Amateur Photographer & Cinematographer (1933)

ih( amateur photographer ta 6 CINEMATOGRAPITER o February ist, 1933 their annual supper and entertain¬ ment, which began at midnight, and carried on until the witching hour of five. It was interesting to watch the reaction of these people to the camera, for the camera was very much in evidence. The festi¬ vities were interrupted in order that three separate photographs, without flashlight, might be taken of the company, and at the close of the supper a thrill of delight was mani¬ fest when it was announced that the company were to proceed to the ballroom, and that just inside the ballroom door there would be a cinematograph with sound attach¬ ment to take a talkie film which would be exhibited at hundreds of cinemas on the morrow. The show¬ men do not love the cinema, which is an upstart competitor of their booth, but it was very amusing to notice how all the arts of showman¬ ship came out as they marched in front of that camera, to see the dignity of the fat lady and the hving skeleton when the opportunity came to them to be film stars pro tern. The Customs. A well-known alpinist who had sent for a few lantern slides from a photographer in Italy, in order that he might include them with others in a lecture he was giving, received an intimation from the Customs authorities that they were awaiting him. On going to the Customs office, instead of having to pay about sixpence, as he expected, he was called upon to disburse eleven shillings and sixpence for the privilege of bringing into this country a few lantern sUdes of Alpine scenery. The Red Light for Spirits. A correspondent who attended a spiritualistic seance in London the other evening teUs us that one unusual feature was forthcoming, namely: that the seance room was illuminated by dark-room lamps. The spirit, who had “ passed over ” some ten years ago, and came back and gave an address through a trance medium, had no objection to red light, but objected strongly to white. Possibly he had been a dark-room devotee during his life on earth. The A mateur Photographer” EXPOSURE T ABLE — February EVERY MONTH a brief exposure table will be provided for the assistance of our readers in their practical work. A glance at the current approximate exposures as here given will serve as a reliable guide for most purposes. The subjects will be varied to suit the time of year. The following exposures will serve as a working guide for any fine day during the month, between the hours of II in the morning and i in the afternoon, with the sun shining, but not necessarily on the subject. Stop used, f/8. The exposure should be doubled if the sun is obscured or if stop f/ii is used. For f/i6 give four times the exposure. For f/5.6 give half. From 9 to ii a.m. or from i to 3 p.m., double these exposures. From 8 to 9 a.m. or from 3 to 4 p.m., treble them. Subject. Ordinary. Medium. Rapid. Extra Rapid. Ultra Rapid. Open seascapes and cloud studies . . 1/20 sec. 1/30 sec. 1/60 sec. 1/80 sec. 1/100 sec. Open landscapes with no very heavy shadows in foreground, shipping studies or seascapes with rocks, beach scenes, snow scenes with no heavy foreground . . 1/10 1/15 1 » 1/30 1 1 1/40 1 1 1/50 1 1 Ordinary landscapes and landscapes with snow, open river scenery, figure studies in the open, light buildings, wet street scenes 1/4 1/6 1 ? 1/12 1 1 1/15 1 1 1/20 11 Landscapes in fog or mist, or with strong foreground, well-lighted street scenes . . 1/3 1/4 1/10 11 1/12 1 1 1/15 11 Buildings or trees occupying greater portion of picture 3/4 1/2 1 1 1/4 11 1/5 1 1 1/6 11 Portraits or groups taken out of doors, not too much shut in by buildings . . 2 secs. 1 1 3/4 11 1/2 1 1 1/3 1 1 Portraits in well-lighted room, light sur 6 secs. 2 secs. roundings, big window, white reflector . . 4 1 1 1 11 As a further guide we append a list of some of the best known makes of plates and films on indicate the speeds referred to above. The hypersensitive panchromatic plates the market. They have been divided into groups, which approximately and films require less exposure than the uUra^apid. Ultra Rapid. Agfa, Special Portrait. „ Super-speed Film. „ Ultra Special. Barnet, Press and Super Press. „ XL Super-speed Ortho. „ Soft Panchromatic. „ Studio Fast. „ Ultra Rapid. Criterion, Enelite. Eastman, Par Speed Cut Film. „ S.S. Cut Film. „ S.S. Pan. Film. Gevaert, Super Sensima. „ Sensima Fast. „ Sensima Ortho. ,, Super Chromosa. ,, Roll Films and Packs. Haufp, Ultra Rapid. „ Ulcroma. „ Ultra Roll Film and Pack. Herzog, Ortho-Isodux Roll Film. „ „ „ Film Pack. Ilford, Golden Iso.Zenith. Ilford, Iso-Zenlth. „ Hypersensitive Pan. Plates and Films. „ Portrait Film (Ortho fast). „ Monarch. „ Press. „ S.S. Ex. Sens. „ Zenith Ex. Sens. „ S.S. Illingworth, Fleet. „ Super Fleet. „ Super Fleet Ortho. „ Pan. Fleet. Imperial, S.S.S. Press Ortho. Eclipse. Eclipse Ortho Soft. Eclipse Soft. Eclipse Ortho. Eclipse Pan. Soft. Kodak, Verichrome Film. Marion, Record. „ Iso Record. Paget, Ex. S.R. Rajar, Super Speed. Selo, Selochrome Roll Film Film Pack. „ Selo Pan. Roll Film. Wellington, Anti-Screen. „ X Press. Extra Rapid. Agfa, Chromo. „ Isolar. Extra Rapid. Isolar. Iso Rapid. „ „ Chromo. Roll Film. Barnet, S.R. Pan. „ Studio Ortho. Criterion, Iso E.R. „ Portrait. „ Roll Film. „ Special E.R. Ensign, Roll Film. Gevaert, Filtered Ortho. and Gevaert, Chromosa. „ S.R. ,, Regular Cut Film. Hauff, AnaloFlavin. „ Extra Rapid. „ E.R. Ortho. ,, Roll Film and P.ack. Ilford, Auto Filter. „ S.R. Pan. „ Pan. Film. ,, Rapid Chromatic. „ Film P.ack. Imperial, Non-Filter (new series). „ Eclipse Pan. B. ,, S.S. Ortho. Kodak, Roll Film and Film Pack. Pathe, Roll Film. Selo, Roll Film. Zeiss Ikon, Roll Film an<l Film Pack. Rapid. Barnet, S.R. „ Self-screen Ortho. Criterion, Extra Rapid. Hauff, Ortho Anti-Halo. Ilford, Screened Chromatic. „ S.R. „ Commercial Ortho Film. Imperial, Non-Filter. S R „ S.R. Ortho. Kodak, Cut Film. Lumiere, Extra Rapide. ,, Instantan^e. ,, Pelliculaire. Medium. Ilford, Empress. „ Chromatic. Ordinary. Barnet, Ordinary. Criterion, Or’Hnary. „ Ordinary Iso. Gevaert, Ordinary. Ilford, Ordinary. ,, Rapid Process Pan. Imperial, Ordinary. „ Pan. Process. 96 6