Pentax on TV

womble · 10-22-2020, 06:40 AM

Originally posted by boriscleto

I've posted this before, as these threads come up from time to time...

Doctor Who (Original) Season 11 Serial 2 "Invasion of the Dinosaurs" Part 3

Attachment 358679

I dug out my DVD and watched this last night. The wobbly papier-mâché dinosaurs are entertainingly bad!

**ffking** · 10-22-2020, 08:13 AM

Originally posted by womble

The wobbly papier-mâché dinosaurs are entertainingly bad!

I'm old enough to remember the Menoptera - which were like they sound - men with wings

- or men in bee suits with wings

Finn Lyle · 10-22-2020, 09:33 AM

Jonathan Byers from Stranger Things used an MX (at least, that's what the producers said), it was actually a minor plot point in the first season. Though, a flash and no tripod probably wouldn't be ideal for stealth night photography.

stevebrot · 10-22-2020, 10:57 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Finn Lyle

Jonathan Byers from Stranger Things used an MX (at least, that's what the producers said), it was actually a minor plot point in the first season. Though, a flash and no tripod probably wouldn't be ideal for stealth night photography.

The camera pictured is an ME and the flash is an AF200S. That camera was destroyed by bullies and he received a new ME Super as a gift in the season's last episode. In season 3 he is shown using that camera with a Vivitar 283 attached.

(...previously reported HERE and comments that followed...)

Actually, the ME makes more sense than an MX. The Byers are poor and the MX was expensive. A used ME in the early 1980s fits in. That said, Lynda Ries, the props master, may well have had an MX in the mix for the camera-breaking scene. It required several takes and multiple broken cameras.

Steve

(...loved that show...)

Last edited by stevebrot; 10-22-2020 at 01:18 PM.

Eyewanders · 10-23-2020, 10:37 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by stevebrot

The camera pictured is an ME and the flash is an AF200S. That camera was destroyed by bullies and he received a new ME Super as a gift in the season's last episode. In season 3 he is shown using that camera with a Vivitar 283 attached.

(...previously reported HERE and comments that followed...)

Actually, the ME makes more sense than an MX. The Byers are poor and the MX was expensive. A used ME in the early 1980s fits in. That said, Lynda Ries, the props master, may well have had an MX in the mix for the camera-breaking scene. It required several takes and multiple broken cameras.

Steve

(...loved that show...)

I remember when those episodes were first available we were in the thick of it all and my lady humored me and helped me pause/rewind/pause/rewind to figure out exactly what model it was.

Noticed it immediately and couldn't focus on the rest of the show until *that* mystery was solved.

Lord Lucan · 10-23-2020, 12:52 PM

Originally posted by Finn Lyle

a flash and no tripod probably wouldn't be ideal for stealth night photography.

Depends on whether the stealth is still needed after you got the shot

**PJ1** · 10-23-2020, 01:52 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by stevebrot

It required several takes and multiple broken cameras.

Not Pentax!!!

womble · 10-27-2020, 04:25 PM - **1 Like**

A Spottie in episode 3 of The Queen's Gambit on Netflix.

The Queen's Gambit par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

womble · 10-28-2020, 02:32 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by womble

A Spottie in episode 3 of The Queen's Gambit on Netflix.

The Queen's Gambit par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

Later in the series they are using a Rolleiflex. Entertainingly, the quiet click of the leaf shutter has been replaced which a much more audible shutter sound.

**Sam_I_am** · 11-02-2020, 09:02 AM

It seems that every camera I see in a show goes by too fast for me to see what is, except for the Nikons used in CSI 😆. They really like their product placement.

**fiddlefye** · 11-02-2020, 09:00 PM

Trying to catch different camera models in TV shows and movies can be a fun game, though perhaps less so for my long-suffering spouse.

slartibartfast01 · 11-05-2020, 02:59 AM

Not TV but Radio. I just listened to Chris Evans interviewing David Bailey and there wasn't a single mention of Pentax. Olympus got a mention and his first camera was a Brownie but nothing about Pentax.

RobSpain · 11-25-2020, 06:18 AM

Pentax cameras were featured in season 4, episode 6 of The Crown on Netflix. A bunch of press photographers met Prince Charles and Lady Di as they arrived by plane at Alice Springs in Australia.

titrisol · 11-25-2020, 09:05 AM

Yes, everytime paparazzi or "journalists" chase Diana in that series they have Pentaxes.
I spotted a few K1000 and even a LX, but no MX or MEs

Originally posted by RobSpain

Pentax cameras were featured in season 4, episode 6 of The Crown on Netflix. A bunch of press photographers met Prince Charles and Lady Di as they arrived by plane at Alice Springs in Australia.

stevebrot · 11-25-2020, 10:47 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by titrisol

Yes, everytime paparazzi or "journalists" chase Diana in that series they have Pentaxes.
I spotted a few K1000 and even a LX, but no MX or MEs

I don't know if that qualifies as an endorsement or an indictment.

Pentax! The overwhelming choice of paparazzi everywhere!

