Agfa motion picture topics (Apr 1937-June 1940)

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28, as well as the striking aerial shot of ‘'Treasure Island” at the top of Page 31. “All of them,” he tells us, “were made on Agfa Superpan Press, which since its introduction has been the only film we use. “The Picture-Maker,” on page 12, was snapped by George Blaisdell, Editor of The American Cinematographer while spending a quiet Saturd a y afternoon of desert picturemaking. “Agfa Superpan Press," he tells us, “with a 29-F filter. Exposure by Weston.” And. we might add. a picture of which any cinematographer might be proud! Many people have asked us who photographed the spectacular composition of billowing yacht sails used as the frontispiece of our last issue. Unfortunately the print came to us with no credit data. We’ve since found the credit is due to Morris Rosen / eld. to whom we apologize for this unavoidable slight. You Might Like to Know— A new illustrated 36-page manual on Speed Flash Photography has just been published by the Kalart Co. It is one of the most comprehensive yet published on the subject, and should lie of value to everyone interested in synchronized flash pictures, regardless of the type of synchronizing equipment they use. Complete exposure charts for distance, stop and shutter speed for the various size flashbulbs, with exposure recommendations for all types of film, are among the practical feaures of manual. Another practical table is that listing the intensity, flash duration, peak duration and synchronizer adjustments for all of the generally available types of flashbulbs. Many users of flashbulbs will also find the information on testing for synchronism unusually helpful. Detailed information about using Kalart flash synchronizers with more than 30 of the most popular types of still and miniature cameras is given. The booklet is free, and may be had from the Kalart Company’s New York or Hollywood offices, or from most dealers. New Agfa 16mm. Film Users of 16mm. cameras will he interested to learn that a new Agfa 16mm. film is available in the moderate-price range. It is called Agfa Reversible Panchromatic, and we've found it to be an excellent fine-grained panchromatic film with a Weston daylight speed of about 14. It retails for $4.50 per 100-foot daylight loading spool, and $2.75 per 50-foot daylight loading spool. Processing at any of the seven Agfa 16mm. processing plants in the U. S. and Canada is included in the price of the film. Filter Calculator Faxon Dean, the popular camerarentals specialist, has prepared for free distribution to the profession a handy, pocket-size filter and exposure calculator. It enables one to coordinate exposures for any combination of lens-stop, filter-factor, shutter opening or camera speed in less time than it takes to tell about it. On the reverse is a handy chart of filter-factors for the most popular studio films — including Agfa Supreme a n d Agfa Ultra-Speed Pan — with all commonly used filters. 32