Amateur Photographer & Cinematographer (1937)

December 22nd, 1937 N EWS AND REVIEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST FROM ALL QUARTERS. An evening class for photography ■will be held again at the Cripplegate Institute, Golden Lane, City. The instructor will be Mr. John H. Gear, and the Winter Session will commence on Wednesday the 5th January next. The syllabus deals with subjects im¬ portant to all interested in photography, whether amateur or professional. We understand there will be a few vacancies only, therefore early application should be made as the number is limited. Work throughout the entire three months’ course will be fully demonstrated. A Tempiphot Exposure Meter, No. 628994, has been stolen in Birmingham from one of our readers. Dr. Zair, 28, Broad Street. Ludlow, who will be pleased to receive any information regarding the stolen article. The Photo-Guide booklets, published at is. id. each by Messrs. Sands Hunter and Co., Ltd., each deal with some one aspect of photography in a simple and fully explanatory manner. Many be¬ ginners must have found the earlier members of this series of the greatest possible help in their hobby, and they will quite certainly welcome the four booklets just added to the series. These bear the titles “ How to Enlarge,” “ Vivid Portraits,” “ Light Filters,” and “ Action Snapshots.” Each of them is an excellent elementary treatise on its own subject, and all are written in simple language and discuss their respective topics in a very lucid and helpful manner. They are authorised translations of the German " Fotorat ” series, which has achieved tremendous popularity in its own country, and if one may judge by the English versions that popularity is well deserved. The Photo-Guide booklets can be obtained through any dealer, or direct from Messrs. Sands Hunter & Co., Ltd., 37, Bedford Street, Strand, W.C.2. The prize-winners in Johnson’s " Holi¬ day ” Competition have just been announced : Five First Prizes of £5 each were awarded to : T. D. Miller (Sunder¬ land), Miss Brenda Girvin (London, S. W.i), Arthur G. Bishop (Bristol, 4) C. K. Richmond (Bristol), and Mrs. D. E. Newham (Scarborough). Five Second Prizes of £ 2 each were awarded to : J. Turner (Pickering), G. W. Perkin (Wakefield), Herbert E. Smith (Southsea) T. F. Holdsworth (Wakefield), T. Mathison (Bedford). Ten Third Prizes of £\ each awarded to : T. R. Clemo (Kew Gardens, Surrey), R. V. Husted (Hounslow), E. Richardson (Bridgford), R. L. Shaw (Pickering), Miss Dorothy Colies (Leatherhead), G. C. Backhouse (Leeds, 8), John Cameron (Dundee), Mrs. F. W. Wyand (Ovingham-onTyne), George Crick (Liverpool. 5), A. G. Dell (W. Norwood). Thirty Fourth Prizes of 10s. each were also awarded, and fifty consolation prizes. A full list of the names and addresses will be sent on application to Johnson & Sons, Hendon Way, Hendon, N.W. The Cyclists’ Touring Club West Kent District Association is organising a photo¬ graphic competition for beginners and advanced workers the closing date for which will be January 31st, 1938. Full particulars and entry forms are obtainable from the Hon. Secretary, Mr. L. H. Cullingford, 115, King Harold’s Way, Bexley Heath, Kent. The com¬ petition is open only to members of the West Kent District Association. Messrs. Newman & Guardla, Ltd., manufacturers of the famous “ N. & G.” cameras, advise us that Mr. T. Woollett has now been appointed to the Board of Directors, and Mr. J. V. Burford has succeeded him as works manager. " Round the Clock with Zeiss Ikon Cameras ” is a new booklet describing the Nettar, Ikonta, Super Ikonta and Ikoflex cameras, as well as the whole Zeiss Ikon range of miniatures and the Movikon 8-mm. and 16-mm. cine cam¬ eras. The title of the booklet is derived from the fact that the various pictures reproduced show that many of the cameras described can be used for taking good pictures not only on every day of Thi amateur photographer p G CINEMATOGRAPHER o the year, but by night as