Steve

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10-22-2020, 06:40 AM	#16
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	Originally posted by boriscleto I've posted this before, as these threads come up from time to time... Doctor Who (Original) Season 11 Serial 2 "Invasion of the Dinosaurs" Part 3 Attachment 358679 I dug out my DVD and watched this last night. The wobbly papier-mâché dinosaurs are entertainingly bad!

10-22-2020, 08:13 AM	#17
ffking Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Old South Wales Posts: 6,038	Originally posted by womble The wobbly papier-mâché dinosaurs are entertainingly bad! I'm old enough to remember the Menoptera - which were like they sound - men with wings - or men in bee suits with wings

10-22-2020, 09:33 AM	#18
Finn Lyle Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 33	Jonathan Byers from Stranger Things used an MX (at least, that's what the producers said), it was actually a minor plot point in the first season. Though, a flash and no tripod probably wouldn't be ideal for stealth night photography.

10-22-2020, 10:57 AM - 1 Like	#19
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by Finn Lyle Jonathan Byers from Stranger Things used an MX (at least, that's what the producers said), it was actually a minor plot point in the first season. Though, a flash and no tripod probably wouldn't be ideal for stealth night photography. The camera pictured is an ME and the flash is an AF200S. That camera was destroyed by bullies and he received a new ME Super as a gift in the season's last episode. In season 3 he is shown using that camera with a Vivitar 283 attached. (...previously reported HERE and comments that followed...) Actually, the ME makes more sense than an MX. The Byers are poor and the MX was expensive. A used ME in the early 1980s fits in. That said, Lynda Ries, the props master, may well have had an MX in the mix for the camera-breaking scene. It required several takes and multiple broken cameras. Steve (...loved that show...) Last edited by stevebrot; 10-22-2020 at 01:18 PM.

10-23-2020, 10:37 AM - 2 Likes	#20
Eyewanders Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Land of the Salish Sea Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,343	Originally posted by stevebrot The camera pictured is an ME and the flash is an AF200S. That camera was destroyed by bullies and he received a new ME Super as a gift in the season's last episode. In season 3 he is shown using that camera with a Vivitar 283 attached. (...previously reported HERE and comments that followed...) Actually, the ME makes more sense than an MX. The Byers are poor and the MX was expensive. A used ME in the early 1980s fits in. That said, Lynda Ries, the props master, may well have had an MX in the mix for the camera-breaking scene. It required several takes and multiple broken cameras. Steve (...loved that show...) I remember when those episodes were first available we were in the thick of it all and my lady humored me and helped me pause/rewind/pause/rewind to figure out exactly what model it was. Noticed it immediately and couldn't focus on the rest of the show until that mystery was solved.

10-23-2020, 12:52 PM	#21
Lord Lucan Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Wales Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,963	Originally posted by Finn Lyle a flash and no tripod probably wouldn't be ideal for stealth night photography. Depends on whether the stealth is still needed after you got the shot

10-23-2020, 01:52 PM - 2 Likes	#22
PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,484	Originally posted by stevebrot It required several takes and multiple broken cameras. Not Pentax!!!

10-27-2020, 04:25 PM - 1 Like	#23
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	A Spottie in episode 3 of The Queen's Gambit on Netflix. The Queen's Gambit par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

10-28-2020, 02:32 AM - 1 Like	#24
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	Originally posted by womble A Spottie in episode 3 of The Queen's Gambit on Netflix. The Queen's Gambit par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity Later in the series they are using a Rolleiflex. Entertainingly, the quiet click of the leaf shutter has been replaced which a much more audible shutter sound.

11-02-2020, 09:02 AM	#25
Sam_I_am Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Toledo, OR Posts: 851	It seems that every camera I see in a show goes by too fast for me to see what is, except for the Nikons used in CSI 😆. They really like their product placement.

11-02-2020, 09:00 PM	#26
fiddlefye Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Windsor, Ontario Posts: 63	Trying to catch different camera models in TV shows and movies can be a fun game, though perhaps less so for my long-suffering spouse.

11-05-2020, 02:59 AM	#27
slartibartfast01 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,931 Original Poster	Not TV but Radio. I just listened to Chris Evans interviewing David Bailey and there wasn't a single mention of Pentax. Olympus got a mention and his first camera was a Brownie but nothing about Pentax.

11-25-2020, 06:18 AM	#28
RobSpain Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Malaga province Posts: 488	Pentax cameras were featured in season 4, episode 6 of The Crown on Netflix. A bunch of press photographers met Prince Charles and Lady Di as they arrived by plane at Alice Springs in Australia.

11-25-2020, 09:05 AM	#29
titrisol Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: In the most populated state... state of denial Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,852	Yes, everytime paparazzi or "journalists" chase Diana in that series they have Pentaxes. I spotted a few K1000 and even a LX, but no MX or MEs Originally posted by RobSpain Pentax cameras were featured in season 4, episode 6 of The Crown on Netflix. A bunch of press photographers met Prince Charles and Lady Di as they arrived by plane at Alice Springs in Australia.

11-25-2020, 10:47 AM - 1 Like	#30
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by titrisol Yes, everytime paparazzi or "journalists" chase Diana in that series they have Pentaxes. I spotted a few K1000 and even a LX, but no MX or MEs I don't know if that qualifies as an endorsement or an indictment. Pentax! The overwhelming choice of paparazzi everywhere! Steve