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MAGAZINE CINE CAMERA, two extra lenses, a miniature for color slides, tripod and a kit bag provide complete coverage of travel photo needs.
TURRET FRONT CAMERA, added telephoto lenses, a light meter, filters and a separate cine camera case are recommended for more leisured traveling.
A TRAILER COACH may be called for by this lineup of four cameras, three cases, a flash gun and all accessories. But you're set for the summer.
FRANK E. GUNNELL, FACL
HAPPY indeed is the movie maker who finds that this year his accumulated vacation time will enable the family to take that long and longed-for automobile trip to distant vacation wonderlands! For many filmers this may be the chance of a lifetime. To them it will be doubly important that their arrangements for the trip should include adequate equipment for recording this big vacation in both still and motion pictures. Which brings us to the subject of this discussion: the movie maker's travel kit — what it ought to contain — and how best to care for it on the motoring vacation.
What you take in the way of camera equipment for a long automobile trip will depend directly on your available vacation time and the distances you expect to cover. If your plans call for long days at the wheel and only short stopovers at noted wonderlands, then your equipment may well be kept at a simple minimum which can be used most easily.
THE BASIC NEEDS
Perhaps the simplest travel kit which will provide allaround filming facilities, as well as ample coverage of the trip in still pictures, would include the following items: a lightweight, magazine type cine camera with its standard lens; a tripod; two extra lenses (the wide angle and a short telephoto) together with necessary lens adapters; a 35mm. still camera and sunshade, and a carryall bag which will hold all the equipment except the tripod. And do not forget that tripod! It is your best guarantee that your movies will be rock steady on the screen and your still pictures sharp enough for enlargement.
The equipment just outlined is a very satisfactory minimum for travel photography. It is light in weight, requires little space and is easy to use. You will note that even a light meter has been omitted, although this would be the next item to be added to the travel kit when possible. Our reason for omitting a meter is that very good results can be obtained simply by following the instructions supplied with the film, or on exposure cards put out by the film manufacturers. In fact, unless one is thoroughly acquainted with the technique of using any particular exposure meter, the exposure guide cards are generally more satisfactory for the beginner under the varying conditions met in cross country travel.
ADDING THE ACCESSORIES Now, what of the vacationer whose trip will be primarily devoted to movie making? He will plan on slower travel with longer stopovers at those places to be featured in his films. For him some changes and additions in equipment can be suggested.
In place of the magazine movie camera we would now recommend a motion picture camera using the less ex
A veteran travel filmer advises on
what equipment to take and how to care for it on your summer holiday