Home Movies (1943)

PACE 308 HOME MOVIES FOR OCTOBER The Reader "Qoesif, American" CRAFTSMEN * * * * £4g doi+icj, tUein, lUasie The production line of "SOERZ AMERICAN" is formed by skilled men, who through painstaking work create high-grade photo-lenses and optical units for military instruments used by our armed forces on Land — on the Sea — in the Air — These precise optical units are of the greatest importance to our armed forces, for without accurate military instruments for sighting, fire control and photographic aerial reconnaissance their fighting machinery would be of little value to them. aptical science together with our craftsmen, doing their duty on the job in the production line, will hasten victory. ✓"^ur production is keyed to fill the reV"' quirements of our Government, and of others on orders with priority certificate. "GOERZ AMERICAN" lenses for civilian use will again be available after Victory. TO SPEED VICTORY • INVEST IN WAR BONDS • C. P. GOERZ AMERICAN OPTICAL CO. Office and Factory 317 East 34th Street New York 16, N. Y. PRECISION OPTICS \ Unce 1899 ★★★★★★★★*★★★★★★★★ HM-IO Loading 16mm. Magazines Sirs: In reference to Maxwell Goodsett's request in June issue, wish to say I successfully re-load 16mm. magazines with bulk film. Herewith is diagram of interior of 16mm. film magazine which shows how film should be threaded in the chamber. Special care should be exercised in winding film on spindle "A" as there are no sides, as with a reel, to hold film in place. The film gate assembly is removable by lifting out. It should be cleaned before loading magazine with fresh film. When reinserting gate, be sure tab on side of gate engages slot, thus preventing it slipping up or down as film travels past. Thread film as shown, leaving loops at turns approximately as shown in diagram. Make sure sprocket wheel engages SPE1KS Swappers // you need %mm. or 16mm footage of distant scenes beyond your ability to film at this time, you may solicit your needs through this column, offering to trade equal footage of scenes you'ie filmed in return. Be sure to state whether 8ww. or i6ww. black and white or Kodachrome is desired. Ed. Gentlemen: Wish to contact a Reel Fellow or other 16mm. cinefilmer residing in or near Scottdale, Penn., who would shoot some footage of Scottdale, Everson, and other nearby points for me to complete a vacation film begun sometime ago. Will trade equal footage.— Frank A. Vozniak, R. F., 2009 Perkins St., Saginaw, Mich. Sirs: Due to war-time restrictions, I am unable to shoot pictures of trains, Cnrose "11= Guide r-roota;e dial pin ■ Foctage dial tub -Footage dial on lid Take-up spindle and clip 'Geared to sprocket wheel ) Footage guide plate Uagazlne case -Spindle and clip -Unexposed flla "E=-jlslon slie of fUn crocket r-hecl o^ered by caaera sprocket holes in film. Too much or too little film between sprocket and chrome guide at top will cause jamming. In attaching end of film to take-up spindle "B", make sure it is clipped securely to spindle. Path to be followed in threading film is shown in diagram. In replacing lid on magazine, make sure footage guide plate is resting against roll of film on spindle "A". Then rotate footage dial (on lid) to the 5 c ft. mark, or as far as it will go, and hold it at this point with a bit of adhesive tape. After lid is secured in place, remove adhesive, releasing the footage dial. Make doubly sure that pin on footage dial (inside magazine) rests against the footage guide plate when released. If it does not, jamming will result. — Edu. Flutot, Whittier, Calif. trainyards and railroad operations needed to complete a film or subject of railroads which I am completing for my son. Will appreciate hearing from movie amateurs who can supply such scenes in 8mm. black and white or color or who would loan films from which I could have duplicates made. — Carl R. Reetz, P. O. Box 147, Pan tucket, R. 1. Gentlemen: Wish to contact amateurs who can supply me with 16mm. Kodachrome footage on the following subjects: Indian dances, Indian villag s, snakes and desert flowers. — George Blci, 2026 Clifton Ave., Chicago, 111. Gentlemen: To lend atmosphere to a picture of a Florida vacation, I find • Continued on Page ))}