Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1948)

28 REVERE 60 (left), a new 8mm. turret magazine camera, offers an f/2.8 or f/l.9 half inch lens as standard, with 1 inch f'2.5 and Vh inch f/3.5 as accessories. THE DE VRY Bantam 16mm. sound projector, weighing just less than thirty one pounds, provides 1000 watt illumination through coated projection and condenser lenses. News of the Industry Up to the minute reports on new products and services in the movie field DeVry Bantam projector Anew 16mm. sound on film projector, the Bantam — which weighs less than thirty one pounds — is being manufactured by the DeVry Corporation, 1111 Armitage Avenue, Chicago 14, 111. The Bantam features 750-1000 watt illumination and coated condenser and projection lenses. An automatic loop setter makes possible the resetting of the lower loop with the flip of a lever, without interrupting the screening. Complete details on the Bantam may be had from the DeVry Corporation. Turret Magazine Eight Following in the footsteps of the Revere 70 Magazine 8mm. camera, the new Revere 60 Turret Magazine camera differs from the earlier model only in its addition of a three lens turret. Operating at the five standard speeds, the new model is equipped with a tubular view finder which is parallax corrected and adjusts optically for 1 inch and \x/i inch accessory lenses. The camera is furnished with % inch //2.8 fixed focus Bausch & Lomb or 13mm. //1.9 Wollensak coated lenses; 1 inch //2.5 or 1% inch //3.5 Wollensak coated lenses are available as accessories. Other special features are a single frame device and a cable release outlet. The Model 60 is manufactured by the Revere Camera Company, 320 East 21st Street, Chicago. Filming course The essentials of good color filming will be presented by Canfield Cook, ACL, in Alive in Color, a series of six lectures to be given from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on successive Mondays, beginning January 19, at Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street, New York City. The cost of the entire series will be $10.00, while single admissions may be had for $2.50. During the course, two films will be made. One picture will follow a planned story outline; the second will show the actual production of the first film. The series is designed both for beginners and experienced workers who wish to refresh themselves on basic techniques. Film on titling THE SONOMASTER, a two speed record player, comes from Victor Animatograph Corp. Featured is a new variable reluctance pickup. A 300 foot 16mm. color film, demonstrating the elaborate title effects possible with Bardwell & McAlister's MultEfex titler, is available to all camera clubs and dealers from Bardwell & McAlister, Inc., Los Angeles, on request, or from the following distributors : Arel, Inc., St. Louis; Craig Movie Supply, Los Angeles; Eastern Photo Supply, Boston; Hornstein Photo Sales, Chicago; Raygram Corporation, New York City; Willoughbys, New York City, and Eastman Kodak Stores in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City. Film printer lamp Currently available for all Bell & Howell Model D 35mm. and Model J 16mm. continuous contact printers is a 300 watt, 120 volt projection type lamp attachment with biplane filaments. The lamp is said to provide sufficient light for printing any black and white or color film. Prealigned at the factory, the lamp is cooled by a high speed motor and fan included in its assembly. Full voltage control is provided by a variable resister. Further information concerning the printing lamp assembly may be had by writing the Bell & Howell Company, 7100 McCormick Road, Chicago 45, 111. Dual speed record player Tiie Victor Animatograph Corporation, Davenport, Iowa, announces that it will market the Sonomaster, a dual speed record player, through its distributor and dealer organization. Housed in a leather bound carrying case, the Sonomaster features the new G.E. variable reluctance, high fidelity (magnetic) pickup, which is reputedly impervious to changes in temperature and humidity. Its natural sapphire stylus, operating with one ounce pressure, is soft spring mounted. The Sonomaster will rotate at 33 1/3 or 78 Tpm and will reproduce records up to sixteen inches in diameter. With a power output of fourteen watts, the amplifier is a four stage,