American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1932)

18 American Cinematographer • December 1932 WHEELS • The Bell & Howell Company announces a unit for making on 35 mm. film, animated drawings, maps, mechanigraphs, etc.; producing film slide negatives; photographing titles; also copying documents, books, and records — document copying being a new field for the motion picture camera with single exposure device. The Animation Stand consists essentially of: A B & H Eyemo 35 mm. spring-driven camera. A rigid supporting stand rising from the four corners of a horizontal baseboard. A mount for the camera. This mount permits raising and lowering the camera as required by variations in the size of the material to be photographed. Two reflectors for photoflood lamps. A "single-shot trigger," for exposing a single frame of film. Provision for simplified centering and framing of subject. A series of numbers, corresponding to the numbered divisions on the vertical slide, replaces the usual footage calibrations on the lens focusing scale. The device is readily demountable and quickly reassembled, so that it can be transported. • THE first equipment to be manufactured in the new tactory of Hollywood Equipment Company at 645 N. Martel Avenue was secured by the Gulf Coast Studios of San Antonio, Texas where the Kier & Phillips Productions are made. • A double purpose lamp has been designed by the Corcoran-Brown Lamp Co. according to an announcement from that concern. This lamp can be used with photo flood or photo flash lamps, also with regular 50 or 60 watt lamps for other uses. It is designed with a universal joint that permits the tilting of the lamp in any direction. The reflectors are made removable. These lamps are put out under the trade name of "Flectors." • According to an announcement from Dunning Process Company, that organization has equipped itself to attract the 16mm industrial field to its service. In addition to printing and developing, reducing 35mm to 16mm, it has also placed in an executive sales capacity Elliott A. Allen, formerly with U. S. Steel Corp. to conduct the activities of its Industrial Department. It is the contention of the Dunning Process Company that with the acceptance of sound on 16mm a more OF INDUSTRY elastic form of salesmanship is open to commercial companies as well as a new avenue for distribution that will attract many toward this form of advertising. Dunning has taken on the agency for the distribution of the R.C.A. sound on film 16mm projector. They have also inaugurated a system of distribution through fifteen key cities from coast to coast according to their announcement • THE E. Leitz, Inc., announces a new model enlarger which they call the Valoy Enlarger. They claim it has more versatility than former models. It is equipped for masks for single movie frame negatives 3A x 1 inch, Leica negatives 1 x 1 Vz inches and roll film miniature camera negatives 1 14 x 1 % inches. It has been equipped with a device that holds the negative perfectly flat during exposure. By means of a lever the film can be pulled in either direction without removing from the plate. The condenser acts as a pressure plate and holds the film firm and flat. It is removable for cleaning. The lamp house encloses the 75-watt opal lamp which is adjustable as to distance from the condenser. Large cradles are mounted at each side of the gate which serve to hold the film roll while the enlargements are being made. A nickeled metal pillar supports the lamp house unit. The electric cord is carried inside of the pillar. Four different paper-holders are available which may be placed upon the baseboard. These hold the paper flat by means of thin metal strips which are adjustable for any size enlargement. The strips also act as masks, to obtain a border around the print. A special screw-mount is supplied which permits Leica Camera lenses to be mounted in the enlarger. A flange can be supplied which clamps onto the camera lens, taking care of diaphragm adjustments. A ruby filter may be attached which swings directly under the lens. A magnifying glass, mounted upon a universal joint, can be mounted on the baseboard. It serves to assist in obtaining critical sharpness of the image on the paper. This firm also announces a service bureau for Leica owners. This department will offer advice, suggestions and answer any questions regarding the use of the Leica camera. A bulletin will be issued every month and sent to Leica photographers. The service department will be under the direction of Willard D. Morgan and Karl A. Barleben, Jr., F. R. P. S.