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Originally Posted by Rich Payne  What sort of camera equipment were the official photographers using in 1944 ? Was it still the old large format stuff ? |
Full/half plate stuff would still be available and occaisionally used for more formal work but medium format and 35mm were widely available and officially issued. We have their versatility, portability, & improving quality to thank for the many fine photographs obtained in ww2.
Some examples:
American Kodak 35 combat camera:
German Leica, this one being investigated at the moment. They're widely faked due to the enormous values they now carry for collectors:
British Ensign Commando, medium format rangefinder. I have one rare example issued to British Officers to photograph the effects of the war in it's last year (this one is slightly postwar, but largely the same.):
Robert Capa's Iconic shots of DDay (most of which were lost to an office processing error
) were most likely taken with a pair of Contax II's:
Didn't know Kriegsberichter's could wear cuff titles??:
