Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1949)

424 A SPECIAL knife, designed to remove emulsion without film injury, accompanies Paillard— Bolex's new Trifilm splicer, which will handle 8mm., 9.5mm. and 16mm. film. Trifilm splicer Designed to handle 8mm., 9.5mm. and 16mm. sound and silent film, the Trifilm splicer is the latest addition to the Paillard-Bolex line of equipment. The splicer features an automatic, selfadjusting cutting blade and a micarta knife for removing emulsion without danger to the film. Each splicer has an extra blade for the scraping knife. Priced at $19.95, the Trifilm is finished in satin chrome and attractively packaged. It is distributed by Paillard Products, Inc.. 265 Madison Avenue, New York City. 8mm. film down Sizable price cuts have been made by Eastman Kodak Company on all 8mm. Kodachrome and black and white film in twenty five foot rolls and magazines. Magazine Kodachrome is reduced from S5.05 to $4.50. black and white from $3.95 to $3.60. Roll Kodachrome is cut from $4.10 to $3.75, while black and white goes from $3.00 to $2.85. Other general Kodak price reductions affect the Cine-Kodak Reliant camera, an 8mm. roll film camera available with either an //2.7 or an f/1.9 lens, which is cut from $89 to $79 for the //2.7 model: the Kodak WOLLENSAK'S fixed focus V/i" f/3.5 Cine Raptar telephoto lens will bring into focus all objects from 25 feet to infinity. ANGLE of view of the 9mm. f/2.5 Cine Raptor wide angle lens is 27.3° horizontal and 20.6° vertical. It is designed for 8mm. cameras. News of the Industry Up to the minute reports on new products and services in the movie field Duaflex camera with Kodet lens; the Brownie Target camera Six-20 and the Brownie Target camera Six-16. Practically all sizes of Kodachrome prints and Kodachrome and Kodacolor enlargements are subject to reductions. Revere 1950 line Five new models of cameras and projectors and a magnetic tape recorder make their first appearance in the Revere Camera Company's line for 1950. The cameras — all 8mm. — are the Revere Ranger, a spool camera with an //2.5 lens at $62.50; the Revere 77, a magazine camera with an //2.5 lens, at $87.50, and the Revere 67, a magazine camera with a two-lens turret head and an //2.8 lens, at $104.50. All prices include tax. New model projectors are the Revere 90 8mm. model at $132.50 and the improved Revere 48 16mm. silent projector, at $137.50. The Model 90 features an extra 17mm. wide angle lens that more than doubles the picture area. Both projectors have reel compartments built into the projector base. The Revere magnetic tape recorder provides a full hour of listening time on every reel. Tapes can be erased at any time and used over again, and editing and splicing can be done with ordinary Scotch tape. The recorder comes complete with microphone, radio attachment cord, two reels (one with tape) and carrying case, at $159.50. Potter honored W. B. Potter, Eastman Kodak Company's director of advertising operations, was elected chairman of the board of the Association of National Advertisers at its 40th annual convention in New York City. During the year preceding the election, Mr. Potter served as vicechairman of the ANA. He joined Kodak in 1921 as a market analyst and became director of advertising operations in 1943. Wollensak lenses T w ° n e w lenses for 8mm. cameras have been developed by the Wollensak Optical Company, 850 Hudson Avenue, Rochester 5, N. Y. The fixed focus 1% inch //3.5 Cine Raptar is a telephoto lens, supplied with the new click stops and spread THE REVERE "67" 8mm. magazine turret camera (above) carries an f/2.8 lens and is priced at $104.50. The "48" 16mm. silent projector (left) costs $137.50. Revere's new tape recorder (right) features simplified controls and retails for $159.50.