Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1949)

I i I Standard Lens of Absolute Top Quality The Cine-Kodak Special II Camera is supplied with either of two fine Kodak Cine Ektar 25mm. Lenses — //1.9 or/71.4 — both members of the superb series of lenses that are the finest ever made for 16mm. cameras. Superlative lenses that match the camera itself in full capability. | 2 | Interference-Free Turret The two-lens turret accepts lenses directly — any of twelve Kodak Cine Ektar and Ektanon Lenses. Because the turret is angled, there's never interference — physical or optical — regardless of speed, focal length, or barrel design of the Kodak Cine Lenses attached. | 3 | Adjustable-Opening Shutter The shutter can be operated at open, half-open, quarter-open, and closed . . . and can be changed smoothly while the camera is running. The advantages — an easy way to make fades and dissolves . . . extra exposure control under brilliant lighting . . . and superfast shutter speeds. Shortest exposure — 1/560 second . . . with the shutter at quarter-open and the camera run at 64 frames per second. 8 Speed-Control Dial Finger-tip adjustment sets the motor to operate at any indicated speed from 8 to 64 frames per second. A cushioned brake saves the camera from racking vibrations when stopping at high speeds. | 9 | Single-Frame Release This control, which actuates the spring-motor drive, exposes exactly one frame . . . gives each frame uniform exposure . . . and makes animation easy and certain. 10 Hand-Cranking Shafts There are two cranking shafts — one of which pulls eight frames of film per turn . . . the other, one frame. These shafts, among other applications, make possible switching to hand cranking for the filming of extremely long periods of consecutive action . . . attaching the camera to an electrical drive . . . and back winding film for lap dissolves, multiple exposures, and other special effects. [ttJ Complete System of Safety Controls At the conclusion of a fade-out the camera stops automatically. To prevent waste of film, the shutter is fitted with a buzzer which sounds a warning when the camera is adjusted to run with the shutter closed. This is but part of the complete system of built-in safety devices that helps to eliminate almost entirely the opportunity for failure through oversight. of the reasons Cine-Kodak Special II Camera is the first choice of the movie experts • • • | 4 | Interchangeable Film Chambers The standard 100 or 200-foot Film Chamber supplied with the camera is easily interchangeable with accessory chambers. As a result, you can switch from one type of film to another any time . . . or replace a used roll ... in a matter of seconds. | 5 | Accurate Footage Indicators Three film meters keep you posted on film consumption. The automatic meter at the back of each film chamber shows the unexposed film remaining whether the chamber is on or off the camera. The mechanical meter on the camera indicates — in one-foot intervals — the amount of film exposed or wound back. And the frame counter provides the extra accuracy necessary for multiple exposures. It registers the passage of each frame . . . run forward or reverse. | 6 ! Integral Mask Slot The mask slot built in behind the lens and the set of 6 masks supplied with the camera provide an easy way to special effects. To film a double exposure, for example — just slip in one of the matched half-masks and shoot . . . then back up the film . . . switch to the other half-mask . . . and expose the other part of the scene. | 7 | Powerful Spring-Driven Motor Cine-Kodak Special II Camera's efficient motor pulls 39 feet of film at a single winding — more than a minute and a half of movies at silent speed. Each turn of the winding handle is sufficient for exactly one foot of film — a convenient measurement device. 12 Reflex Finder For highest precision in focusing and centering, Cine-Kodak Special II Camera's reflex finder provides an exact, through-the-lens view of the subject — free from parallax with all lenses ... at all distances. 13 Eye-Level Finder Cine-Kodak Special II Camera's eye-level finder system features individual clip-on front elements — one for each lens of different focal length. This full-vision system makes it easier to follow action than with systems that require masking to show the altered field sizes produced by long focal-length lenses. The rear peepsight is adjustable for parallax for distances from 2 feet to infinity. 14 Precision Manufacture There is no finer guarantee of the ability of this superb motionpicture camera than its manufacture by Kodak — careful construction of each individual part . . . precise assembly . . . painstaking inspection of every detail of operation ... by craftsmen skilled in the production of highly specialized optical and photographic mechanisms. As befits such a precision instrument, each Cine-Kodak Special II Camera is individually registered bv Kodak . . . and upon request, the name of the owner is engraved without extra charge on a plate on the lens block. For further information about this outstanding camera, see your Kodak dealer ... or write Kodak for the free booklet, "Motion-Picture Making with the Cine-Kodak Special II Camera." Price of the Cine-Kodak Special II Camera — from S898.S0 to $1,125, including Federal Tax. EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Rochester 4, N. Y. TRADE-MAS