Evening star., 1960-04-17
BY A. j. WEDDERBURN
Contributing Writer

ContrloutlnE winter
Among the latest offerings
Of 1860 are a number of
movie cameras and projectors
for the amateur trade. OF in
terest, for example, is the
Brownie 8 movie camera,
with a price that virtually
put it in the box camera class.
In spite of the low price it
is well designed and has a
number of new features that
will appeal to the beginner
in cinematography.
The lens is f/2.7 and in
cluded is a dial-and-shoot
lens stop system. grooved-
In threading guide and a
large-size shutter release bar
for steadier shooting.
Sets for Good Exposure
Scenes are framed through
q bright, fully inclosed opti-
cal finder, corrected for par
allax. A turn of the exposure
dial-which has both light
condition indicators and (
numbers-sets the lens for
correctly exposed movies.
Built-in protection against
one of the beginners worst
faults, camera wiggle" is
provided by a large shutter
bar located on the front of
the camera.
There is also a fold-away
winding handle for quick.
continuous winding to capac-
ity. A pre-stressed motor runs
evenly through the full course
OF the wind and about 10
feet Of film can be exposed
before rewinding. A footage
indicator resets automatically
when the cover is closed.
New Protector
Kodak also has a new
S-mm. sound motion picture
protector called the Kodak
Sound 8 which incorporates
a complete system for record
ing and PLAYING back mag
f1etic sound on 8-mm. film.
A family movie. for exam
pie, can include the COM
ments, laughter. exclama-
tions, etc. of the actual sub
jects. Commentary can be
added to travel movies
against a backoround Of
music. Spoken titles can add
interest and unitv to other
amateur productions.
Availability of the new
Kodak Sonotrack coating
service for processed 8-mm.
Kodachrome film has also
been announced. A magnetic
oxide coating is applied be-
tween the film edge and the
perforationS of the proceSSed
film The stripe receives the
sound as it is recorded and
stores it magnetically for
subsequent playback. Com
mentary is recorded by
speaking into the microphone
supplied with the protector
as the film is projected. Music
or other sound effects can
also be added through use
of a tape recorder or record
player. A phono input con-
hector cord is supplied with
the protector. The sound
track plays back when the
film is projected again.
BOlex SOnOrizer
Another sound-on- film de-
vice is the new Bolex Sono-
rizer. which puts high-oualitv
magnetic sound directly on 8
nm film. The Sonorizer. to
be used in combination with
8 nm projectors, allows the
home movie maker to achieve
high sound quality and trick
sound effects through such
features as two separate in
puts connected to a built-in
mixer and automatic fadeout
and everyday device for su-
perimposing one sound over
another on a single record
ing track.
1t records the sound on a
80 mil wide magnetic stripe
which is applied to the edge
of the film outside the perfor-
alton holes after the film is
processed. This way the
movie maker can eliminate
improperly exposed frames
from his footage. splice in
titles, and complete his full
editing before the magnetic
stripe is applied. BY adding
sound, after the film is COM
plete-standard procedure in