Some Unusual Adaptations of 16-mm. Equipment for Special Purposes

A casual observer, looking over the existing standard amateur photographic equipment, would probably be of the opinion that there is little need of altering a camera to do a special job. However, closer observation of the various problems that photography serves reveals that the standards of practice have been chosen merely to suit the needs of a common majority of users, and the minority are almost forgotten. Further observations show that an alteration to a standard camera to make it fit a specific purpose usually precludes its usefulness for many of the purposes for which it was originally designed, and also its utility for other special purposes. — In this paper are made known some of the unusual adaptations of 16-mm. motion picture equipment, each to fulfill a definite purpose, and it is shown that industry is becoming more conscious of the utility of such photographic equipment as tools in solving some of its problems.

Print ISSN

0097-5834

Published

1938-10

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/J08469