Practical cinematography and its applications (1913)

24 PRACTICAL CINEMATOGRAPHY upon the camera and the lens need not exceed £6 55., or, say, $31. If prices are not to be so strictly considered, and if the beginner wishes to have a machine of the finest type at a comparatively low figure, he cannot do better than fit himself out with a Williamson camera, the price of which, complete with lens, is £10 ios., say $52. Except for an expert, it is difficult to detect the difference between this machine and one which costs five times as much, for both are designed upon the same lines, are equally well made, and equally capable of doing the finest work. It must not be forgotten that Mr. James Williamson, the designer of the latter instrument, was one of the pioneers in cinematography, and, in his machine, the results of some twenty-five years varied and accumulated experience are incorporated. He has been able to realise just those essentials which are required for a high-class apparatus free from complexity, and this end has been achieved to excellent effect. The camera, finished in a brass-bound mahogany or teak case—the latter is preferable for working in tropical countries — measures 9^ inches square by 4$ inches deep, is fitted with a Zeiss-Tessar 2-inch lens with focussing, and iris diaphragm. It weighs 7^ pounds complete in loaded condition. It is eminently suited for all round duties, from