Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1952)

150 JUNE 1952 Safeguard your Film. Ship in FIBERBILT CASES. 400' to 2000' 16mm. FIBERBILT CASE CO. 40 WEST 17th ST. NEW YORK CITY pTwo 3< stamps for giant catalogue. State size 8-T6mm Silent, Sound, m Sales, Rental, Exchanges. REEfl & REED DISTRIBUTORS, INC. L7508 3nj AVE., BROQKLYH 9, B. V. THE RALPH R. ENO CORF. 626 W. 165 ST. • NEW YORK Send your film for free criticism or estimate "MAKE MINE MAGNETIC!" That's the order to send to ACL, when you want your next 16mm. League leaders for magnetic sound on film. ACL is ready with our glamorous, full-color membership moviette on single-perforated film. Are you ready for it? Still only $1.50! AMATEUR CINEMA LEAGUE, INC. 420 Lexington Avsnus New York 17, N. Y. •MM— 16MM KODAOHROMS ■IACK&WHITI FREE CAMERA, LENS and EQUIPMENT CATALOG '■'■: JUST OFF PRESS. 72 pages crammed with THOUSANDS of newest PHOTO TOOLS, CAMERAS, (Press, Studio, Candid, Special Purpose, etc.), LENSES, PROJECTORS, Lighting Equipment, Developing Equipment, ENLARGERS, etc. , for the amateur and professional, in every day, scientific or industrial work. Burke & James, Inc. FINE PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FOR OVER 54 YEARS 321 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago 4, III. U.S.A. THE FLOOD-MASTER, product of James H. Smith & Sons Corp., positions lamps above camera in a semi-circular arc. $9.95 without the lamps. tect these surfaces; it also is equipped with a quick-action hanger for use as a wall unit. The Jiffy's screen material is Radiant's new Perma-White matte screen surface, which is washable and will not peel, crack or rot. $7.95 complete. EK retirements With an aggregate among them of 107 years of service in the Eastman Kodak Company, the following have retired recently: William H. Zimmer, suggestion system expert; Otto W. Cook, manager of Kodak Park film manufacturing, and Irving C. Matthews, service section head in the chemistry division of EK's research labs. New Hypatl Ansco Hypan, long a popular black and white emulsion with amateur filmers, is now being released in a new and improved version for both 8 and 16mm. cameras. Characteristics of the new film include ASA indexes of 40 (D) and 32 (T) ; a medium brilliant gradation of tones from clear, crisp whites to a rich blue-black. The new Hypan is being offered in the following units, all rolls: 100 feet 16mm., $7.35; 50 feet 16mm., $4.27; 25 feet Double 8, $2.90. All prices, of course, include processing by the manufacturer. Kinoptiks Five new lenses for C mount 16mm. cameras, manufactured by the Kinoptik Company, of Paris, France, have been announced as available in the United States. Varying in speed from f/1.9 to f/2, they progress in focal lengths of 20, 25, 32, 50 and 75 millimeters. The prices begin at $123.44 and scale upwards to $152.50. Technical features of the Kinoptik objectives are T-stops as well as // numbers, equidistant aperture markings for easy reading, and a six element, fully coated lens design. A leaflet on these lenses may be secured from Victor Kayfetz, sales agent, at 130 East 56th Street. New York 22, N. Y. A camera cradle of many uses [Continued from page 139] that the density of the cast shadows would be visible on the pavement.) The plywood sheet in position is covered alternately with aluminum foil or white fabric, depending on the need for a hard or soft quality in the reflected illumination. And, of course, the pan head again provides the ultimate in directional flexibility. Fig. 3 shows the fourth use I have found for my gadget — and it needs little in the way of explanation. The strap is now in a horizontal position, affixed to the tripod by the middle threaded hole. Thus positioned, it makes a handy and again maneuverable mount, this time for a pair of clamp-on flood lamps. If I discover any other uses for this simple and inexpensive accessory, I'll let you know. In the meantime, why not make one yourself — and put this handyandy angle iron to work? You'll be glad you did. And you can write me, care of the League, about the uses you discover. Building a zoom titler [Continued from page 13S] through the drill rods which serve as rails for the camera carriage, so that the single top bar and the twin bottom bars can be firmly dowelled to these rails. And before attaching the top bar, make sure that you have slipped the carriage onto the rails. Carry on then with the complete assembly. TITLE CENTERING With your titler bolted to the baseboard and your camera bolted to the titler, it is obvious that the position of the camera lens (that is, its line of sight) is a fixed quantity in determining title centering on the baseboard. Therefore, the solution must be found in the movable quantity — which will be a test title target. To create such a target, secure a piece of cardboard slightly larger than the field of the camera at its extreme distance from the card. At 48 inches, for example, this field would be approximately 12 by 15 inches with the standard camera lens. Rule in on this card (in India ink ) vertical and horizontal cross lines; then, from their center point, inscribe with a compass a series of con