Swiss Mountain Camera
March 27, 2024
Watching Asteroid City I had a lot of time to think about Jason Schwartzman's camera. It's a prop, but it's gorgeous. Rich Stroffolino figured it out:
That PC sync port isn't right for a Contax III. The rewind knob, characteristically bulbous on the Contax, seemed too short on our "Swiss Mountain Camera." And while I wouldn't put it past the prop master to make changes to give the camera more quirky flair, it made me wonder if we might be dealing with a Soviet clone.