Don McCullin portrait -- what camera is this? Anybody recognize this camera? https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160526191052-don-mccullin-exlarge-169.jpg Yep, that's famed war and...

Bipod

Anybody recognize this camera?
https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160526191052-don-mccullin-exlarge-169.jpg

Yep, that's famed war and urban conflict photographer Sir Don McCullin, CBE, FRPS (Hon.).
He has a new photo collection coming out on Jan 1 The Landscape. The subject is the English countryside.
Sample images:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/00/0e/65/000e65f77b7ccf4272d1fdd3ce209e48.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uwkxwT1caOE/TsfYEV44yoI/AAAAAAAAAHA/Otxou_XDy0c/s1600/McCullin+4.jpg
https://www.1843magazine.com/sites/default/files/0116IL_PL_WON_03-web.jpg

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

Man, I am a huge fan of his. He's a real genuine guy. I could watch his war documentary over and over again.

RichardSM Loc: Back in Texas

Bipod wrote:

Anybody recognize this camera? br https://cdn.cnn.... (show quote)

It looks like some kind of Graphflex cer:1950’s

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

It's a Mamiya Press Universal. https://emulsive.org/reviews/camera-reviews/mamiya-camera-reviews/mamiya-press-super-23-and-mamiya-universal-press-by-kikie-wilkins

Tiltall tripod or Star D copy.

Still have to be in the right place at the right time, know how to compose, expose and process.

MCCullin's Camera
MCCullin's Camera...

Mamiya Super 23
Mamiya Super 23...

Mamiya Press Universal
Mamiya Press Universal...

McCullin and his Mamiya Press Universal

distill Loc: Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire UK

Could be one of those 150mp from phase one medium format cameras

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I'm in GoofyNewfie's corner on this one.
--Bob

Bipod wrote:

Anybody recognize this camera? br https://cdn.cnn.... (show quote)

Bipod

GoofyNewfie wrote:

It's a Mamiya Press Universal. https://emulsive.org/reviews/camera-reviews/mamiya-camera-reviews/mamiya-press-super-23-and-mamiya-universal-press-by-kikie-wilkins

Tiltall tripod or Star D copy.

Still have to be in the right place at the right time, know how to compose, expose and process.

Much obliged! Thanks for the link and great images of the camera and tripod.

Looks like he's left the handle at home, and mounted two extra viewfinders (?) on the top.
Could that be the 6 x 9" back?

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Bipod wrote:

Much obliged! Thanks for the link and great images of the camera and tripod.

Looks like he's left the handle at home, and mounted two extra viewfinders (?) on the top.
Could that be the 6 x 9" back?

No worries! Pulled the photos off the web. I’ve used one of them a few times a long time ago.
I’d guess that might be a 6x9 back, but only a guess.
I’m more familiar with the Graflex XL, the first medium format camera I ever used. The sharpness of the images blew me away with the first roll I shot.

Cheers!

User ID

Bipod wrote:

Much obliged! Thanks for the link and great
images of the camera and tripod.

Looks like he's left the handle at home, and
mounted two extra viewfinders (?) on the top.
Could that be the 6 x 9" back?

It's a 6x9 camera so it has a 6x9 back, but
not a 6x9" back which would be humongous.

He has the 50mm on it which requires that
accessory viewfinder. 50 on 6x9 is similar to
a 21 on a Leica, which also needs a similar
accessory finder.

You don't need the hand grip when using a
tripod. And IIRC removing the grip exposes
a tripod socket on the left side for a vertical
frame with no compromising of the tripod's
range of adjustment. Similar advantage as
using an L-bracket.

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User ID

distill wrote:

Could be one of those 150mp from
phase one medium format cameras

Joking ?

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nikon_jon Loc: Northeast Arkansas

GoofyNewfie is dead on. He knows his cameras. The 6x9 is in centimeters. It was equivalent to 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inch negative sheet film, or you could get a roll film adapter to go on the back. A very sturdy piece of equipment from a by-gone era. I don't think you can get the sheet film for it anymore. Also had interchangeable lenses. Two of the ones in Goofy's post are equipped with roll film adapter.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Bipod wrote:

Anybody recognize this camera? br https://cdn.cnn.... (show quote)

Looks like a Mamiya Super 23 or related version. Those things made 56x84mm negatives on 120/220 roll film. Press and wedding photographers used them, along with landscape photographers who didn't want to lug large view cameras.

distill Loc: Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire UK

About what?

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

distill wrote:

About what?

Use the "Quote Reply" option.....

Kuzano

GoofyNewfie wrote:

It's a Mamiya Press Universal. https://emulsive.org/reviews/camera-reviews/mamiya-camera-reviews/mamiya-press-super-23-and-mamiya-universal-press-by-kikie-wilkins

Tiltall tripod or Star D copy.

Still have to be in the right place at the right time, know how to compose, expose and process.

GoofieNewfie is on the money.... Mamiya's last 6X9 Press camera before the Mamiya 67RB and RZ.

Rangefinder with excellent focus. A wide range of lenses and Some of them outshoot Hasselblad glass. I owned about three before I switched to Fujica 690 rangefinders... all the G series camera's. Also did great fashion photos and wartime photojournalism. The unique roll film backs with S curve held film flatter than almost all other Roll film backs...