Amateur Photographer & Cinematographer (1936)

lHf AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER p 6 CINEMATOGRAPHER a March 4th, 1936 1UEWS AND REVIEWS X 1 ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST FROM ALL QUARTERS. The last two winners of the Wallace Heaton Weekly Competitions are Miss Dora Elwood, Knott Dale, Kendall, and D. G. Sheldon, 526, Inglemire Lane, Hull. Each of these has been awarded a guinea for the best picture of the week in which they entered. Particulars of this competition, and of the monthly competition, which closes on March 31st, with a prize of ^25 in cash, will be found on reference to Wallace Heaton’s advertisement elsewhere in this issue. Messrs. Gevaert, Ltd., of 115, Walmer Road, North Kensington, W.io, have just issued another attractive little booklet of considerable practical value to amateur cinematographers. It is entitled " Camera — Please,” and it deals in a simple but very informative manner with various phases of amateur cinematography, particularly those that concern the beginner. Copies will be .sent free on application to above address. Newcastle-on-Tyne readers will be interested to visit the exhibition of pictures by members of the local photo¬ graphic society, now open at the gallery of Mr. J. H. Turner, 9, Pink Lane (oppo¬ site Central Station). Admission is free, and the exhibition • will remain open from the 5th to the 18th of March. The cine enthusiast who is anxious to make the most of his films by adequate projection should investigate the new “ Eumig ” Super Projector, which has been put on the market in this country by Actina, Ltd., 29, Red Lion Square, High Holborn, W.C.i. It is a stronglymade piece of apparatus, designed and constructed not only for hard work but to overcome many of the problems and disadvantages that arise in some other projectors. It is fitted with all the usual movements such as quick reverse, “ still ” pictures (with an ingeni¬ ous high-speed cooling fan), framing adjust¬ ment device and rapid rewind, etc. It is very silent in action, and the illumination with a 250-watt lamp is claimed to be equal to that given with other apparatus with a 400-watt lamp. This is brought about by a special adjustment of the ingeniously fitting lamp and the shutter. The lamp can be used without any intermediate resistance, provided it has the same current as that of the apparatus used, but a resistance is embodied in the apparatus to adapt the motor to any voltage from no to 250. The film is inserted with extraordinary ease, and with practically no chance of anything going wrong. This is a point of considerable value when working in the dark. The apparatus is very com¬ pact, and for such high-class production the price is not excessive. It costs £29 complete. Further particulars can be obtained from the above address. By the death of Oskar Barnack at the age of 57 the firm of Ernst Leitz of Wetzlar has lost one of its most brilliant associates. Mr. Barnack was the inventor of the Leica camera, and was able to apply his training in the construction of microscopes to the production of a miniature camera of absolute precision. Although an early experimental model was in existence in 1913, the first commercial models did not appear on the market until 1924, and he devoted all his energies and knowledge to the perfection of the little instrument. It is worthy of note that with the exception of various refinements and additions the modern Leica camera is practically unchanged from the original design and idea as conceived by Mr. Barnack. Exchange of ideas being beneficial to all, the Windlesham Camera Club wishes to collaborate with other clubs in the matter of club magazines. This new club has a four-page supplement in the parish magazine, and a copy will be sent to any club secretary sending his own magazine to J. C. Hayward, Hallgrove, Bagshot1. Exhibitions and Competitions cufutureand The name and address in brackets indicates to whom to apply for further particulars. The Amateur Photographer Monthly Competitions for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced Workers. — Entries, March 31st. Rules in this issue. Wallace Heaton Miniature Camera Competition. Cash prizes every week. Open to readers of The Amateur Photographer only. Full particulars in advertisement page in this issue. Leicester P.S. International Exhibition. — Open, February 24-March 7. (H. Foscutt, 19, Doncaster Road, Leicester.) S. London P.S. — Open, February 15-March 14. (D. E. M. Wright, 55, Tierney Road, Streatham Hill, S.W.) Ilford P.S. — Open, March 2-7. (E. G. Roughton, 63, Havering Road, Romford, Essex.) Edinburgh P.S.