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AMERICAN CINEM ATOGR APHER
June, 1926
Amateur Cinematography
"Amateur" Camera is Carried to Tlorth Pole
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•J Byrd and Amundsen Expeditions Take Bell and Howell Product over Pole; Motion Picture Records Made with Instrument.
Another triumph for the "amateur" model of motion picture camera was scored when the "Eyemo" was carried to and over the North Pole by the expeditions headed respectively by Lt. Commander Richard Byrd and by Raold Amundsen on the dirigible, "Norge."
Historical
New spapers throughout the country carried dispatches of motion pictures being taken of the North Pole on the occasion of the second time it was ever visited by a human being. The event is regarded as one of the most historical in the annals of the manufacture of motion picture equipment.
Similarly, the filming of the eruption of the Mauna Loa was done through the medium of the "Eyemo" which, it is stated, rendered possible International Newsreel's "scoop" on this happening.
Expeditions
The "Eyemo" type of camera has been widely adopted for use in various expeditions, including the Third Asiatic Expedition, the Bering Sea Expedition, the Speejax Expedition, the SmithsonianChrysler Expedition to Africa, the Wilkins North
Tripod Head for Small Camera
(^ Fred Hoefher, of Hollywood, Perfects and Markets Device Especially Adapted to Amateur Motion Picture and Still Cameras; Larger Model for Professional Cameras to Be Forthcoming.
A new tripod head, adapted for the use of small amateur motion picture and still cameras, is announced in Hollywood by Fred Hoefner, precision mechanic, who is manufacturing the product under the patents of William Maulsby Thomas.
Wide Range Hoefner's creation is called the "T r u e-ball Tripod
Pole Expedition; and the African and Mongolian Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History.
Head." It is rotated on a true ball, and after being set up level can be tilted in a 90 degree arc and can be rotated 360 degrees.
The device allows the camera to follow any object, at the same time remaining level.
Larger Model
It is said that this small model is to be supplemented by a larger one for professional size motion picture cameras. The professional model will have an independent tilt and pan.