American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1963)

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lens operating lever. During a zoom, when the motordriven arm contacts either switch, power to the motor — (3) in Fig. 1 — is cut off, stopping the zoom operation. If desired, the zoom can be stopped at any intermediate point — the same as when operated by hand — or the operation can be set in motion in the opposite direction at the discretion of the cam¬ era operator by means of the control switch, (6) in Fig. 2. In other words, the device operates forward and reverse to effect zoom-ins and zoom-outs. Power for driving the zoom control motor is a 24-volt battery mounted on the handle of the tripod head, (5) in Fig. 2, with the voltage reduced by means of a small rheostat. In practice, it has been Continued on Page 177 = I AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER MANUAL | | P.O. Box 2230, Hollywood 28, Calif. = ‘ Please send me . copies of the American | | CINEMATOGRAPHER MANUAL. E | . Peymt. enclosed. Ship C.O.D . E I Name . I i ' Street & No . | City . Zone | E | State . E | *F or orders mailed within California, please | add 4% sales tax. | fflllllllMIIMIIIIIHIMIIII Mill 11)11 II lltlltllMIIHIIIIIIMIIIIIHN Mill Nllllllltlll 111 III II IIIIIUIIIIIIIItlllllllHIIMIlinlUIIIIIIIIIIHIIIHHIinillr FIG. 3 — Cover panel of zoom control is removed to show compo¬ nents. 1, 2, and 4 correspond with same numbers in Fig. 1; 7 is 4-prong electrical connection for switch and power source. JiiimiimiiimiiiiiiimimimiiiiimimiiiiiiiinmiiiiimiiiiiiiiimimimiiimimiHiiimHiiiiiminiHiiimiimiitmiiiiiiMiiiHiiiii!: MOST RELIABLE GUIDE! FIG. 4 — Author's Bolex H16 camera with motorized zoom lens mounted on front of automobile for making low-angle moving-camera zoom shots. Zoom lens and camera motor are remote-controlled from driver's seat. . if you shoot motion pictures TV or Theatres Industry Education Government Research, Etc. book! Never before a helpful book like thisl Gives detailed answers to hundreds of problems and questions related to theatrical, TV, industrial, military, educational and documentary film pro¬ duction Informational text covers data never before published on panning speeds, optical effects, ultra light-speed photography, underwater cinema¬ tography, background plates, process shots, trav¬ eling mattes, day-for-night photography, color temperature, etc. Charts, tables and diagrams give instant an¬ swers to problems relating to lens angles, filter factors, shutter openings, camera speeds, exposure, lighting, aspect ratios, etc. Order your copy today! $7.50 . . . Post Paid There’s something to help you on every page of this fact-packed AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER, MARCH, 1963 169