Amateur Photographer & Cinematographer (1937)

February 17th, 1937 Thi amateur photographer P 6 CINEMATOGRAPHER o N EWS AND REVIEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST FROM ALL QUARTERS. The Secretary of the Kodak Fellow¬ ship has asked us to make an appeal to our readers regarding some cine film which has gone astray. In January a parcel containing enlargements and two 400-ft. and one 100-ft. spools of 16-mm. film were lost in transit between London and Manchester. The film in¬ cluded some “ Kodachrome ” shots with comparative black-and-white shots taken at Whipsnade Zoo and Hampton Court. If any reader should see these films projected will he get into touch with the Secretary, Kodak Fellowship, Kodak House, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. The Dollina miniature camera, of which a review appeared in our issue of November 18th, is now available with all metal parts chromium-plated. The new finish is applied not only to the parts that are nickel-plated in the standard model, but also to the metal work, such as the range-finder housing and the lens-panel, that is normally finished in black enamel. The chromiumplated model, which has an extremely attractive and up-to-date appearance, costs 15s. more than the standard model, which, of course, remains available as before. Fuller details of the Dollina camera can be obtained from Messrs. Actina Ltd., of 29, Red Lion Square, High Holborn, W.C.i. An exhibition of the work of Mr. J. B. Eaton, of Victoria, Australia, is being held at the Hampshire House Photo¬ graphic Society until March nth. There are forty prints on view, all landscape subjects of great charm. Our readers who are familiar with this worker’s pictures, that are shown every year at the London Salon of Photography, will want to see this more extensive collection. The address is Hog Lane, Hammersmith. Admission is free. Amateur cine work in Italy by tourists. — We have been informed that all 16-mm. (and presumably other sub¬ standard) film exposed in Italy must be processed there and passed by a censor. In addition, a special export certificate is required. Any reader contemplating an Italian holiday for the purpose of making a movie record would therefore be well to be forewarned. Confirmation of this information can be obtained from the Italian State Tourist Department, Piccadilly. “ New Ways in Photography,” by Jacob Deschin, is the title of a recently published book sent to us for notice. It is described as a book of ideas for the amateur photographer. The author conducts the column " Cam¬ era Angles ” in the “ Scientific Ameri¬ can,” and so is closely in touch with his subject. The contents deal chiefly with the taking of photographs of the less conventional type, and is illustrated with a number of examples of the kind of work discussed. This ranges from " can¬ did ” shots by day and by night to badweather photography, the informal por¬ traiture of children, and table-top work. Part of the book is devoted to the less usual applications of photography, in¬ cluding greeting cards, the preparation of photo-murals, and the making of certain types of trick photographs. It is beyond question that this book, which is published at 12s. 6d. by the McGrow Hill Publishing Co., Ltd., of Aldwych House, London, W.C.2, will suggest to any ordinary amateur a number of new and unfamiliar aspects of photo¬ graphic work. A new exposure meter, the " Chromo¬ phot,” has just been put on the market. It is of the familiar tubular shape with eyepiece, as shown in the illustration, but is an instrument of original type. If drawn from its case and held towards the light, there is seen through the eyepiece a ring of dots of varying brightness, together with a ring of red numbers by which each dot can be identified. The background appears completely dark. Immediately before taking a reading, the eyepiece is held towards the source of light illuminating the sub¬ ject, and is .then put to the eye and pointed towards the subject. The exposure to light energises the back¬ ground, which is coated with a fluorescent material, and it remains luminous for a short period, during which some of the dots appear brighter and some darker than the background. Note is made of the dot which is invisible through being of the same luminosity as the background and the exposure for any stop, for sensitive material of speed 18/10 Din, is read off from a table on the body of the meter. The “ Chromophot,” which sells at 17s. 6d., is obtainable through dealers, or from Messrs. Schering, Ltd., 188-192, High Holborn, W.C.i. The next exhibition of the Victorian Salon of Photography will be held from October 18th to October 30th, and the closing date for receiving entries will be September 7th. Overseas entrants should allow five or six weeks for entries to arrive, and the posting date suggested is August 1st. The entry fee of 3s. covers four prints unmounted. Entry forms and all information can be ob¬ tained upon application to the Hon. Secretary, Mr. C. Stuart Tomkins, The Junction, Camberwell, Melbourne. Mr. E. Kimber, photographic dealer, of Brighton, well known to many of our readers, informs us that owing to increase of business he is moving to larger premises. The address in future will be 105, Queens Road, Brighton. The Federation of Civil Service Photographic Societies is holding its Twelfth Annual Exhibition at the Foyle Gallery, Charing Cross Road, W.C.2, from March 9th to April 3rd next (both dates inclusive). A represen¬ tative selection of pictorial, natural history, record, etc., prints, lantern slides and colour transparencies by members of the federated Civil Service photographic societies will be shown. Admission to the Gallery is free. An award of 21s. has been made to M. Leigh, Pension Merula, Davos Platz, Switzerland, for his winning print in the Wallace Heaton Winter Sports Com¬ petition. Full particulars regarding these weekly competitions appear regularly in our advertisement pages. The Fourteenth Midland Salon of Photography will be held this year at Derby, in the Municipal Gallery, from June 12th to July nth, 1937. The closing date for entries is May 12th. Full particulars and entry forms may be obtained from the Hon. Salon Secre¬ tary, W. M. Robotham, Windy Harbour, Duffield Road, Allestree, Derby. “ Nordski Fotografl ” 1936. — A new edition of this pictorial annual, edited by Dr. Helmer Backstrom, has just reached us. It deals with the work of the Scandinavian countries as a whole, and is published in Stockholm by Messrs. Wahlstrom and Widstand at the equiva¬ lent of 7s. in English money. It con¬ tains 64 well-printed plates covering a wide range of subjects, many of unusual character, but all well worthy of the attention of the photographer aspiring to exhibition work. The proportion of snow scenes is high, as one might expect in a publication from northern lands, and the collection also contains some very striking large heads and other portraits, both conventional and other¬ wise. " Nordski Fotografi ” certainly holds a high place among the " photo¬ graphic picture-books,” and will be of interest to all who like fine pictures It is obtainable in this country from the Fountain Press, 19, Cursitor Street, E.C.4. The Ideal Home Exhibition for 1937 will be held this year at Olympia again, and not at Earl’s Court as previously announced. It will be open from March 30th to April 24th. A new photographic society is being formed at Stratford-on-Avon. Readers of " The A.P.” living in this district who are interested should get in touch with Mr. D. F. Billingham, 192, Evesham Road, Stratford-on-Avon, who will be pleased to supply any information required. The members of the Darlington Cam¬ era Club are holding their first Annual Exhibition at the Darlington Municipal Art Gallery, from February 22nd to March 6th. Full particulars regarding the club and exhibition can be obtained on application to Mr. H. F. Webster, 12, Beechwood Avenue, Darlington. 24 172