Pentax in the Movies and Media

Pentaxor · 06-17-2012, 05:50 AM

Originally posted by JenniferLeigh

Yep! I had to rewind to check, it's a Pentax.

Not sure which model...

I think I saw it as well. the lettering pretty much looked like it. btw, terrible film.

Kona · 07-21-2012, 02:42 AM - **1 Like**

I was watching my Kaze no Stigma DVDs today and spotted this:

Standard practice in anime to change a letter (Samy/Somy, Mansung, etc) to avoid having to pay rights. But clearly a K10 there. Even if I don't think there is such a thing as 18-45...

Alizarine · 07-21-2012, 05:11 AM

Originally posted by Kona

I was watching my Kaze no Stigma DVDs today and spotted this:

Standard practice in anime to change a letter (Samy/Somy, Mansung, etc) to avoid having to pay rights. But clearly a K10 there. Even if I don't think there is such a thing as 18-45...

Great catch there! Worth sharing on Facebook hahah thanks!

Moo · 07-21-2012, 06:00 AM

No cameras, but a couple of lenses...

You Only Live Twice

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Alizarine · 07-21-2012, 06:24 AM

Are those lenses sorta "webcams" there? nice..

Moo · 07-21-2012, 07:09 AM

They are in a "console" in the back of a car... I guess they must be for "video chat", but no idea why there would need to be two...

Eulogy · 07-21-2012, 10:08 AM

Think it was on the show Bones, I remember seeing a K100D being smashed to bits.

vorobaz · 07-21-2012, 11:04 PM

Tengo ganas de ti (2012)

ihasa · 07-22-2012, 04:22 AM

Has anyone mentioned 'La Jetée'? It's a famous (amongst art-house cinema circles!) avant garde French film, and AFAIK, the only (well known) movie actually shot on a Pentax.

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The camera used to shoot the film, which is composed of a series of still photographs, was the Spotmatic.

alamo5000 · 07-22-2012, 02:10 PM

I think the guy in The Killing Fields (about Cambodia) is using Pentax.

builttospill · 07-24-2012, 09:32 AM

Originally posted by Eulogy

Think it was on the show Bones, I remember seeing a K100D being smashed to bits.

Couldn't have been a Pentax if it was smashed...They're too tough.

NotSteve · 07-30-2012, 10:49 AM

Haven't seen this but I think it has actually become more well-known because it was remade by Terry Giliam as the feature film 12 Monkeys.

Originally posted by ihasa

Has anyone mentioned 'La Jetée'? It's a famous (amongst art-house cinema circles!) avant garde French film, and AFAIK, the only (well known) movie actually shot on a Pentax.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_VQQxqzS4M&feature=related

The camera used to shoot the film, which is composed of a series of still photographs, was the Spotmatic.

hollywoodfred · 08-25-2012, 08:53 AM

Was channel surfing the other night and got caught up watching Tommy - from the beginning this time. Anyway, in the scene where Nora takes Tommy to the "Church of Marilyn Monroe" (my term), there's a 'tog taking shots of the paritioners. He's using a black Pentax, possibly a LX or KX. I didn't get a good look - there were only two brief glimpses of it.

I don't have the DVD, otherwise I'd post the image. Maybe someone else has it?

cheers,
Fred

Edit: given the movie was produced in 1969, I suppose it must have been a Spotmatic rather than an LX or KX.

Edit 2: I must be asleep today! Tommy, the movie, was release in 1975 (album in '69). So, it coulda been an LX/KX etc. You'll just have to see for yourself.

GibbyTheMole · 08-25-2012, 11:34 AM

Kinda hard to tell, but judging by the pointy prism & "Asahi" logo, it looks to me like a Pentax SV. Those were introduced in 1964.

Wouldn't have been an LX, for sure. Those came out in 1980.

"Tommy" was one weird-ass head trip of a movie.

hollywoodfred · 08-25-2012, 12:10 PM

@GibbyTheMole, thanks for providing the Tommy evidence, and the LX clarification. Yep, it's one strange flick, and each time I see it I seem to discover something new. This time - the Pentax prop and that Eric Clapton was the preacher. Missed that one every other viewing. But even after 37 years, I don't recall ever watching it from start to finish once.

