Home Movies and Home Talkies (Jun 1932-May 1933)

248 HOME MOVIES & HOME TALKIES The R. F. Hunter Film Magnifier this is available from Messrs. J. H. Dallmeyer, Ltd.. on a strong wooden plinth at £4 13s. 4il. This 'company is also marketing the Craig Re-Wind and Splicer at eight guineas. A Film Magnifier There are many occasions on which it is convenient and useful to examine a series of frames on one"s films imder a magnifying glass without the necessity of projecting them. This is particularly the case during editing and when it is desired to find at just which frame the film should be cut. We have tried several film magnifiers but none so good as the little device illustrated on this page and submitted to \is by Messrs. R. F. Hmiter, Ltd. It is known as the Hunter Cine Film Magnifier, and while the specimen we have tested is designed for 16-mm. film, a 9J--mm. model is also available. The magnif,\iiig lens is fitted into an eye cup which in turn is screwed to a focussing tube, while the film itself slips into a slot between the metal casing and a piece of finel\' gromid glass which acts as a d iff user for the light. The slot is so made that the film passes .smoothly throughout without any lateral play, and when looking through the eyepiece one sees only one frame at a time, the .sides of the film beitig masked. Examination of film in this magnifier is simplicity itself, for it is only necessary to sit before a window or electric lamp and pull the film through frame by frame to see the picture just as clearly as if it were thrown on a small screen. It is a beautifully made little de\'ice and is well worth the 12s. 6d. charged. An Accurate Focussing Device A great deal of precision work is now done on Oj-mm. film, particu larly as high-grade cameras andlenses are available in this size. When niaking titles or taking pictures whicli involve close-ups, the viewfinder generally provided is not a sufficiently accurate guide and man> liave thought what an advantage it would be if only we could focus directly in the gate. Fortunately this can now be done \\ith the Prism Periscope Focussing ^Magnifier submitted to us for test by Mr. A. O. Roth and illustrated on this page. It consists, as will be seen, of an achromatic eyepiece in a focussing tube and a small prism of such a size that it will just fit into the place normally occupied by the film in the Pa the Motocamera. The ground glass surface of the jirism rests aaain-st the gate and on this the image is focussed. The slightest falling off in focus is noticed at once. There are three The new Thalhammer Junior tripod small feet on the base of the magnifier so that it stands squarely in the gate and only in extreme cases wheie the camera is of an old type will it be necessaiy to make any alteration to this setting. The Roth focussing device for Pathe cameras The finish of the instriunent is of the high-grade we always associate with Mr. Roth's products, and at the price of £2 l.">s. will be the means of saving much film in accurate close-up work. A New TJialhaminer Tripod The Thalhammer Triporls have been nrarketed on both sides of the Atlantic foi' several years and aie known to l>e in the front rank, combining complete .steadiness with refinement in finish and a multiplicity of movements suitable for every kind of cine work. The new Thalhammer Junior Tripod, which is illustrated on this page, is very similar to the standard model and is fitted with an " instant -on '" top of a slightly different design from the standard, but ec|ually effective in operation. Both follo\%ang and panoraming movements are included in the very solid chromium-jilated head and the long guiding handle remains in place even when the tripotl is folded for carrying. The legs differ from the standard sizetl model and are wooden throughout, but still retain the very valuable advantage of being reversible, with rubber feet on one end and pointed metal feet on the other so as to make the stand suitable for both indoor anil out looi' work. A\'e have long experience of the ■' Senior " model of this stand and are pleased to find that the " Junior " ' {ContiDiieil on page 266) Above.— A rear view of the meter, showing the two photoelectric cells and the angle-correcting shades • • • On thej left. The Weston Exposure meter with case