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| Junior Periscope |
Clairmont Camera has announced the arrival of its Baby Periscope. Like the larger Century 2000 Periscope, this unit allows one to extend the lens away from the camera to achieve viewpoints not otherwise possible. It can be configured with a straight relay, as well as with a right-angle attachment that can capture subjects that are above, below, to the right or left side of the camera. The periscope contains integrated focus and iris gears for use with follow-focus and iris-control systems. Linear iris markings facilitate the unit's use with automatic iris systems. The maximum aperature is a T5.6. To set the iris, the user should first adjust the lens to a wide-open setting and then set the appropriate stop on the Baby Periscope iris ring. No light loss will occur, regardless of its configuration. The Clairmont Baby Periscope has two 40.5mm filter slots. It is available in PL mount only, and is compatible with the same lenses accepted by the Century 2000 Periscope. The Baby Periscope measures 8" from the camera mount to the bottom of the prism housing.
Clairmont Camera, (818) 761-4440, fax (818) 761-0861.
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| Wider View for SwingShift |
Century Precision Optics has developed a 14mm f2.8 lens for Clairmont's SwingShift system, which operators can use to distort the shape of a subject, remove unwanted objects from a frame, or shoot straight into a mirror without catching unwanted camera reflections. The SwingShift offers nearly total control over the focus plane, allowing extremely deep or shallow depth of field without requiring exposure or focus changes.
Century Precision Optics, (818) 766-3715, fax (818) 505-9865, website: www.centuryoptics.com.
Improved Color- Separation Emulsion
Kodak has introduced its new 2238 Panchromatic Separation stock, an improved black-and-white film designed to extend the archival life of valuable color motion pictures. By using 2238 to make separate photographic records of the relative intesities of a negative's primary colors — red, blue and green — the resulting separation masters can be safely held in long-term storage, and later recombined to produce a new color intermediate element that accurately replicates the subtle details in the original imagery. This stock can also be employed to restore color emulsions with dye fading problems, and to facilitate specialized optical special effects applications, including fine-grain separations for blue- and greenscreen traveling mattes, and density-cover mattes.
2238 Panchromatic Separation stock has a rugged Estar base that resists shrinkage, chemical deterioration, and other physical damage. According to the ANSI/PIMA 9.11-1998 standard, Processed Safety Film Storage, the predicted life expectancy for black-and-white film on a polyester base is a minimum of 500 years when stored at appropriate ambient conditions (21�C/70�F with 50 percent relative humidity).
Alan Masson, Kodak Hollywood's director of engineering, explains that modern spectral sensitizing dyes allow the new separation film to replicate image information more faithfully. He adds that 2238 is marked by an improved structure which produces enhanced sharpness and less highlight grain. The blue record is more sensitive and also has a thinner emulsion and new gelatin hardener. These features result in faster drying time and a longer shelf life. A number of emulsion chemicals have also been eliminated, which is beneficial to the environment.
Contact your local Kodak representative, or visit the company's website at www.kodak.com/go/motion.
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