08-25-2012, 08:53 AM	#148
hollywoodfred Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Vinton, Iowa Photos: Albums Posts: 358	Tommy Was channel surfing the other night and got caught up watching Tommy - from the beginning this time. Anyway, in the scene where Nora takes Tommy to the "Church of Marilyn Monroe" (my term), there's a 'tog taking shots of the paritioners. He's using a black Pentax, possibly a LX or KX. I didn't get a good look - there were only two brief glimpses of it. I don't have the DVD, otherwise I'd post the image. Maybe someone else has it? cheers, Fred Edit: given the movie was produced in 1969, I suppose it must have been a Spotmatic rather than an LX or KX. Edit 2: I must be asleep today! Tommy, the movie, was release in 1975 (album in '69). So, it coulda been an LX/KX etc. You'll just have to see for yourself. Last edited by hollywoodfred; 08-25-2012 at 09:20 AM. Reason: Correcting the assumption of camera model.

08-25-2012, 12:10 PM	#150
hollywoodfred Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Vinton, Iowa Photos: Albums Posts: 358	@GibbyTheMole, thanks for providing the Tommy evidence, and the LX clarification. Yep, it's one strange flick, and each time I see it I seem to discover something new. This time - the Pentax prop and that Eric Clapton was the preacher. Missed that one every other viewing. But even after 37 years, I don't recall ever watching it from start to finish once. Last edited by hollywoodfred; 08-25-2012 at 12:10 PM. Reason: spelling

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06-17-2012, 05:50 AM	#136
Pentaxor Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,513	Originally posted by JenniferLeigh Yep! I had to rewind to check, it's a Pentax. Not sure which model... I think I saw it as well. the lettering pretty much looked like it. btw, terrible film.

07-21-2012, 02:42 AM - 1 Like	#137
Kona Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Victoria Photos: Albums Posts: 201	I was watching my Kaze no Stigma DVDs today and spotted this: Standard practice in anime to change a letter (Samy/Somy, Mansung, etc) to avoid having to pay rights. But clearly a K10 there. Even if I don't think there is such a thing as 18-45...

07-21-2012, 05:11 AM	#138
Alizarine Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Manila Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,185	Originally posted by Kona I was watching my Kaze no Stigma DVDs today and spotted this: Standard practice in anime to change a letter (Samy/Somy, Mansung, etc) to avoid having to pay rights. But clearly a K10 there. Even if I don't think there is such a thing as 18-45... Great catch there! Worth sharing on Facebook hahah thanks!

07-21-2012, 06:00 AM	#139
Moo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 173	No cameras, but a couple of lenses... You Only Live Twice Attached Images

07-21-2012, 06:24 AM	#140
Alizarine Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Manila Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,185	Are those lenses sorta "webcams" there? nice..

07-21-2012, 07:09 AM	#141
Moo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 173	They are in a "console" in the back of a car... I guess they must be for "video chat", but no idea why there would need to be two...

07-21-2012, 10:08 AM	#142
Eulogy Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick Photos: Gallery Posts: 632	Think it was on the show Bones, I remember seeing a K100D being smashed to bits.

07-21-2012, 11:04 PM	#143
vorobaz New Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Russia Posts: 3	Tengo ganas de ti (2012)

07-22-2012, 02:10 PM	#145
alamo5000 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 2,962	I think the guy in The Killing Fields (about Cambodia) is using Pentax.

07-24-2012, 09:32 AM	#146
builttospill Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Utah, Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,398	Originally posted by Eulogy Think it was on the show Bones, I remember seeing a K100D being smashed to bits. Couldn't have been a Pentax if it was smashed...They're too tough.

07-30-2012, 10:49 AM	#147
NotSteve Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 200	Haven't seen this but I think it has actually become more well-known because it was remade by Terry Giliam as the feature film 12 Monkeys. Originally posted by ihasa Has anyone mentioned 'La Jetée'? It's a famous (amongst art-house cinema circles!) avant garde French film, and AFAIK, the only (well known) movie actually shot on a Pentax. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_VQQxqzS4M&feature=related The camera used to shoot the film, which is composed of a series of still photographs, was the Spotmatic.

08-25-2012, 11:34 AM	#149
GibbyTheMole Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Iowa Photos: Albums Posts: 2,275	Kinda hard to tell, but judging by the pointy prism & "Asahi" logo, it looks to me like a Pentax SV. Those were introduced in 1964. Wouldn't have been an LX, for sure. Those came out in 1980. "Tommy" was one weird-ass head trip of a movie.