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MOTION CONTROL
Keykode numbers, to

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frame.
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around the hub of the Rank's lower entry
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February 1991

Filters at Photokina
Tiffen Manufacturing

Corp.,
premiered several new filters at last year's
Photokina show in Kdln, West Germany.
Unveiled was the Ultra Contrast filter,
which lowers contrast by lightening the
shadowed areas. The filter provides a
smooth, consistent reduction in contrast

throughout the

scene,

and produces

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