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Posts tagged: Topaz

A concealed darkroom.

And the final post from Hitchcock’s Topaz - a darkroom hidden behind the pantry shelves. I wish I had one of these.

How to hide a camera.

In Topaz cameras are often shown being concealed. The Nikon F arrives in Cuba hidden in a package which is said to contain “nylons”. The Pen F is taken on assignment in a bread-roll. Afterwards it is hidden in a hollow bridge railing for later pick-up. It eventually finds its way back to base inside a turkey. 

Nikon F in Topaz.
This movie is full of cameras. It is a spy movie where the main weapons are cameras. Here on the breakfast table we see a Nikon F with motor drive and remote control. They have just been removed from a package that was said to contain “nylons”.

Nikon F in Topaz.

This movie is full of cameras. It is a spy movie where the main weapons are cameras. Here on the breakfast table we see a Nikon F with motor drive and remote control. They have just been removed from a package that was said to contain “nylons”.

Miniature spy camera in Topaz.

In Hitchcock’s 1969 spy flick, Topaz, an agent shoots with a small camera then passes it to a fellow agent while being pursued. I have no idea what this little camera is, but there are a lot of Swiss spy cameras which look rather like this one.

A 4x5 camera in Hitchcock’s 1969 spy thriller, Topaz.
When the Russian defector and his family arrive at the safe house outside Washington they are quickly led in to a make-shift studio for their portraits.
There are so many interesting cameras in this movie that I will spread them over a few posts. More later…

A 4x5 camera in Hitchcock’s 1969 spy thriller, Topaz.

When the Russian defector and his family arrive at the safe house outside Washington they are quickly led in to a make-shift studio for their portraits.

There are so many interesting cameras in this movie that I will spread them over a few posts. More later…