Amateur Photographer & Cinematographer (1933)

lint AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER |p 6 CINEMATOGRAPHER a THERE is no doubt that amateur photography will play an important part in the activities of the holiday that is so near. During the year that has passed the camera has been in greater evidence than ever, and more people of all ages and both sexes are “ thinking photographic¬ ally” than at any previous time. Plates, films, cameras, lenses and everything photographic have been speeded up and made more popular, attractive and efficient. The effect of this has been to turn the thoughts of innumerable hobby-loving folk towards the recording of everyday Christmas 1933 incidents by photography, and the culminating incident of the year is Christmas and all that it stands for in the gathering together of scat¬ tered members of a family. Here the amateur photographer has one of his greatest opportunities, and in the practical application of the camera he has been aided and abetted by the December 6th, 1933 manufacturer, who has placed at his disposal apparatus and material that will enable him to deal with the problem of Christmas photography with a maximum of comfort and a minimum of failure. In the pages that follow in this Christmas Number of The Amateur Photographer many suggestions will be found for season¬ able photography, and during the few weeks that remain before the holiday itself other issues of this journal will contain further refer¬ ences to what the camera can do at this time of year, and how it may be employed to the best advan¬ tage on all occasions. The A mateur Photographer” EXPOSURE TABLE — December 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 10 in the morning and 2 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/11 is used. For f/16 give four times the exposure. For f/5.6 give half. From 8 to 10 a.m. or from 2 to 4 p.m. double these exposures. From 7 to 8 a.m. or from 4 to 5 p.m., treble them. Subject. Ordinary Plate. Medium Plate. Rapid Plate. Extra Rapid Plate. Ultra Rapid Plate. 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 . . 1/10 * y 1/15 y y 1/30 yy 1/40 yy 1/50 yy Ordinary landscapes with not too much foliage, open river scenery, figure studies in the open, light buildings, wet street scenes 1/4 yy 1/6 y y 1/12 y y 1/15 y y 1/20 yy Landscapes in fog or mist, or with strong foreground, well-lighted street scenes . . 1/3 y y 1/4 yy 1/10 y y 1/12 y y 1/15 yy Buildings or trees occupying greater portion of pictures . . Portraits or groups taken out of doors, not 3/4 y y 1/2 yy 1/4 y y 1/5 y y 1/6 yy 1| 1 1/2 1/3 too much shut in by buildings . . Portraits in well-lighted room, light sur 2 secs. yy secs. y y y y yy n roundings, big window, white reflector . . 6 yy 5 3 secs. 2 secs. yy As a further guide we append a list of some of the best known makes of plates and films on the market. They have been divided into groups, which approximately indicate the speeds referred to above. The hypersensitive panchromatic plates and films require less exposure than tne ultra-rapid. Ultra Rapid. Agfa, Special Portrait. „ Super Pan. Film. „ Super-speed Film. „ Isochrom 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. Gevakrt, Super Sensima. „ Sensima Fast. „ Sensima Ortbo. „ Super Chromosa. „ Roll Films and Packs. Hauff, Ultra Rapid. „ Ulcroma. „ Ultra Roll Film and Pack. Herzog, OrthoIsodux Film Pack. Ilford, Golden Iso-Zenith^ „ Iso Zenith. „ Hypersensitive Pan. Plates and Films. „ Portrait Film (Ortho Fast). „ Monarch. „ Press. „ S.S. Ex. Sens. „ Zenith Ex. Sens. „ S.G. Pan. 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. Selo, Selochrome Roll Film and Film Pack. „ Selo. Pan. Roll Film. Standard, Film. Wellington, Anti-screen. „ X Press. Zeiss Ikon, Pemox Roll Film and Packs. 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. „ Chromosa. „ S.R. „ Regular Cut Film. Hauff, AnaloFlavin. „ Extra Rapid. „ . E.R. Ortho. „ Roll Film and Pack. Ilford, Auto. Filter. „ S.R. Pan. „ „ Pan. Film. „ Rapid Chromatic. 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 and 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. „ Instantanee. „ Pelliculaire. Medium. Ilford, Empress. „ Chromatic. Ordinary. Barnet, Ordinary. Criterion, Ordinary. „ Ordinary Iso. Gevaert, Ordinary. Ilford Ordinary. „ Rapid Process Pan. Imperial, Ordinary. „ Pan. Process. 10 504