American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1963)

The lightest (5 lb. 10 oz.)( smallest (2i/2"x5"xl0") truly professional (broadcastquality) portable instrument of its kind in existence, it is Swiss-precision engineered, still plenty rugged on loca¬ tion where it has to be. And it carries its own power with it (new Dryfit rechargeable storage cells). Other Features include: • MANUAL AND FULLY AUTOMATIC VOLUME CONTROL • SYNCHRONIZATION with 16 and 35 mm cameras • ACCESSORIES Remote control by Wire or Wireless, Eveready Case, Automatic charger, Panel light AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Stop in, call or write for a FREE DEMONSTRATION and complete technical informa¬ tion. CAMERA EQUIPMENT co„ INC. Subsidiary of CECO Industries NtW YORK. n. y. 315 West 43rd St. HIALEAH. FLORIDA 51 East 10th Ave. < JU 61420 TU 8-4604 WHAT’S NEW? Continued From Page 694 and includes an optical sound reader head and footage counter. Price of unit is $224.50. Available also for this unit are amplifier and speakers. Motor Adapter Door The CSC adapter door permits the use of all Mitchell and Mitchell type variable speed AC/DC motors with the new Mitchell Mark II camera. Pre¬ cision engineered and manufactured, it can be installed in seconds without tools. Four knurled thumb screws mount the door to the camera. The standard Mitchell motors can then be mounted to the adapter door in the conventional manner. Made of alumi¬ num with a black crinkle finish that matches finish of the Mitchell Reflex camera. Wiring is complete and com¬ patible with standard camera wiring. Only 7%" x 51/2" x 21/4" in size, door weighs less than 2 pounds. Manufac¬ turer is Camera Service Center, Inc., 33 West 52nd St., New York 19, N.Y. TV Camera Tester Designed to quickly test TV camera and tube parameters, the Spectra TV Optoliner, Model 1000, threads into the lens mount of any Vidicon camera and enables the operator to check it for opto-mechanical alignment, sensitivity and full utilization of the scanning area, eliminating the many variables of an external test pattern check. A stand¬ ard test pattern — SMPTE, EIA and RETMA patterns are available — locks into an Optoliner keyed slot. Accuracy of the mechanical alignment from the internal test pattern to the center of the lens mount is 0.002 inch. Even illumination without hot spots is provided by an exclusive Optoliner light intergrating sphere. Regulated power supply and individually cali¬ brated external meter makes the inter¬ nal light levels and color temperature adjustable and reproducible. Accom¬ panying test tools permit efficient quick checks of tube centering and tilting. Model 2000 for Image Orthicon cam¬ eras incorporates a movable slide test pattern to accommodate the wider tol¬ erance of I. O. installations. Price of either model is $1,213,25. Photo Re¬ search Corp., 837 No. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood 38, Calif. Quartz Light Catalog A catalog containing a complete list¬ ing of all Quartz-Iodine lights for mo¬ tion picture, TV and still photography has just been issued by ColorTran In¬ dustries, Burbank, California. Catalog illustrates and describes what is prob¬ ably the most complete line of quartziodine lights for commercial lighting purposes and which may be operated from 120 volts, AC or DC without need for voltage “boosting”. Included in catalog are specifications for ColorTran’s Focusing Quartz Light, Quartz-King 500 (for Hat coverage) and Quartz-King Dual-Light (for wide or medium flood in a single housing), as well as accessories. Information is also included on ColorTran’s MiniDyne and ColorDyne electronic lighting con¬ trol systems. The latter features IK and 2K dimmers that can he connected with individual and multiple remote control units and a remote mastering control. There is also a complete listing of ultralong life quartz-iodine 650 and 1000watt lamps manufactured under the ColorTran label, and available for use with ColorTran lights. Catalog may be obtained free on request from author¬ ized ColorTran photographic supply dealers, or from ColorTran Industries, 630 South Flower Street, Burbank, California. ■ 696 AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER, DECEMBER, 1963