International photographer (Jan-Dec 1934)

May, 1934 T h e I X TKRNATIONAI. PHOTOGRAPH E R / went x three the corner of the film will fit into this, then slide the sheet metal and film into the holder — and there you are. Try tin's with an old negative and you'll see how easy it is. 1 have used 2l/2 by 3^2 plates in an 8 by 10 still camera by this method. This is "Telephoto De Luxe." The next accessory needed is a sun shade and filter holder. This is made of a single piece of thin sheet metal 26 or 28 gauge and the layout is similar to the layout which I have given here. The lens opening is 2 inches in diameter, which will just fit around the outside of my Zeiss Tessar. The matt and filter holder slides in and out and is made to accommodate 2 inch square filters and matts. When a person can afford to have only one camera and that not a real expensive one, this combination will serve very well. In this article 1 am endeavoring to help the seriousminded photographer who needs two or three small compact cameras, but cannot have them for financial reasons. After all has been said, it is good pictures you are trying for — and a good picture is good photograph), in anybody's camera. MINIATURE PRICED MINIATURE CAMERA By Keit AN i of us are unable to own a miniature camera on account of the cost of such equipment. But I Ik /£jH rnere 's a new camera on the market that perl^2»iuS haps has been overlooked as it is not advertised to use motion picture film. This is the Norton camera, selling for four bits, and which can be used with motion picture film very nicely. If one has the necessary extra spools and the red paper it is a simple matter to wind up negative stock and use it the same as the film made for the camera. However, this makes possible only six exposures. The better method is to discard the usual long strip of red paper and use two short pieces, attached to each end of the film, similar to the method used in the cine-kodak. This makes possible a 30 inch strip of film, good for about sixteen pictures. The film must be attached to the 9 inch strip of paper as shown in the illustration or else the leading end of the adhei /*t? <--y^ tno>-t ^Pe-^ H La Bar made by masking off to give the regular 1" x 1 \ ''/' shows that the one with the sprocket holes looks distinctly larger. No camera is complete without a lot of gadgets and so we have them for our MPM camera. Although it is possible to make portraits without much fuzziness, yet a portrait attachment can be used with good results. This is one lens from a pair of ten cent store spectacles, focal length 20 inches. And for that copying, a six inch focus magnifying lens selling at 10c makes it possible to get down to six inches from the object. And those night pictures. These require a time exposure. This may be done by drilling a small hole in the camera in the position marked, and inserting a wire. The shutter opens when the lever is pushed down and closes when the lever comes back up. Remember that the hole goes through only the outer shell, and must be drilled with the lever up. One or two minutes gives a good picture at night. The writer offers to wind up some spools, which is really quite a job, in exchange for some short ends. Please, mister, have you got any ends today ? film will catch on the aperture and pull off from the leader, which is exasperating, to say the least. It is necessary to effectively seal up the red window at the back of the camera. A little sealing wax on the inside does the trick. Now, you say, how will we know how to turn up the film? If one is too lazy to make the "clucker", to be described, it is necessary to use the following table of number of turns of the spool : After threading, to bring film up to starting point, 1 1 turns. Thereafter, 1#, \]/2, \l/2, V/4, \JA, 1}4, 1^> 1 h 1. 1, 1, 1, 1. This schedule gets out of hand at times and requires a secretary or bookkeeper for best results. So the clucker was invented. This consists of a piece of copper wire, fastened to the camera near the lens, and extending back and engaging with, the perforations on one side of the film. As we turn the spool, this makes a snapping sound and it is only necessary to count nine snaps, and the deed is done. Or if you prefer, one end of the aperture is masked off ^ of an inch and then we give 8 snaps, making our negatives the same size as other miniature cameras. Of course the perforations could also be masked off, but there is no point in doing so, as a comparison of pictures made with sprocket holes showing and pictures HOLLEICOUD By the makers of ROLLEIFLEX Rolieieord represents the most remarkahle achievement in present day camera construction for it uniquely combines the advantages of a precision mirror reflex camera of the Rol lei flex type with exceptionally moderate price. It is equipped with a high speed focusing finder lens which shows a sharply defined image in actual film size and a powerful magnifier which aids you in obtaining ultra-sharp focus. It is also equipped with an eye-level finder and is compensated for parallax. It has a single lever compur shutter with speeds up to 1/300 second and is provided with a Zeiss Trio tar f :4.5 lens. It is staunchly constructed and of elegant all metal finish. Takes 21/4x3*4 inch rollfilm giving eleven 21/4x21/i" pictures. 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