Amateur movie making (1928)

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AMATEUR MOVIE MAKING 25 lutely central pull with a single claw. This is a feature of this type of camera. PATHEX CAMERA Construction — All metal, morocco covered, nickeled trim. Size — With spring motor attached 3 x 3% x 4% inches. Without motor the size is 1% x 3% x 4. Weight — Complete with motor, 3 lb., 6 oz. Capacity — 30 feet Pathex substandard, 9% millimeter film in Pathex magazine. Finder — Iconographic showing exact field. Lens — 20 millimeter, f 3.5 cine-anastigmat, fixed focus. f 1.9 also available. Shutter — 180 degree rotary disc. Intermittent — Pathe harmonic cam, actuating single central claw. Take-up — Positive, enclosed type. Meter — By hundreds of frames up to 1200. Motor — Morocco covered to match camera. Attachable and detachable at will, allowing use of hand crank. Eelease may be latched in operating position allowing operator to enter picture. Case — Heavy leather for camera, motor and 4 extra magazines of film. Tripod — None required, but any good metal tripod will answer. Film Development — First cost of film includes reversal and return to owner. All of the other cameras mentioned in this chapter are for use with the sixteen millimeter substandard film. This film has gained recognition as the standard film for amateur work in this country, and practically all new cameras introduced are designed for use with it. The sixteen millimeter film is distinctly an Eastman introduction as it was designed and manufactured when practically all other firms were trying to make the 17% millimeter the standard size for amateur use. The 17% millimeter is the film known in Europe as "half-normal" and is just one-half the width of standard film. This film