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the kodATRON
High Speed Lighting Unit plays an important role in Commercial, Illustrative, News, Portrait, Medical, Scientific and Technical Fields
To the photographer, the new Kodatron Speedlamp opens the way for pictures of superb technical quality in either blackand-white or Kodachrome, at extremely low illumination cost, with extremely small lens apertures, and with no chance of subject motion in the negative or color transparency. Completely modern and incorporating an improved circuit, new safety and convenience features, this unit is attractively styled for use in the finest studio.
Some of the advantages include:
1. Critically sharp pictures of subjects moving at high speed.
2. Simple, positive synchronization with most types of camera shutters, and no need of adjustment for lag.
3. Ability to flash any number of lamps in unison, with perfect synchronization, by means of simple photocell control units which eliminate the need of wiring from lamp to lamp.
4. High-speed color photographs with Kodachrome Film, in addition to blackand-white photographs.
5. Great depth of field, owing to the small apertures which are made possible by the high volume of light.
6. Uniform volume of light at each flash, with no practical deterioration as the flash tube ages.
Tube Yields More Than 5,000 Flashes
7. Long life of the flash tube (upwards of 5,000 flashes ) .
8. Subject comfort in pictures which include models, and better conditions for commercial subjects such as food displays which deteriorate readily — since the Kodatron lamp is free from the heat produced by conventional high-wattage studio lamps.
9. Accuracy of modeling, a modeling, or focusing lamp being centered in each flash tube so that the angle of lighting is precisely the same for both flash and modeling light. The modeling light also gives a faithful preview of the light balance that will be obtained in the flash photograph.
10. No eye discomfort for subjects, because of the extreme brevity of the flash. To the eye, the Kodatron flash appears much softer and far less intense than other types of photographic flash illumination.
11. Normal pupil size in a subject's eyes, owing to the moderate illumination level used in modeling and focusing.
12. A specially-designed reflector which yields illumination intermediate between that of a spotlight and a floodlight. Well suited for general lighting, the reflector is also directional enough to increase the intensity along the axis to a considerable degree, for shots at long range.
13. Unique economy of operation, owing
International Photographer for July, 1941
to the long life of the flash tube, extreme durability of tubes in the power unit, and an indefinitely long life for the power unit itself.
14. Low power consumption, which effects a substantial two-way saving: first, in lower electric bills; second, in studio wiring requirements. The Kodatron Speed
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