American Cinematographer - December 1970 - 50

NOTED AND NOTABLE AT
photokina 1970
A veritable smorgasbord of new and advanced equipment
for the professional film-maker stimulates a great
degree of interest at the World Fair of Photography
Of the hundreds of items on display
at Photokina 1970, the following pieces
of equipment impressed our editors as
being of special interest to American
Cinematographer readers, in addition to
those more fully covered in this issue.
Some of the items reviewed below
would seem to merit a more comprehen¬
sive report and the reason that they
have not received more complete cover¬
age may be due to the fact that addi¬
tional technical data was not available at
press time, or the fact that several of the
items are scheduled for a more in-depth
analysis in a forthcoming issue of this
journal.

aperture of T3, which will allow filming
under cooler lights and possibly even
under ambient lighting conditions.
Wide angle 20mm focal length
The short (20mm) focal length al¬
lows the freedom of camera movement
necessary for the Cinema Verite tech¬
niques used today.
Close focusing:
3 ft. from the image plane
To further satisfy today's techniques
this lens focuses as close as 3 feet from
the image plane. Close-up lenses are
available to allow focusing as close as 23
inches from the image plane to subject.
The ANGENIEUX 6 x 20 L2 is avail¬
able in the following mounts: Arriflex,
Cameflex, Mitchell Mark II, and neutral
mounts.

ANGENIEUX 6 x 20 L2 Zoom Lens
20-120mm F/2,6, T3 for 35mm Cine¬
matography
As a result of numerous discussions
with feature film and commercial pro¬
ducers, ANGENIEUX has developed the
new 6 x 20 L2 Zoom Lens. The design
meets four fundamental requirements:
Image quality
At full aperture and over the entire
field, this lens has been designed in
such a way that its performance match¬
es that of the highest quality lenses,
fixed focal length or zoom, that now
exist.
Photometric aperture T3
Comprised of 20 elements, the
6 x 20 L2 has an excellent photometric
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through the "main" (or actual) lens of
the camera.
When the "main" lens is covered,
ultra closeup shots through the "Scope
Lens" are made possible. Objects as
small
as 30.8mm
x
21.4mm
(1.2 x 0.85 in.) may be filmed. Thus, in
effect, the mirror performs the function
of a macro lens.
In addition, the Elmo Super 103T
features a "Back light control" (for
shooting back lit subjects), a film run
indicator in the viewfinder that indi¬
cates when the total cartridge has been
exposed, and an under-exposure warn¬
ing signal that appears in the viewfinder
if the light is insufficient.

"SPECTRA 6000" Handlamp

ELMO SUPER 103T Super-8 Camera
with Built-in Titler
This compact little Super-8 camera
has all of the usual characteristics one
would expect to find in a quality piece
of equipment, but its really unique
feature is its exclusive Superimpose
system, which makes possible doubleexposed titles instantly, with only one
pass through the camera.
A title or any other small object
placed in front of the "Scope Lens"
(actually a 45-degree mirror that folds
out from the side of the camera) is
superimposed automatically onto the
scene that is being photographed

An extraordinary new development
in lighting, the "SPECTRA 6000" is a
compact tungsten-halogen unit which is
so small and light in weight that it can
be hand-held. Yet, it is "heavyweight"
in performance.
Drawing only 575 watts of current,
its light output is an incredible 46,000
lumens-and, at 10 feet its illumination
level is identical to that of a standard
5000-watt "Senior" spot.
The "SPECTRA 6000" takes its
name from its daylight color tempera¬
ture of 6000° Kelvin. It operates on
either 220 or 110 volts, and the "F"
model is focusable. Though designed as
a hand-held unit, it can also be mounted
onto any standard light stand.

AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER, DECEMBER 1970
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