Camera secrets of Hollywood : simplified photography for the home picture maker (1931)

Record Details:

Title:
Camera secrets of Hollywood : simplified photography for the home picture maker
Date:
1931
Publisher:
Hollywood : Camera Secrets Publishing Company
Volume:
Camera secrets of Hollywood : simplified photography for the home picture maker
Leaf #:
000117
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 21, 2024
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able lens mountings to accommodate five different lenses. De Vry lias a line of four different cameras in the moderate price field, the price varying according to the style of lens used. Then there is a de luxe model with multiple lenses, four speeds, focus-on-film magnifier and other refinements. In this wide range of cameras this company is furnishing the amateur many types to pick from, all of good quality of manufacture. I have been using the new Stewart-Warner Hollywood model camera in my own 16-millimeter picture-making around home and on trips and have found it quite easy of operation, small and light, as nearly approaching a pocket camera as anything Avhich I have seen. In photographing lively children, dogs and other action subjects the fact that the camera has a fixed focus makes it easy to be assured of getting good pictures readily. Another feature of special interest to the amateur is the simplified gauge on the turning lens mount, marked as to openings to use under various conditions of light, which practically solves the exposure problem at a glance. Because of its quite low price also, one could not hesitate to recommend it for allround amateur use. 113