Business screen magazine (1946)

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IFPA JOURNAL .,„./,««.</ A CAMERA FOR EVERY MAN BY CHL'CK MACCRONE Hoinj; .1 small "in house" film maker has iis rewards, as well as some sethacks, (ienerally you are faced with very little help, small quarters and practically a nonexistent hudget. The fact that you are a "one-man show" should scare the daylights out of you, but in most cases, only serves to motivate you to do your utmost for the boss, if for no other reason than to show him he made the right choice when he hired you in the first place. Such was my position when I joined Holex Incorporated in 1968. Ik'cause I knew I was going to do It all myself. I selected my equipment slowly, to get maximum \ersalility and at a price I knew my company could afford. The mainstay of the Holex Media Department's operation is our RUiB Bcaulieu motion picture camera. Ibis lf)mm camera is fitted with an Angenieux 12-120 zoom lens. It has an exposure compensating device built in that eliminates the need, in some cases, for exposure readings. The camera is a featherweight by comparison to other 16nim's ami it is adaptablel I have been able to successfully adapt my R16B to a Polariod MP-3 camera, Calumet 4x5 view camera, and to my entire (7) range of Nikon lenses. The adaptation of the Bcaulieu to the MP.^ provides a rocksteady; vertical camera support, with the capability of macro and even micro motion picture photography. The mating of the two cameras is made easih by an adapter manufactured by Associate Arts Company. Box 4137125 High Street, Portland. Maine 04101. Ihis adapter is also used to mate the Beaulieu camera to the t alumet 4x5. The adapter is a blank 4x5 plate with several very precisely milled rings which serve to mate the "C" mount cine lenses to the 4x5 formal. ( See l-igure # I .) The beauty of this setup is thai it is so easy, lotal setup time is less than ^ minutes. By using the MP3 camera, the cameraman can check his scenes. exposures, or make a still for production lxH)ks. customers, clients, etc.. by simply using the roll film back which comes as an accessory on the vertical stand. With this setup, the photographer has complete interchangeabil Figure 1 ity of formats, ranging from 4x5 down to 16mm. Using 16mm type 7242 film, I photographed a regular issue 6^ United States postage stamp — the one with the U.S. Capitol shown. If you look closely, you will see in Figure 2. one of the upstairs windows of the White Housel The 16mm film was then copied, using a 35mm Polaroid lens set at F4-I8 second. This object could be enlarged still more by using the extension bellows to the macro lens but suffices for this example. Exposure is no problem because of the throughthe-lens exposure control on the R16B By using the Associate Arts (4x5 to "C" mount) adapter, the Beaulieu or any other motion picture camera using the "C" mount, can be used as described. The smaller company "in house" photographic team is likely as not to be called to provide still photographic coverage in addition to his other a. v. work. This is a requirement at my company. I chose the Nikon because of its wide range of accessories, its ease of handling, and because 90';r of my still work IS reproduced to a maximun) size of X \ 10 inches. The fact that all of this equipment is interchangeable into any format I may choose, makes the choice of this type of eqmpment extremely valuable. During my correspondence with Associate Arts Company, they mentioned another adapter the\ had. that would permil the mating of the Nikon lenses to the Beaulieu. I'lgure -3 shows the setup. Using the above-mentu>ned setup with the U)mm mounteil lo the MP3 camera, I began photographing a rather common object — a one dollar bill. I-igure -=4 shows a 16mm frame of Mr, Cieorge Washington's led eyeball. Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Because there are so many ad\.inl.iges and interesting experiments th.it one can perform using the \ers.iiile equipment mentioned .ilx)ve. I sometimes find myself rambling. However, if those of you who are interested would like to know more about this setup. I would be pleased to enter into ci>rrespondence with you for the purpose of passing along information. 114