Movie Makers (Jan-May 1928)

NEWS of the INDUSTRY For Amateurs and Dealers Cine-Nizo, Model B, 16mm. THE Cine-Nizo 16mm. camera, a new German product by the firm of Niezoldi & Kramer, Munich, Germany, is now offered to the amateur cinematographer. This camera, said to be the smallest 16mm. camera made, measures four and three-quarters by four and threeeighths by three inches, including a spring motor, and weighs 45 ounces. A new idea in 16mm. camera construction is the use of metal film magazines, which are easily loaded in a darkroom in a few moments time. The use of magazines eliminates annoying edge fog. The capacity of the magazines is 33 feet. The camera may be hand cranked at the normal rate, or for trick work one frame at a time. An exclusive feature is the ability to change over from hand crank to spring motor or vice versa without the necessity of releasing the spring tension. The motor exposes 15 feet of film with each winding. Zeiss or Heinkel lenses are supplied in fixed focus or focusing mounts. A direct viewfinder and footage meter are also included. THE CONVENIENCE OF SPEED Is illustrated in the design of this De Vry Screen A PROFESSIONAL AS AMATEUR An amateur cinematographer is the hero of a professional motion picture, the Pathe Serial, "Mark of the Frog." Frank Miller plays the amateur and J. Anthony Hughes, his son New f 2 Lens THE Xenon f 2 lens made by Jos. Schneider & Company is now being nationally distributed for use on Filmo cameras by Burleigh Brooks, of New York City. In the construction of this lens, six elements are used in the half-cemented form. Tests revealed the absence of coma and well-nigh perfect color correction for the spectrum. This latter feature makes this lens particularly valuable for use with panchromatic film. The correction for spherical aberration is such that the lens can be used at an angle of 55 degrees at full aperture and 72 degrees stopped down to only f 3.5. A feature of this lens is a patented adjustable focusing mount, worked out by Mr. Brooks. It is known that in fitting high-speed lenses there are often slight variations in the focal point of the lens and in the mountings, causing the lens to register improperly with the film. On this mount there is a knurled knob that enables anyone to properly focus the lens for the infinity point after the lens is screwed into place. The infinity marker is then placed in position and the adjustment locked by means of small screws. This automatically places the focusing scale for all other distances in the proper position. Another adjustment permits the focusing and diaphragm scale being placed so they will be most easily seen. De Vry Quick-Set Screen JUST pull up the lid — screen is automatically rigid as soon as it reaches its full height," the De Vry Corporation says of its new Quick-Set screen. "Time for set-up, one second. To take down, press button in the middle of each side support — pull both supports towards the center uniformly, and screen cannot wrinkle. The Quick-Set comes in two surfaces : Lumiday (metallic), and Beaded (crystalline) . The screen is supplied in three sizes: 22 by 30, 30 by 40, and 39 by 52 inches." Film Clip and Motor Rewind A SIMPLE, effective film clip has recently been devised by Mr. J. W. Robbins, manager of the motion picture department of Williams, Brown & Earle, Philadelphia, Pa. An ordinary piece of %-inch wide adhesive tape, 3% inches long, is taken and one end folded back threequarters of an inch so as to prevent it from sticking. The other end is stuck on the film leader, covering about three-quarters of an inch of the leader. The adhesive tape remains on the end of the leader at all times and by simply pressing down on the center portion of it, it will hold fast the end of the leader. To take off the film, it is only necessary to take hold Forty-three