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Panavision

cameras

without the need of

expensive external adapters.
Crystal speeds from 1.000 to
79.999 frames per second are easily se¬
lected at the five digital pushweel
switches on the face of the unit. A deci¬
mal switch acts as a1 OX multiplier for

high speed filming. 60 Hz HMI safe film¬
ing speeds are listed on a durable Lexan
label. The phase button, when depressed,
causes a 0.2 FPS change in camera speed,
allowing manual lock out of the video
scan line when filming monitors. A light¬
weight version especially suited to Steadicam and Panaglide operation makes use
of a shielded, ABS case; this special unit
weighs only five ounces excluding cable.
Although the Five Digit Speed
Control is designed to become a perma¬

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The ability to create a feeling. To create a scene with the use of creative lighting
techniques. To cast a shadow or create emphasis with well-defined light.
All these effects

can be created with a SKY-BEAM projection light. Like the
day sun on a bright afternoon, SKY-BEAM projects highly directional, col¬
limated beams of xenon light which create well-defined shapes.
noon

With the

lamphead and power supply each weighing less than 30 pounds, SKYlightest, and most powerful illuminator you can use. Its
size, weight and rain tight packaging are perfectly matched for the needs of
creating special lighting effects for both in-studio and on-location settings.
BEAM is the smallest,

SKY-BEAM

be ordered in

a variety of candle power combinations. Each
high utility and cost efficient operation by incorporating a
proprietary electroformed reflective optical system. The combination of xenon
arc lamps and electroformed reflective optics produces unmatched beam
intensity.
can

SKY-BEAM offers

SKY-BEAM
The
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For

ability to design an effect
ability to create a mood.
ability to project yourself.

information

SKY-BEAM and other

lighting products manufactured by STA contact:

STA
28007 Front Street, Temecula, Calif. 92390
OR PHONE
800-551-8881

714-676-2169 In Calif.

714-694-0016

(FAX)

nent addition to the individual camera
owner's package, it is built to withstand
constant use in a rental environment.
For more information; Media

Logic, 454 Broome Street, New York, NY
10012.(212)925-5094.
Pressure

Microphone
Georg Neumann and Gotham
Audio Corporation announce an addition
to their product line - the TLM 50 pres¬
sure microphone with transformerless
electronic circuitry. The TLM 50 is specifi¬
cally built so the response at high fre¬
quencies becomes somewhat directional
with an increase of output. In a diffuse
sound field, the frequency response of the
microphone is practically flat. This unique
capsule design is based on the M 50 tubetype microphone manufactured by Neu¬
mann from 1951 through 1971. With its
new head grille shape and advanced elec¬
tronics, the TLM 50 represents a state-ofthe-art blending of the old and the new.
In contrast to the KM 130 and
KM 131 's 21mm pressure transducers,

the aluminum

diaphragm of the TLM 50
only 12mm in diameter and is mounted
on a 40mm diameter lucite sphere. The
TLM 50 exploits the special acoustical
pressure buildup and diffraction charac¬
teristics of a sphere. This yields a particu¬
larly smooth transition into the pressure
buildup region for frequencies above 1000
Hz and a very even rise in the directional
index as the frequency increases. As a
result, in the upper frequency range the
TLM 50's directional properties are com¬
parable to a pressure gradient micro¬
phone. However, in the lower frequency
is

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