asking, there‘s no way to know, unless stated in the ‘show’ or credits what camera, film or whatever were used in any photos shown in the ‘show’. I can’t see how we are saying anything different except you are being more specific perhaps. Anyway, a pointless exercise without more info from the OP :(.
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Unfortunately, there is no other specifics I can give and I’m grateful for all of you guys for bearing with this.
 
Retune said:
I'm more intrigued by the situation - the show and the photos - than the camera. The Minilux has a better lens than many automatic point and shoot cameras, but its price isn't justified. You could take shots like this with any decent film camera, most of which are available for a small fraction of the price of this one:
www.flickr.com

Leica minilux

photos taken by Leica minilux please. I\'d love to see the chemistry of you + it.
www.flickr.com www.flickr.com
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Thank you.
 
samiy said:
I don’t but I assume so.
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And as has been pointed out. ....if that is indeed the Minilux.... It is a 35mm film camera.

Therefore, which grade film, how processed, method of scanning and finally the workflow of post processing the scan files. All of these steps will influence the final output image that you so admire.

With some more details I surmise some TP'ers could build an educated guess or two for you but it will all be speculation!

PS don't forget the old saying.......when you assume something you risk making an 'ass of u and me' ;)
 
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samiy said:
That does look the closest. But :((
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Then don’t be so down hearted, the ‘look’ starts with the shooting, but crucially the lens, a 40mm 2.4 on full frame.
Unless you really want to get obsessive in the darkroom, scrap the idea of chasing the exact results via film, and as someone else posted, a Fuji x100 is a similar form factor camera, similar focal length fixed lens and really good film simulation modes built in.
Won’t cost you a fortune to experiment either. It’s a no brainer IMHO.

like this one?

Used Fuji X100 Compact System Camera - mpb.com

Find used Fuji X100 Compact system cameras for sale at mpb.com, or sell or trade your own.
www.mpb.com www.mpb.com
 
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Of course, we don't even know if the pictures shown were even taken by the person filmed taking pictures. They might even have been taken by the studio stills photographer days later! :naughty: :exit:
 
If it simply has to be a 40mm f2.4... Or there abouts...

Sigma do a 40mm f2.8 which would fit nicely on an original Sony A7, or, I have a couple of Panasonic RF style MFT cameras and a 20mm f1.7 which gives the FF equivalent FoV of 40mm. Either of those changeable lens camera and lens options would hopefully be cheaper than that Leica Minilux. Or there's the fixed lens Fuji a couple of people have recommended. Use an in camera film simulation or apply the film simulation post capture. I know I'd be much happier doing that than shelling out for a Minilux.

Recently I've been thinking back to where I started all those decades ago with a Kodak 36 Instamatic which I think had a 42mm fixed focus lens so I can see the appeal in a camera and a 40mm or there abouts lens.
 
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The OP wants to do film photography, at least judging by her original thread and this one too, otherwise I agree all these digi I recommendations are right :(.
 
sphexx said:
The OP wants to do film photography, at least judging by her original thread and this one too, otherwise I agree all these digi I recommendations are right :(.
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I had... A Canonet, great for the RF experience. I don't know if they all had 40mm lenses but you can get one with a 40mm lens as mine had one, and I also had an Olympus Trip, also 40mm. Great for zone focusing. You could probably get both for under £100, possibly a lot under £100.
 
woof woof said:
I had... A Canonet, great for the RF experience. I don't know if they all had 40mm lenses but you can get one with a 40mm lens as mine had one, and I also had an Olympus Trip, also 40mm. Great for zone focusing. You could probably get both for under £100, possibly a lot under £100.
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Absolutely! The OP’s original thread was about a broken 1950’s paxette electromatic. 40 mm that was bought in a market (hopefully for about tuppence). I’m inclined to think @samiy needs to have a rethink about what she wants to achieve and maybe follow @Phil V ’s advice at #30 above or similar.
 
I remember that thread.

I'd not go back to film now and although I can see the appeal I'd rather create a film look digitally.

Maybe the OP could take a look at some digital shots that have been given a film like look?

The way I'd go is digital + the free version of Nik filters.

This will cost more than a £10-£50 film camera but maybe could be done for between £200-£300 assuming the OP has a pc and isn't averse to processing pictures on it. The processing software could even be free.
 
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Why fake it when you can get the real thing? Film has a different look (even after it is digitally scanned) that a lot of people like. And there are plenty of cameras for not much money that are as easy to use as the Minilux and will give you similar results, but are much cheaper. A few suggestions, some with comparisons between cheap and 'luxury' compact cameras:

kosmofoto.com

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casualphotophile.com

Ten Great Point and Shoot Film Cameras From $25 to $99

For every expensive, over-hyped point and shoot camera there are ten others that are damn near as good at one-tenth the price. Here are just a few.
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4 Affordable Alternatives to Expensive Point & Shoot Film Cameras — cameraville

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For my money, those with a single focal length lens (like that version of the Minilux) rather than a zoom are the ones to go for.

If you don't mind something a bit larger and more complex, there are any number of sub-£100 (or even sub-£50) SLRs, from classic mechanical cameras to the AF models that came just before digital, that will give you really excellent results, and the standard lenses they were sold with (typically a 50mm or short zoom) are also cheap.
 
It's definitely a Leica Minilux in black - I used to have one until it developed the usual fault with the ribbon cable linking the lens-shutter to the main body and stopped working :(
 
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