Has anybody seen Sally Mann Camera

[Thom Bennett]

I seem to recall seeing her in Toyo ads with their 8x10 field camera. That was a few years back- late 1990s maybe.

[Alan Gales]

I hear you can get them from reputable dealers on epay.

[Louis Pacilla]

Look what she's using now.

[jumanji]

Louis, it's View 2, not 2D

[Thom Bennett]

Maybe an 11x14?

[Steve Barber]

Hi!

Is there anyone who knows the lable/brand of the camera
that Sally Mann use?

I do not know what other cameras she has used, but, as to her work, Immediate Family, I am familiar with the camera and lens she used, because I bought them from her. The camera is a Toyo 810M and the lens is a Rodenstock 300mm f5.6 APO-Sironar-N. With the purchase, she gave me a signed copy of her book.

I bought it, because it was competitively priced and was what I was looking for, as a beginner’s 8x10. She teased me about trying to use it to achieve her level of artistry, but I had no illusions and I have been neither disappointed nor pleasantly surprised in that regard. The reason for buying her camera against others I considered was the potential for added value as a collector item over and above its intrinsic utilitarian value and the purchase included a lens that met my needs.

[John Kasaian]

The trouble with buying cameras and lenses from famous photographers is that they've already used up all the iconic, award winning shots out of them, and thats why they are for sale!

[Steve Barber]

The trouble with buying cameras and lenses from famous photographers is that they've already taken all the award winning shots out of them, and thats why they are for sale!

No, I can definitely say that is not a correct statement. In the narrow sense, as in all of the award winning shots of your immediate family, it may be correct, but for landscapes, architecture and flora, that old camera still has a lot to give.

[Jim Galli]

Look what she's using now.

This is a revelation! Sally Mann uses a light tight box that only lets the photons come in through the lens glass???!!!

[giganova]

Reviving an ancient thread because I am fascinated by her technique and would like to learn more about it.

Sally Mann plays fast & loose. Her tripods are unstable, her camera standards wobble and creek, the bellows have light leaks, dust, dirt, and her finger prints are all over the lenses, some lenses have broken glass elements, she looks into the sky and says "Ah well, I guess 1 min exposure, we'll see," she asks her subjects to repeatedly blink during long portrait exposures to make the eyes look weird, she sprinkles dust on her wet plates, etc. She seems to invite surprise elements that are out of her control to contribute to her photos, which I find remarkable.