> For most of 2001, I belonged to Cameraquest.com's Classic Rangefinder > discussion list. I tried various fixed-lens RFs by Yashica, Olympus, and > Konica. I never tried the Canonet GIII, but it enjoyed one of the most > devoted (fanatical?) followings for its sharpness and ergonomics.
It's a nice little box. I really like mine. > Some independent movie was even made (fictional) about a young man who > receives a Canonet GIII as a gift and becomes a celebrated street > photographer. (I can't remember the movie's title; I think it had only one > word.) Was that "Pecker" by any chance? I haven't seen the film, but that's one that Stephen is always recommending. And it is just one word... > I hear that the movie showed his arms recoiling backward each time he > pressed the shutter, as though he had just fired a rifle. But then, I lost > all respect for Hollywood's treatment of photographers when I saw Mighty Joe > Young: In the beginning of the movie, the pretty primatologist is shooting > gorillas with what ought to be a very stealthy Leica M3. But the director > has dubbed in the sound of a mirror-slapping n SLR! Ha! That's funny. My son has that movie but I never realized that. I think I may watch the beginning sometime just for a laugh. My favorite is when they need to see something in the distance so they keep "blowing it up"...more, and more, and more, and more, until what was just a speck on the original negative is a sharp, brilliant 8x10. Hollywood. --Mike
