Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1948)

160 APRIL 1948 tribute in lenses for 16mm. motion picture making. This new //1.4 lens will focus sharply on objects as close as 12 inches from the film plane, or about 9% inches from the object to the front of the lens. At this distance the field is 2V% by 3% inches. An outstanding feature of the lens is its long back focus which permits its use on the Cine-Kodak Special camera. By means of adapters, the lens may be fitted to any 16mm. cine camera. The focusing scale of this //1.4 Cine-Ektar lens has more markings, to facilitate quick and easy focus, than have heretofore been obtainable. In addition, the markings are farther apart, which makes it easier to set and read the scale. A new type of iris diaphragm is used on this lens. The diaphragm employs special "L" shaped leaves, designed to give a uniformly spaced scale. Thus, equal angular rotations of the diaphragm ring alter the brightness of the image by the same proportion in all parts of the scale. The normal type of semicircular diaphragm leaf gives a scale which is very crowded at the smaller end and expanded at the larger end. Accuracy in setting lens stops is also much greater — particularly in the low aperture region — since all lens stop markings are uniformly spaced around the lens barrel. Lens stops starting at //1.4 are so marked that each successive stop cuts the exposure in half. The index markings for both diaphragm and focusing scales remain in a fixed position at the top of the mount at all times. With its new diaphragm this new //1.4 lens may be stopped down to f/22. Series VI combination lens attachments and a No. 27 adapter ring may be used with this lens. The price of the Kodak Cine-Ektar lens. 25mm. //1.4. will be $200 plus $33.33 tax. The lens will be available through all Kodak dealers. New catalogs Three new 1947-1948 catalogs — covering 8mm. films, 16mm. silent films and 16mm. sound films — have been published by National Cinema Service, 71 Dey Street, New York City. Applicants for the catalogs, which are supplied free of charge, should state clearly which they wish. Dejur color head Designed for the Versatile Professional (4 by 5 inch) enlarger, a color head for enlarging 35mm. transparencies is now being produced by the Dejur-Amsco Corporation. The color head, which is a drawer inserted in the enlarger, compensates light sources by holding filter foils in a dispersed beam. The device is also useful in work involving color separation. Full details may be had from Dejur-Amsco Corporation, 45-01 Northern Boulevard, Long Island 1, N. Y. 16mm. Projecto-Editor A large viewing screen — 3V4 by 41/4 inches — highlights the new features offered by Craig's 16mm. Projecto-Editor. Improved illumination and greater ease in framing are also claimed for the new editor, which renders images visible under ordinary indoor light conditions. The editing system includes a Senior splicer and either Senior or Craig Master rewinds. It is produced by Craig Movie Supply Company, 1823 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, Calif. New Polarator Kin-O-Lux is presenting a new and improved version of the Marks Polarator, already well known for its use to both the black and white and color filmer. Through the use of the Polarator, the blue of the sky may be deepened on color film, improving the picture without changing the rendition of other colors. The Polarator is highly THREE frames from a new series of moving titles demonstrate basic effects involved. Top, after fade in, background of bride moves upward. Center, hand lettered title is produced with triple flip animation. Bottom, background continues upward, as title is completed; this is followed by fade out. The titles are manufactured by U. S. Photographic Equipment Corporation, Brooklyn 25, N. Y. effective in cutting out polarized sky light, enabling the movie maker to get sharp cloud effects otherwise unobtainable. It is available in series O for cine lenses, and in series V and VI for still cameras with the equivalent adapter rings. Kin-O-Lux 35mm. Dupont Superior No. 3 film has now been distributed to dealers. It is a high speed film, with a Weston speed of 100 Daylight. 64 Tungsten, and comes in twenty or thirty six exposure daylight loading cartridges. And, finally, Kin-O-Lux announces the development of the new Kin-O-Stik, a film cement with a solution that does not include acetone or film base. Kin-O-Stik will not gum splicers, according to reports, and is not irritating to the skin. It, and all other Kin-O-Lux products, are available from your dealer or from Kin-O-Lux, Inc., 105 West 40th Street, New York City. Studio by Subscription Advanced amateu r filmers in the New York metropolitan area, interested in large scale studio production facilities, may soon have these at their command — if enough of them subscribe to the plan now being advanced by American Screen Test and Film Corporation, in New York City. The plan will put at their disposal, by subscription, the full facilities of the AST studio, said to be one of the largest in the East. These will include 85.000 watts of lighting equipment, tripods, dollies, editing facilities, projector and three separate sets. Qualified technicians and models will also be available, as needed. Further information may be secured from American Screen Test and Film Corporation, 92 Gold Street, New York 7, N. Y. Aristo-craft sunshade Made of die cast aluminum alloy, the Aristo-craft sunshade and filter holder is made to take 19mm. unbound filters.. Sufficiently long to be used with lenses of IV2 inch focal length, its slide rods are of high grade polished steel. The Aristo-craft is manufactured by Aristo-craft Cine Products Company, 2505 North Ontario Street, Burbank, Calif. It is distributed on the West Coast by Craig Movie Supply Company, 1053 South Olive Street, Los Angeles. Exclusive distribution east of the Rockies is handled by Daylight Printer Sales Corporation. 251 West 40th Street, New York 18, N. Y. Filmstrip listings Filmstrip releases are now being listed in the monthly issues of Educational Film Guide. If the monthlylisting proves popular, the H. W. Wil[Continued on page 164]