Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1952)

MOVIE MAKERS 301 News of the Industry Up to the minute reports on new products and services in the movie field Stereo Type A Kodachrome film, Type A, 335, in a stereo loading for use with photoflood or photoflash illumination, has been announced by the Eastman Kodak Company. The new film will produce twenty stereo pairs (23 by 24mm.) and will list at $4.75 per roll, including processing and stereo mounting. Polishing pad Movie makers who also engage in stillpicture flash work may be interested in the reflector polishing pad now being offered gratis by Jen Products Sales Company, 419 West 42nd Street, New York 36, N. Y. Send a stamped and self-addressed envelope with your request. CaspecO items Retailing at $2.25, the Wirgin exposure meter is a new entry in the field of extinction-type light calculators. Diaphragm readings range from //2 to //32, with shutter speeds listed from 1/500 of a second to 8 seconds. The meter is a product of Camera Specialty Company, 50 West 29th Street, New York 1, N. Y. Also new with Caspeco is a cast aluminum slide viewer weighing in at only 8 ounces. The unit is designed for use with 2 by 2 inch and 35mm. transparencies on either Kodachrome or Ansco Color. It will retail for $2.95. Brownie projector Designed as a team mate for the Brownie 8mm. camera, the Brownie 8mm. projector was announced by the Eastman Kodak Company last month. This self-encased unit with a snap-off cover features a single control knob which can be positioned for forward or reverse projection, motor rewind or still pictures. The lens is a 1 inch //2, the lamp 300 watts in power and the maximum footage capacity is 200 feet. The Brownie projector is expected to be in stock at your photo dealer's in time for Christmas buying. However, Kodak warns that supplies may be insufficient at first to meet demand ; therefore the company has prepared an attractive Brownie gift certificate for the holiday shopper. The Brownie will be priced at $62.50 as-is, or at $67 with a 30 inch Brownie projection screen. Lonq lenses The complete line of Astro long distance lenses, including some of the largest telephoto objectives ever seen in America, is now being distributed in this country by the Ercona Camera Corporation. They are imported from western Germany, where they are manufactured in Berlin. Mounts to adapt these optics to 16mm. camera use are available for the Cine-Kodak Special, the Bolex H-16 and the Bell & Howell 70-D line. The full list of lenses follows: Astro Pantacher (super-speed, long focus) in 5 and 6 inch focal lengths at //2.3 and in a 6 inch f/1.8; Astro Ferbildlinsen (long distance) in focal lengths ranging from THE BROWNIE 8mm. projector, Kodak's latest, features a single control knob for forward and reverse run, rewind and still pictures. FIND THE CAMERA! This is the 40 inch f/6.3 Astro telephoto mounted for use with a Filmo 70-D. Other Astro objectives, imported by Ercona Camera Corp., range from 5 to 32 inches. 12 to 32 inches at //5 and in a 40 inch //6.3. Prices of these objectives will range from $195 to $1250. A descriptive booklet on the Astro lenses may be had from Ercona Camera Corporation, 527 Fifth Avenue, New York 17, with the mention of Movie Makers. Film printers Amateurs interested in processing their own black and white film also may be interested in looking into the two 16mm. film printers now available from the Uhler Cine Machine Company, 15778 Wyoming Avenue, Detroit 21, Mich. Both are continuous printers of 400 foot capacity and they operate at a speed of 100 feet in five minutes. The 16mm. Sound model provides for ten light intensities with two rheostats; the 16mm. Silent model has only one print TO MAKE GOOD PICTURES BETTER MEDIUM BEAM REFLECTOR G-E PHOTOLAMPS Designed especially for movie making. 40° beam spread is matched to camera coverage. 375watts means four on a single home circuit. Ideal for camera bracket lights. and to see them at their best— G-E PROJECTION LAMPS Use 'em in slide or movie projector and be sure to keep a spare handy. Remember . . . G-E Lamps for every photographic purpose GENERAL ELECTRIC