Amateur Cine World (July 1935)

TEST REPORTS of New Apparatus (Continued from page 174) On test this camera gave a sharp film, free from float or weave at all speeds, but with framing a little high. There was rather a heavy resistance on the motor control button. TALKIE OUTFIT. NAME. Kintosound Home Talkie Outfit. MakeERS OR AGENTS The City Sale & Ex change (1929) Ltd., 59/60 Cheapside, London, Bae. 2. Sound-on-Disc Turntable with means of coupling to existing projectors. SysTEM Kintosound Home Talkie Outfit. S1zE or Firm Can be most used with 9.5mm. film. A special induction motor geared to 33 I/3 r.p.m. and 88 r.p.m. driving turntable which will carry 16” disc, electrical pick balanced to track a 16” Talkie Record, necessary plugs and jacks to connect wireless set or radiogram, Kintosound synchronous floating gear coupling. The whole within a strongly made wooden case with a walnut finish which, when closed, measures 16” x14” x 9”. suitably 16mm. or CONSTRUCTION DETAILS PRICES alternating winding, £12 12s. od. Kintosound turntable only AIC Shes od. Uni= versal £8 8s. od. Kintosound synchronous gear _ coupling only, £4 4s. od. GENERAL REMARKS. The. instrument was demonstrated to us in conjunction with a Bolex Gg16 projector. contained | The complete outfit for. Calllakie Tat?) £11 11s. od. Universal | We also saw a Pathe projector at work with the machine. We are informed that successful working has also been done with Kodak, Bell & Howell, Victor, Zeiss and other projectors. Various types of records were played, including sounds post-synchronised, commentary post-synchronised and records made at the same time as the picture. In these latter the retention of perfect lip-synchronism was most commendable. Messrs. City Sale & Exchange inform us that in conjunction with their Kintosound apparatus they intend to make available an ever-growing sound and film library and for this purpose have installed fully professional disc-recording apparatus to be used in conjunction with their existing sound-film studio at Cheapside. Already a number of selected news items of general interest have been post-synchronised and a Jubilee film has also been prepared. They also have a library of effects and sound noises to which they are always adding. They are prepared to supply dubbed copies of any of these sound effects or noises at a charge of about 5s. 6d. per spool. This will enable an amateur to have his own selection of effects either to use when making his own sound films or as incidental noises for use at projection meetings. The Kintosound recording is being done on Permarec records and the sound quality is the best of its kind we have heard. REPORT ON RECORDS. NAME Permarec. Makers or AGENTS Musikon Ltd., 19, Lisle Street, London, W.C.2. GENERAL REMARKS. Although these records have been on the market for some time we were aware that in the early stages a little trouble had been experienced with them, but that this had now been overcome. We therefore re quested Musikon, Ltd., to submit a test prepared by them on one of their latest | records. This record was subjected to almost | brutal treatment, one half being played | repeatedly for a number of hours. | 176 The record included reproductions of several types of musical instrument ranging from the banjo and piano to the church organ, and also including both speaking and singing voices.’ The quality when received was remarkably good, covering the range of audible frequencies in a satisfactory manner. At the end of the period of running the used and unused halves of the record were compared on a radiogram and very little loss of quality was observed in the used half of the record, nor did the record display any other signs of wear. Musikon, Ltd., in conjunction with the Permarec disc, supply a complete home recording apparatus and accessories. FILM CLEANING SOLUTION. NAME Lumaplak. Makers or AGENTs J. Denton, Ltd., Low Fell, Gateshead, Co. Durham. GENERAL REMARKS. This film cleaning solution, which has the strong characteristic smell of carbon tetrachloride, is non-inflammable, but extremely volatile. For this reason it dries almost immediately when used. Using a pad of soft cloth moistened with the solution we found it rapidly removed oil, grease and finger-marks from the film. We soaked a strip of film in it for some hours, but did not find that it had appreciably increased the brittleness of the film. We also tried dipping Dufaycolor in the fluid but the dyes in the film remained unaffected. Lumaplak Cleaning Solution is sold in 20z. bottles at 2s. 6d. HUMIDIFYING SOLUTION. NAME Lumaplak. Makers OR AGENTS J. Denton, Ltd., Low Fell, Gateshead, Co. Durham. GENERAL REMARKS. Lumaplak Humidifying Solution is used to preserve or to restore to sub-standard cine film the natural flexibility and to remove brittleness due to the film being dried out during keeping or under the lamp of the projector. It also contains antiseptic substances which avoid mildew and fungus. It is a cloudy, oleaginous fluid with a strong camphor-like smell. A few drops are placed on an absorbent pad at the bottom of the film tin and the film is left in the tin for a day or so. We used a particularly old and brittle specimen and after only two days the film was supple and flexible again. Before treatment it gave a great deal of trouble in the projector. After treatment it ran through without any difficulty. Lumaplak Humidifying Fluid is sold in 2 ounce bottles at 2s. 6d. REPORT ON FILM. NAME Vauxhall. Makers OR AGENTS The Camera Co., 320, Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, S.W.1. Siz—E AND TyPE OF 16mm. Reversible. FILM Orthochromatic. How SuppLreD rooft and soft lengths on daylight loading spools. (Continued on page 178)