— Open, February 22-March 7. (Geo. J. Kennedy, 16, Royal Terrace, Edinburgh.) Birmingham P.S. — Open, February 29-March 14. (Eric H. Bellamy, Waterloo House, 20, Waterloo Street, Birmingham, 2.) Northants N.H.S. — Open, March 3-7. (A. E. Tyrrell, 179, Birchfield Road E., Northampton.) Birmingham P.A. — Open, March 4-7. (R. Green¬ wood, Four Chimneys, Irby, Frankby, Cheshire.) Pittsburgh International Salon. — Open, March 13April 12. (C. E. Lesher, Box 146, Pittsburgh, Pa.) City of London and Cripplegate P.S. — Open, March 16-21. (A. C. Mundy, 11, Monkhams Lane, Woodford Green, Essex.) L.M.S. (London) P.S. — Open, March 16-21. (Clarence Pursell, Chief Accountant’s Office, L.M.S. Railway Co., Euston Station, N.W.i.) Erdington and District P.S. — Entries, March 9 ; open, March 18-19. (H. C. Chamberlin, 36, Grange Road, Erdington, Birmingham.) Vile Salon International d’Arte Photographique de Bruxelles. — Open, March 21-April 5. (M. M. Devaivre, 152, rue Markelbach, Brussels, 3.) Barry C.C. International Salon. — Entries, March 6 ; open, March 16-28. (J. H. White, Barry C.C., Y.M.C.A., Barry, S. Wales.) 1 1 Old Southendian Association (Photographic Sec¬ tion). — March 31. (C. A. W. Jones, 64, Burnham Road, Leigh-on-Sea.) Hackney P.S. — Entries, March 10 ; open, April 1-4. (Walter Selfe, 24, Pembury Road, Clapton, E.5.) Bishop Auckland P.S. — Entries, March 10 ; open, March 18-21. (T. Ambler, 18, Raby Gardens, Bishop Auckland.) I Verne Exposition Annuelle de Photographique de la Societe des Amateurs Photographes d’Alexandrie. — Entries, March 10 ; open, April 2-16. (Erik Scemama, 4, rue de 1’Eglise Debbane, Alexandrie-Egypt.) XVme Salon International de Photographie de Bruxelles. — Entries, March 15 ; open, Mav-October. (M. Maurice Broquet, Secretaire du Salon, Rue du Sceptre, 77, Brussels.) Bournemouth C.C. — Entries, March 18 ; open, March 28-April 9. (Vivian Smythe, 2, Irving Road, Southboume, Bournemouth.) Nottingham and Notts P.S. — Entries, March 18 ; open, April 2-4. (W. R. Anderson, 3, Meadow Road, Beeston, Notts.) • Darwen P.S. — Entries, March 19 ; open, April 20May 2. (J. H. Woods, South Down, Bolton Road, Darwen.) Handsworth P.S. — Entries, March 23 ; open, April 3 and 4. (J. T. Parry, 9, Summerfield Place, Anglesey Street, Lozells, Birmingham, 19.) Bolton C.C. International Exhibition. — Entries, March 25 ; open, April 18-25. (T. Trevor Potts, 167, Chorley New Road, Bolton.) Bristol P.S. — Entries, March 28 ; open, May 2-19. (Percy V. Cave, 36, Coldharbour Road, Redland, Bristol, 6.) Beckenham P.S. — Silver and Bronze plaques in open class. Open, April 20-25. (F. H. Elliott, 7, Cavendish Way, West Wickham, Kent.) Great Eastern Mechanics’ I. P.S. — Entries, April 1 ; open, April 21-23. Open class for members of affil¬ 196 iated Societies. (W. F. Calcraft, 76, Gurney Road, Stratford, E.15.) IV Salon Internacional de Arte Fotografico. — Entries April 1 ; open. May. (Senor Secretario del IV Salon Internacional de Arte Fotografico, Agrupacion Fotografica de Catalune, Duque de la Victoria, 14, Barcelona.) Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts Salon. — Entries, April 1 ; open, April 30-June 20. (M. le President de la Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Grand Palais, Porte N., Paris.) ^ •* Hammersmith H.H.P.S. — Entries, April 2 ; open, April 24-May 2. (J. Ainger Hall, io, Kitson Road, S.W.13.) Isle of Wight C.C. — Entries, April 2 ; open, April 1$ and 16. (E. C. Warry, Bank Buildings, Church Street, Ventnor, I.W.) South Shields P.S. — Entries, April 9 ; open, May 9-30 (J* B. Redfern, 34, Marine Approach, South Shields.) Boston Salon of Photography. — Entries, April 11 ; open, May 11-23. (Secretary, Boston Camera Club, 330, Newbury Street, Boston, Mass.) Syracuse International Salon. — Entries, April 15 ; open, May 25-June 15. (Kent C. Haven, Salon Director, Camera Club of Syracuse, N.Y., U.S.A.) Salon Internacional de Fotografica de Madrid. — Entries, April 15. (Senor Secretario de la Sociedad Fotografica de Madrid, Calle del Principe, 16, Madrid.) Scarborough P.C. — Entries, April 18 ; open, May 30-June 27. (Exhibition Secretary, Scarborough P.C., c/o 18, Ramshill Road, Scarborough.) IV Internationale Photo-Austellung, Vienna. — Entries before May 1 ; open, MayJune. (Dr. Wilhelm Furer, Vienna VIII, Alserstrabe 49.) Chicago International Salon. — Entries, June 15 ; open, July 23-October 4. (Alex. J. Krupy, Chicago C.C., 137, North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Ill.) I Internationale Kunstphotographisclre Austellung in Karlsbad. — Entries, June 18 ; open, July 18-August 9. (Hugo Heyer, Schulgass 26, Karlsbad.)