Panavision Inc.

Albert L Mayer

Robert E Gottschalk

An apparatus for pivotally mounting a film magazine to a motion picture camera which enables the film magazine to be slidably pivoted from a position wherein the film magazine is mounted substantially on top of the camera to a position wherein the film magazine is mounted substantially on the rear of the camera. Light shield means are provided to close off the adjustment aperture in the motion picture camera housing which permits the slidable pivoting motion. Brake means are provided for securing the mounting bracket in the selected pivoted position. Extraneous light is prevented from entering the motion picture camera by light securing members mounted between the camera body and the flexible light shield members.

Apparatus for pivotally mounting a film magazine to a motion picture

To facilitate viewing of scenes photographed by a motion picture camera under dim lighting conditions, a viewing system for aiming and focusing the motion picture camera incorporates a ground glass plate and a beam splitter with the light from a scene photographed being, in turn, reflected from a conventional rotating camera shutter, through the ground glass plate and then reflected from one side of a beam splitter and then through an optical system to an eyepiece. A solid state lamp such as red light emitting diodes are disposed on the other side of the beam splitter with the red light being transmitted through the beam splitter onto the ground glass plate which has a set of lines defined by metal strips from which the red light is reflected back onto the beam splitter and to the eyepiece, such set of lines defining the boundary within which the scenes are required to be located.

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Tarzana, CA, United States of America

Albert L Mayer