International projectionist (Jan-Dec 1950)

the cue maker's art, ranging from simple holes and circles to fanciful figures and bits of paper. All pictures are censored in India, and scenes of women drinking, long kisses, and violence are deleted. Conditions a Bit Rugged Living and working conditions out here are somewhat rugged, but all-in-all the arrangement is satisfactory enough and more rewarding in a financial way than comparable employment in the States. With about 450 persons working in the Base Camp, it is quite a community, and while recreation is at a premium, there are a number of activities available in addition to the aforementioned entertainment. There is a nine-hole golf course, good swimming at the nearby beach, baseball, a fair library, indoor games, a snack bar with beer and soft drinks, and even occasional dances. Remote as it is, mail service is good, with air mail arriving from the West Coast in from four to six days. The latest news arrives via the Rome Daily American, Time, and Newsiveek, and shortwave radio reception is fair. It would be a pleasure to hear from any brother projectionists who might care to write, and should anyone care to ask further questions about our craft as practised out here, we shall be happy to oblige. Basic Soundhead Dimensions in SMP&TE Reference File Pointing out that the theater equipment industry has long been plagued with serious projector and soundhead interchangeability problems, the Society of1 Motion Picture & Television Engineers has just announced the availability of a publication intended to alleviate in some measure this serious problem. Says the Society statement in part: "The lack of formal standards for such important details as size and location of mounting holes or dimensions and speeds of projector drive gears forces each manufacturer to provide a complete series of adapter kits to permit matching his equipment to all other combinations of projectors, soundheads, bases, magazines, preview attachments, etc. "Because the problem is such a complex one, any real standardization is many years away; but for the time being, the Film Projection Practice Committee, under the chairmanship of L. W. Davee, has provided a measure of relief. They have assembled a combined reference file of the basic dimensions that affect interchangeability of 25 different types or 35-mm theater sound reproducers. "Copies have been sent to the manufacturers who participated in the survey and they are now made available for purchase at $10 for each set of eleven 24 x 36 inch blueprints." The newest projectors can take larger lenses. Here is the lens designed specifically to achieve top performance with these modern projectors — the sensational {out inch diameter Super Snaplite. Speed of f/1.9 from 5 through 7 inch focal lengths, in V4 inch steps. MORE LIGHT... the four inch diameter Super Snaplite gives you an f/1.9 lens in focal lengths as long as 7 inches! LONG LIFE. ..one piece mount, specially sealed lens elements, anodized finish that can't flake off — all spell longer, top-notch performance for the four inch diameter Super Snaplite! SHARPER PICTURES. ..a true anastigmat lens for longer throws — the four inch diameter Super Snaplite produces pictures wire-sharp right to the very corners! HIGHER CONTRAST. ..anti reflection coatings further enhance the brilliant, crisp, sparkling pictures projected by the four inch diameter Super Snaplite! Four inch diameter Super Snaplites are available, to order, in focal lengths from five up through seven inches, in quarter inch steps. In all these focal lengths the true effective speed of f/1.9 is maintained. Four inch diameter Super Snaplites are also available, to special order, in focal lengths longer than seven inches, at somewhat slower speeds. Get the full facts of this superlative new lens now— write for your copy of Bulletin No. 209 today! 'You Get the Most Uniform Light with Super-Snaplite" KOIJ,A\OK<;lFkY 7 @; {^tifea/ CORPORATION 2 Franklin Avenue Brooklyn 11, New York INTERNATIONAL PROJECTIONIST • MARCH 1950 23