Amateur Photographer & Cinematographer (1936)

April ist, 1936 The AMATIUR PHOTOGRAPHER 6 CINEMATOGRAPHER 0 miracle of tender new foliage — and the massed bluebells in their seclu¬ sion will once more bring despair to the man with the camera. But it will not be so long before the apple trees in our gardens and orchards will be in blossom— no more fearful of Old Man Frost. Then, with the very first swarm of bees, it will be spring no longer ! But before that moment arrives let us welcome the first season of the year for the splendid outdoor effects that even majestic summer in its height of glorious sufishine cannot equal. The light of spring¬ time is clear and bright, the shadows are long, and on every side subjects appeal to the photographer to be out and making pictures. The possessor of any type of camera — even the most humble with the insignificant lens aperture, can now get busy, and the Easter holiday will make a good excuse to start work. During this month, too, Summer Time starts again, and we shall be well away into another season of pictorial en¬ deavour. Let us make the most of it. Never before has the amateur been so well catered for in the matter of cameras, lenses, accessories and ma¬ terials — to suit all pockets, and to render the hobby of photography still more simple and attractive. In the following pages, in addition to a useful “ Buyers’ Guide ” that will help many to come to a decision, the illustrated articles offer sugges¬ tions and advice for subjects with the camera that are essentially of the spring. All our Art Page pictures this week are by readers from overseas, and the awards in our Annual Over¬ seas Competition will be found on another page. To those readers, both at home and abroad, who see the paper for the first time we extend a hearty welcome, and hope to hear from them during the coming year as frequently as we do from our older readers. Much more could be written about the new Season, but the amateur, once started, will find plenty of sub¬ jects, and these early efforts may be the prelude to a good year’s work. The A mateur Photographer” EXPOSURE T ABLE — April 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 9 to 10 a.m. or from 2 to 3 p.m., double these exposures. From 7 to 9 a.m. or from 3 to 5 p.m. treble them. N.B. — The limes given above are by “ sun time." The exposures, therefore, which are laid down as suitable for 2 to 4 p.m., for instance, will be those to be given between 3 and 5 p.m., by the clock, during “ summer time," which begins on April 19 Mr. Subject. Ordinary. Medium. Rapid. Extra Rapid. Ultra Rapid. Open seascapes and cloud studies . . 1/25 sec. 1/40 sec. 1/75 sec. 1/100 sec. 1/125 sec. Open landscapes with no very heavy shadows in foreground, shipping studies or seascapes with rocks, beach scenes . . 1/15 11 1/25 1 1 1/45 1 1 1/60 1 1 1/75 11 Ordinary landscapes, open river scenery, figure studies in the open, light buildings, wet street scenes 1/8 1 1 1/12 1 1 1/25 1 1 1/30 1 1 1/40 1 1 Landscapes in fog or mist, or with strong foreground, well-lighted street scenes . . 1/5 1 1 1/8 11 1/15 1 1 1/20 1 1 1/25 1 » Buildings or trees occupying greater portion of picture . . ■ 1/3 1 1 1/5 1 1 1/6 1 1 1/8 1 1 1/10 1 1 „ Portraits or groups taken out of doors, not too much shut in by buildings . . \\ 11 1 1 1 1/2 11 1/3 1 1 1/4 1 1 Portraits in well-lighted room, light sur¬ roundings, big window, white reflector . . 5 secs. 4 secs. 2 secs. 1| 1 1 1 1 1 As a further guide we append a list of some of the best-known makes of plates and films on the marnei. . indicate the speeds referred to above. The hypersensitive panchromatic plates and films require less exposure than the ultra-rapid. 1 ney nave oeen atvtaea 1 mo groups, which approximately Ultra Rapid. Agfa, Special Portrait. „ Isopan ISS Film. „ Super-speed Film. „ Isochrom Film. „ Ultra Special. Barnet, Press and Super Press. ,, XL Super-speed Ortho. „ Soft Panchromatic. „ Studio Fast. „ Ultra Rapid. 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. Ilford, Golden Iso-Zenith. Ilford, 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. ,, Super Sensitive Pan. Film. ,, Panatomic. Marion, Record. „ Iso Record. Selo, Selochrome Roll Film and Film Pack. „ Selo. Pan. Roll Film. Voigtlander, Illustra Film. Wellington, Anti-screen. „ X Press. Zeiss Ikon, Pernox Roll Film and Packs. Extra Rapid. Agfa, Chromo. „ „ Isolar. „ Extra Rapid. „ Isolar. „ Iso. Rapid. Agfa, Iso Rapid Chromo. „ Roll Film. Barnet, S.R. Pan. „ Studio Ortho. Ensign, Roll Film. Gevaert, Filtered Ortho. „ Chromosa. „ S.R. „ Regular Cut Film. 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, Roil Film. Selo. Roll Film. Zeiss Ikon, Roll Film and Film Pack. Rapid. Barnet, S.R. „ Self-screen Ortho. Ilford, Screen Chromatic. „ S.R. ,, Commercial Ortho Film. Imperial, Non-Filter. „ S.R. „ S.R. Ortho. Kodak, Cut Film. Medium. Ilford, Empress. „ Chromatic. Ordinary. Barnet, Ordinary. Gevaert, Ordinary. Ilford, Ordinary. „ Rapid Process'Pan. Imperial, Ordinary. „ Pan. Process. 274 14