American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1931)

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/ / I # / New Silent Unit I Pilot Register Movement f or COLOR and SOUND in the B & H Standard Camera WHEN BELL & HOWELL engineering gave pilot pin registration to the industry, another chapter in the epic of the cinema was written. Today, history again dips its pen. Bell & Howell presents a silenced pilot pin mechanism adaptable also for color by the Bi-Pack processes. Thus, color comes to the sound stage, and with equipment that is fully tried and tested. The new Bell & Howell silent Unit "I" movement features a special cam cut to give a much shorter stroke than the regular cam. Register leaves are therefore controlled within very close limits, eliminating "slap" on the aperture plate. Rocker arm and register leaf are made extremely light. Special rollers minimize the flapping of the film Basic Model B & H Standard Camera adaptable for color, sound, or speed Roller and inserts are of formica. Write for complete information on the new B & H Silent Unit "I" pilot pin mechanism. B & H 16 mm. CONTACT PRINTER An adaptation of the famous Bell & Howell Standard Continuous Model "D" Film Printer, the B & H 16 mm. Contact Printer has every advantage and distinctive feature of the 35 mm. model. Creepage or slipping is wholly overcome, film is controlled at printing aperture; precision mechanism assures perfect film movement and protects film from abrasion, film contact at aperture is achieved, lighting is mechanically controlled, framing is unnecessary. Write for full details. ♦ BELL & HOWELL ♦ Bell & Howell Company, 1848 Larchmont Avenue, Chicago, Illinois • New York, 11 West 42nd Street Hollywood, 6324 Santa Monica Boulevard • London (B & H Co., Ltd.) 320 Regent Street • Established 1907 Var god omtala den Cinematographer in skrivning till annonsers.