well. As full details of the cameras are included, together with those of the more impor¬ tant accessories for each, this new pub¬ lication constitutes an up-to-date cata¬ logue of the Zeiss Ikon cameras. It can be obtained free from any dealer, or post free on application to Messrs. Zeiss Ikon Ltd., Maidstone House, 25-27, Berners Street, W.i. The Birmingham Photographic So¬ ciety have sent us a current copy of their “ Journal,” which is as usual full of interesting reading. The Society is to be congratulated upon the production of so complete a publication, as in addition to a very full calendar of events they publish a complete list of all their members, and also a copy of their balance sheet. A Photographic Society has been formed to cover the Windermere, Bowness and Ambleside area, known as the Windermere and District Photographic Society. Amateurs, ladies and gentle¬ men, are invited to apply to the Hon. Secretary, Mr. T. T. Mycock, Oak Howe, Windermere, for information regarding the Club, and for particulars of meetings at which they will be welcomed. This week’s prize-winner in the Wallace Heaton " Speed and Action ” competition is Mr. J. Poppleton, Holly Glen, Laceby Road, Grimsby, to whom an award of one guinea has been made. Full par¬ ticulars of these weekly competitions for readers of “ The A.P.” appear regularly in our advertisement pages. FACTS and FORMULA ONE or more items of practical value to the amateur photographer are given under this heading in every issue. The senes from No. i to 61 included all standard chemical and optical formulae and practical instructions, etc., for the principal processes. The present senes (starting with No. 62) will include all the formulae issued by the leading manufacturers of plates, films and papers. These facts and formulae are intended to be cut out and pasted on the thin cards of the standard size, 3x3, supplied for card index cabinets. The collection, when completed, will form a concise guide to photographic practice that every regular worker will value for reference, and for that reason no copies should be missed. “ A.P.” filing cabinets have been specially prepared for this card index and are now ready. The size of the box is 5^ x 3^ x 3 and each is supplied complete with a set of alphabetical index cards and 150 cards for pasting on the Facts and Formulas.” They are obtainable from our publishers, Messrs. Iliffe & Sons Ltd., Dorset House, Stamford Street, London, S.E.i. Price 2s. 6d. post free. 105. Makers’ Formulae: Developers for Gevaert Lantern Plates G2S3. Solt-WorkSng (VI. Q. 27 grs. (3 grm.) 13! grs. (1.5 grm.) 220 grs. 54 grs (25 grm.) (6 grm.) 360 grs. (41 grm.) 9 grs. (1 grm.) 20 oz. (1,000 c.c.) G251. Normal M.Q. Metol Sodium sulphite (an¬ hydrous) . Hvdroquinone Sodium carbonate (anhvdrous) Potassium bromide. . Water to If crystallised sulphite is used, take 440 grs. (50 grin.). If crystallised carbonate is used, take 880 grs. (100 grm.). Normal time of development for lantern plates, 1^ to 2J minutes at 63° Fahr. (18® C.) # This is the Gevaert general-purpose developer, suitable for the development of printing papers of practically every type, including Gevaluxe. It may if necessary be diluted with its own bulk of water, which lengthens the period of development, or, if the normal time is retained, softens contrasts. Metol Sodium sulphite (an¬ hydrous) Hydroquinone Sodium carbonate (anhydrous) Potassium bromide . . Water to 180 grs. (20 grm.) 9 grs. (1 grm.) 165 grs. (18.5 grm.) 9 grs. (1 grm.) 20 oz. (1,000 c.c.) If crystallised sulphite is used, take 360 grs. (40 grm.). If crystallised carbonate is used, take 440 grs. (50 grm.). This developer gives softer results than G25r, and lantern plates should be developed in it for 1 to 2 £ minutes at 65® Fahr. (18® C.). It may if necessary be diluted with its own bulk of water, which increases the time of development. This developer is also suitable for soft results on Gevaert printing papers, including Gevaluxe. 714 31