American cinematographer (Aug 1933)

138 American Cinematographer £ August 1933 WHEELS OF 1 6 mm. Films of Fair • Bell & Howell Company announce the exclusive distribution of the Burton Holmes pictures of the Chicago 1933 World’s Fair through their dealer affilia- tions throughout the world. This series consists of the following subjects: ‘‘Around the Fair with Burton Holmes,” 400 feet. An abbreviated ver- sion of this is available in 100 feet. ‘‘Opening Day Ceremonies,” 100 feet; ‘‘Streets of Paris,” 100 feet; “Indian Village,” 100 feet; “Wings of a Cen- tury,” 100 feet; “The Lama Temple,” 100 feet; “The Belgian Village,” 100 feet; “Enchanted Island,” 100 feet, and “The Fair at Night,” 100 feet. Movies to Teach Coif • The use of motion pictures for teach- ing golf has been officially adopted by the golf department of the big Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co. department store in Chicago, according to announcement made by Bell & Howell Co. Walter Kel- ler, well-known golf pro, in charge of the store’s golf section, is using a Bell & Howell personal movie camera to take slow motion shots of his golf pupils’ strokes to diagnose just what is wrong with their play; and then having located the weak points, he proceeds to apply the proper corrective instruction. Craig Announces New Prices • In a recent bulletin sent to the trade the Craig Movie Supply Co. has an- nounced new prices on its line of 16 mm. splicers and combination rewinds and splicers, to take effect September 1st. In some instances the reductions have been as high as thirty-three and one-third per cent. Hugo Meyer Telephoto Lenses • Two new telephonto lenses for both 16 and 35 mm. cameras are announced by Hugo Meyer & Company. They are their 7-inch and 10-inch f:5.5 Tele- Megor Telephoto lenses. It is claimed they are particularly use- ful for extremely long distance shots and in photographing wild life, birds, sports, etc., where the Cinematographer would be unable to secure a picture without the use of an extremely long focus lens. Booklet on Medical Pictures ® Physicians and surgeons who are inter- ested in making medical, surgical or other scientific films will welcome a monograph entitled “The Motion Picture as a Professional Instrument,” prepared by W. F. Kruse, of the Educational Di- vision of the Bell & Howell Company. Following are some of the topics dis- cussed: The doctor his own cameraman; Developing the scenario; Sixteen mm. film vs. thirty-five; Why is interest in medical and surgical motion pictures in- creasing; What lenses? Lights or lenses; Focusing; Filters; Color pictures; Micro- motion study; Time-lapse films; Cine- microscopy; Animation; “Talkies”; Uses of motion pictures in medical schools and hospitals; Films in lay health education and professional societies; The individual practitioner. The monograph consists of 28 pages and is both comprehensive and concise. It concludes with an extensive and valu- able bibliography. It will be sent free of charge to doc- tors or hospital executives on application to the Educational Division, Bell & Howell Company, 1801 Larchmont Avenue, Chi- cago. Weston Leica Meter © A special exposure meter has been de- signed by the Weston Electric Com- pany for use with the Leica camera. This is claimed to be the smallest and most compact of the Weston Exposure Meters. It is similar in design to the Cine iVieter turned out by Weston. It is provided with simple conversion tables covering the most popular types of films. The weight is 'claimed to be only 6 ounces and the meter will sell for less than $25.00. The Leica Meter is cali- brated in accordance with the lens and shutter settings on the Leica camera, 1 second to 1/500 second. INDUSTRY New Bass Bargaingram • Bass Camera Company has just issued a new 16 mm. Bargaingram, listing 18 pages of apparatus and supplies.. This Bargaingram No. 211 is mailed free on request. A new department in this Bar- gaingram is the listing of a set of thir- teen filters. The materials listed comprise prac- tically everything from cameras and pro- jectors to the many accessories used by the Cinefilmer. Agfa Consolidated Offices ©The Agfa Ansco Corporation and Agfa Raw Film Corporation have consoli- dated the Los Angeles and Hollywood branches. This consolidated office is now located at 1043 South Olive Street. The Pacific Coast Technical and Research of- fice has been located at 14261/2 North Beachwood Drive under the direction of Dr. Ing. Herbert Meyer. The Olive Street office is under the management of Mr. E. M. St. Claire. New Model Leica Camera • E. Leitz, Inc., announces the introduc- tion of a new Model F Leica Camera, one that includes, besides the usual shut- ter speed range of 1/20th to 1/500th second exposure, slow shutter speeds ranging from one full second to one- eighth second. An interesting feature of this device lies in the fact that inter- mediate shutter speeds may be secured by setting the index pointer between two calibrated speeds, thus, if the indi- cator is set between “4” and “8,” a shutter speed of 1/6th second will result. The new shutter speed control consists of a tiny, calibrated knob situated near the lens on the front of the camera. It. operates independently from the regular shutter speed setting dial located on top of the camera. The slow speeds marked on the dial are 1, 2, 4, and 8, which cor- respond to 1 second, Vz second, \4 sec- ond, and Vs second. A new magnifier lens is built into the range and view finders of the new LEICA (Continued on Page 158)