Business screen magazine (1958)

FRDDUCT1D\ EOLIPMEIVT Mitchell Robot Unit Provides Remote Follow-Focus Control ■' The Mitchell Robot Focus Control, a major camera accessory which makes possible follow-focus scenes previously considered as impractical or too costly in terms of camera set-up time, has been announced by Mitchell Camera Corporation. Glendale 4. California. Manufactured by Mitchell for all BNC cameras, the Robot Focus Control can be used in extremeh Mitchell Robot Focus Control confining sets as well, or where the camera is mounted on a crane not equipped to hold a camera assistant. Through the use of a slave selsyn component mounted on the camera, the Mitchell may be focused remotely through a matched transmitter mate at slow or fast speeds. The Robot comes complete in a fitted case and may be installed easily and quickly by following the drawing and directions supplied. Ceeo's Stop Motion Motor Available for All Maurers M A completely new 1 iO-voll A.C. .synchronous stop motion motor for the Maurer camera has been introduced by Camera Equipment Co., Inc., New York City. Developed by Ceeo's engineering and design department for the company's clients who use Maurer cameras, the device is now being made available to all Maurer equipment users. Included on the motor are a counter and a control box. Other exclusive features include: DC braking, forward and reverse switches, continuous operation switches, and a hand control switch for single-frame operation. The stop motion motor attaches to the Maurer without the use of any special tools. 55^' New MDID-VISUAL Equipment Recent Product Developments for Production and Projection New Makro-Kilar Lens for Arriflex Focuses Down to 4" The new 40mm f 2.8 Killitt Makro Kilar A lens, just announced by Kling Photo Corporation, is said to make possible continuous focusing of Arriflex 16mm and 3.'>mm cameras from infinity to 4" without need for extension tubes or other accessories. Use of the new lens in Arri mount is said to permit filling the film frame with a subject area as small as 19/32" x 7/8" with the Arritlex 16. and I' 2" x 1 '4" with the Arriflex 35. Unique construction of the critically corrected lens incorporates tman Animation Compound Warren Conrad Portman Co. Has New Animation Compound The Warren Conrad Portman Company is now offering a new Animation Compound. The Compound features 19" north south and 26" east,' west movements which are completely ball bearing mounted. The 20" by 28" mahogany table top has two peg tracks with 22" travel. The table top rotates 360 degrees. It has a 9" by I2V2" hole through it for rear projection. The Portman Compound may be used with any camera stand. It is priced at $1790, complete. A 1 2-page catalog is available from the manufacturer at 41 MacQuesten Parkway, Mount Vernon, New York. 9 Hollywood Film Co. Markets Combination Table Hot Splicer ' A new combination table model hot splicer for splicing 16mm, I7'''2mm, 35-32mm, Cinemascope and 3.5mm film on one set of pins has been announced by Hollywood Film Company, Hollywood, California. Other features of the combination table, model number FSC105, are a special scraping block, a scraping blade adjustment block, a thermostatically controlled method of heating the machine to splicing temperature in 10 minutes. The unit enables the operator to double scrape. ^ Hollywood FSC-105 Splicer Kilfitt Makro Kllar Lens an extra-long helical mount to permit covering the extreme focusing range, the company says. Long, medium, and close-up shots can now be made without changing lenses. F-stops from 2.8 to 22 may be pre-set to permit focusing with the lens wide open, and instant change to the pre-selected f-stop for shooting. Focusing is simplified by the Arritlex's through-the-lens focusing feature. Built-in deep lens shade takes standard Series V filters. For extremely close focusing distances, the lens provides a scale of exposure correction factors as well as reproduction ratios. The new lens weighs only 6 oz., and is priced at $195.00. It is available through franchised Arri dealers. 1^' Oscar Fisher Company Awarded $300,000 Air Force Contract Oscar Fisher Co., Inc., Newburgh, N.Y., has been awarded a $300,000 Air Force contract for Processall stainless steel highspeed 16mm and 35mm film processing equipment, president Oscar Fisher reports. The Fisher equipment, which uses spray immersion plus a drying system using turbulent, heated air, handles film at a rate of 30 feet per minute. 9 PHDJECTID^ EOUIPMEMTi Sound Masters Offers 16mm Repeater Projector Unit Sound Masters, Inc., is now offering a new 16mm sound repeater ''' projector for point-of-sale presentations. Light in weight (23 lbs.), the] projector operates on AC or DC current, may be set up in less than | S/M Repeater Projector a minute, and holds a magazine load with 22-minutes of screening time. The special magazine, called "Lift-Off," is exclusive with the Sound Master's repeater. It lifts off the projector quickly, while another can be snapped in place in a few moments. Other features include a luggage-type case, one-switch control, and power cord and screen which spring out in one motion, ready for use. The Sound Masters' repeater projector is now being used successfully by a number of industrial concerns, including Grumman, Republic, Lockheed, Philco, Ingersoll-Rand, Outboard Marine, Chamor Mfg., Famous .Artists Schools, Premiumwares and General Electric. 1^' New 25-Watt Projector Added To Kodak's "Pageant" Line ,i i> A smartly-styled 16mm sound ^; projector with 25-watt amplifier • • has been introduced by Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York. This newest member of the company's "Pageant" line of projectors is designed for use by businesses, schools, churches and other organizations. The projector, designated as Model AV-255-S. has a heavyduty 1 1" x 6" oval speaker with n -j" voice coil, usually found only on speakers 12" or larger. The bafifed speaker has a 5.2-oz. .Wnico magnet of improved sensitivity and efficiency. One master control panel contains tone, volume and microphone input volume controls. Case is finished in desert tan, and speaker BUSINESS SCREEN MAG.A.ZrNE