OT: What kind of camera?

[Bob Shell]

On Dec 31, 2006, at 4:29 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:

> What kind of camera does James Stewart wield in Hitchcock's  "Rear
> Window." He mounts something like a 400mm lens to shoot the salesman
> neighbor with the butcher knife and saw. The pentaprism is obviously
> taped over. It's a very early SLR. Doesn't look like a Pentax, and
> the lens certainly doesn't look like a Takumar: too much brightwork.
> Anyone have an opinion on this?

It's an Exakta with a 400mm Kilfitt Kilar mounted on it.

Bob