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Caméra film 35 mm

N° Inventaire : AP-95-1550

Collection : La Cinémathèque française

Catégorie d'appareil : Prise de vues cinématographiques

Nom du modèle : De Vry

Numéro de fabrication : n° 1872

Lieu de fabrication : Chicago, Illinois, Etats-Unis

Année de fabrication : 1925

Brevet : Herman A. de Vry, brevet américain n° 1 758 221, déposé le 21 octobre 1925, délivré le 13 mai 1930, "Motion-Picture Camera".

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Type de l'appareil

entraînement du film 35 mm par deux griffes verticales tirant le film d'un seul côté et actionnées par une came ronde excentrique ; un débiteur denté ; moteur à ressort ; deux bobines intérieures de 30 mètres ; viseur à lentille et miroir ; viseur à lentille extérieure

Auteurs

De Vry Herman A.
Chicago, Illinois

Fabricants

De Vry Corporation
Chicago, Illinois, 1111 Center Street

Utilisateurs

De Vry Herman A.
Chicago, Illinois

Distributeurs

De Vry Corporation
Chicago, Illinois, 1111 Center Street

Sujet du modèle

Informations non disponibles

Objectif

absent

Taille de l'objet

Ouvert :
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Fermé :
Longueur : 22.5 cm
Largeur : 15.5 cm
Hauteur : 17.5 cm

Diamètre :
Informations non disponibles

Taille de la boîte de transport

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Remarques

Etiquette métallique : "Motion Picture Equipment De Vry Chicago Made in USA". "De Vry" inscrit en relief sur les côtés.

"DeVry Movie Camera for Standard Theatre Size 35 mm Film. No other Automatic Camera taking standard width film has a spring which releases 55 feet at one winding - permitting an ample margin of power for the complete exposure of 100 feet at one loading, at an unvarying rate of speed. The other features of the camera are the characteristics DeVry simplicity, which eliminates a number of unnecessary parts ; the smoothness and unvarying motion of the film through the mechanism ; the highest quality steel, hardened in oil for gears and other working parts. The lens selected is the F 3.5 Anastigmat Professional Movie Camera lens, standard equipment on cameras costing thousands of dollars, and a micrometer screw mount which permits the use of a wide variety of professional movie lenses from F 1.9 up - and from 35 mm focal length to the standard telephotos. There are three view finders instead of the two usually furnished, one of them being a direct on-film finder for titles, telephoto and trick work - found only on the larger professional cameras" (The DeVry Motion Picture Projectors, Chicago, QRS - DeVry Corporation, c. 1930, p. 26).

"Hollywood's Own Portable Movie Camera. Hollywood's most famous cameramen and directors endorse the DeVry - use it for difficult shots in feature productions - acclaim it the finest of all portable automatic movie cameras. The DeVry holds 100 feet of 35 mm film. It has three view-finders, bayonet interchangeable lens mount and counter balanced spring motor. It permits direct film focusing and is equipped with positive action lock. These and many more professional features combined with the amazing low price of $ 150.00, make the DeVry the world's greatest value in motion picture equipment. The DeVry Corporation, Dept. 4-GA, 111 Center Street, Chicago, Illinois. Read what these cameramen say : "I find in my work that frequently a particularly difficult scene can only be caught with a small camera, such as are made especially for the use of amateurs and which do not require a tripod. For these scenes I have been using for some time a DeVry camera, and the results obtained have been most highly satisfactory. We used it a great deal in my last MGM picture", Sam Wood. "Having been one of the first cameramen in the motion picture business to use the DeVry camera for intricate and difficult shots that could not be made with the larger camera, it is my pleasure to thoroughly recommend the DeVry camera for professional use", John Arnold" (American Cinematographer, April 1928, p. 19).



Bibliographie

American Cinematographer, April 1928, p. 19.

The DeVry Motion Picture Projectors, Chicago, QRS - DeVry Corporation, c. 1930.

Peter Ariel, Ariel Cinematographica Register, Frankfurt, Deutsches Filmuseum, 1981, ACR 091.