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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-01-12, Page 14Page 2—Crossroads—Jan- 12, 1983 1 OK FOR AUTOMATIC—On an overcast day like this, when there's very even light distribution, any camera should work well on "automatic." When there are heavy shadow areas and side or backlighting, the "automatic" cameras need some human guidance. (Photo by.iiolt Confer) Hollywood Strip By ALAN L GANSBERG Patty's series leaves time for living HOLLYWOOD In her new series, "It Takes Two," PATTY DUKE ASTIN has to mesh a busy career and a family life. Off the set, the situation is similar, as she raises her sons and is involved in numerous caus- es. She even admits that she chose to do the half-hour comedy because it is taped, not an hour show on film. "It allows me to have the rest of my life," she said. "And at this particular time, that's what I want- ed... She also chose the project because of the cre- ator, SUSAN HARRIS, who became famous with "Soap," and because of her co-star, RICHARD CREN- NA. And, naturally, there's the material, which finds the Molly character active . as a lawyer after raising two children. "There was a time when I tried to be a supermom," Patty recalled. "I put my work aside and ended up overdosing on cooking. I would start at 3 in the af- ternoon. All around the house I could hear laugh- ter, but no one would visit me. "Finally, I went on strike and no one died. No one got sick. They all found food. Now we have someone else to do the cooking and I get to spend quality time with my kids." Patty's, longtime fans will recall "The Patty Duke Show," her first _ven- ture into television which came after she had scored an Academy Award for her portrayal of HELEN KELLER in "The Miracle Worker." The type of work she's doing now is a far cry from those programs pro- duced in the mid-1960s. "That show had validity for its time," Patty said. "But our show now has va- lidity. We deal with issues seriously, but we don't have all the answers." In the real world, Patty is looking for answers in an involved way. She has been active in the recent Cali- fornia Anti -Nuclear Initia- tive, which won when it was placed on the Novem- ber ballot. She's also ac- tively supported Demo- cratic candidates, includ- ing Sen. Ted Kennedy. And, she's become involved with a group called Children of the Night, which helps get runaways and young pros- titutes off the steets and into a situation through which they can deal with the problems that Through Lens By HOLT OpNFER Cameras that help you think Some weeks ago, a read- er called with a question — she was buying a camera for her son and wanted to know what I might suggest. There are a few questions I need to ask when I get that kind of request for infor- mation. 1. How much money do you want to spend? 2. How much does the re- cipient know about photog- raphy? 3. Is the picture taker in- terested in pursuing a pho- tographic career, being a serious amateur or just taking snapshots as a hobby? I suspect that most folks who are looking for their first camera should take a cue from the boat owners — they all seem to start small, then as their nauti- cal skill and requirements (and bank accounts) in- crease, they trade up to larger, more elaborate models. I've never heard of tyro seaman buying a 54 - foot oceangoing racing sloop before he was able to 'IN maneuver a small craft around the harbor. These days, when you're in the market to buya camera for yourself (or someone else), you Will have to make some deci- sions about the tvoe of equipment you want — just how elaborate you want your equipment to be. Here's a run down on the choices: — Manual exposure cameras with built-in light meters. With this type of equipment you must manu- ally set both the aperture and the shutter speed. The results of manipulating these two controls are re- flected- inside the camera where a small pointer cen- ters between plus and minus indications when you've hit the right combi- nation. Most of these cameras use batteries only to oper- at the meter, so if the bat- teries go bad and you've got a hand-held meter or enough experience to know what your settings should be, you can keep aright On taking pictures. — Automatic exposure cameras with shutter pri- ority. With this type of ar- rangement, you select the shutter speed, and the cam- era selects the proper ap- erture. Most all of these camer- as also have a manual mode in addition to the shutter priority mode so you can operate in either automatic or manual, de- pending on the require - PATTY DUKE ASTIN '... I get to spend quality time with my kids' triggered the escape from home. "I'm just doing the same sort of stuff a lot of folks are doing," she offered. "But because of my narne and face, 1 can get media attention. I'm there to get the information out, to be a conduit. There's a great re- sponsibility to that. I must really investigate the \is- sues and be sure of what I'm saying." KATHARINE -HEP BURN is being lured to do a feature version of "West- side Waltz," in which she starred on stage. One possi- ble lure for her to do the movie is that it was writ- ten by ERNEST THOMP- SON, who wrote "On Gold- en Pond." Meanwhile, JANE FONDA, who produced and starred in "On Golden Pond" with Hepburn and her father, HENRY FONDA, is so busy that she's sending her stepmoth- er, SHIRLEE, off to the Orient to promote the pub- lication of her best-selling exercise book in Japan. crossroads Published every Wednesday by Wenger Bros"Llmited as the lifestyle and entertainment section in The Listowel Banner, The Wingham Advance- Trmes, The Mount Forest Confederate and The Milverton Sun. Members of the Canadian ;Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspaper Association, and the Ontario Press Council. 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And if you use your camera where it's very cold or very hot, you'll eventually discover that a mechanical shutter is more reliable than an electronic one. Another operating prob- lem you just might encoun- ter is not getting sufficient depth of field in weak light, because the lens will open up wide to compensate for your fast shutter speed. Just remember that the relationship between shutter speed and aperture is constant Increase the shutter speed and the aper - tyre size increases; de- crease the shutter speed and the aperture gets smaller. — Automatic exposure cameras with aperture pri- ority. This arrangement is just the opposite of the pre- ceding one. Here you select the aperture you, want and the camera sets the shutter speed. Most aperture pre- ferred cameras can be used with a variety of lenses, since automatic controls are built into the body of the camera and all they do is measure the light coming through the lens and set the shutter speed accordingly. Most aperture -preferred cameras have electronic shutters that are infinitely variable. By that I mean if the proper exposure calls for a shutter speed of 1/268th of a second, that's exactly ' 'What you'll get, These . cameras, too, will have a manual mode so you can tinker with all the controls yourself. On both the shutter pri- ority and the aperture pri- ority cameras, you can ex- pect to find some sort of compensation dial (it may be called a backlight switch in your manual). The more expensive mod- els have an adjusting dial which will allow exposure changes in one-third stop increments up to 2 stops plus or minus — and you can make these adjust- ments without putting the camera in manual mode. 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At 'wit's end by (moo Oombaciti «,-' ,n. ,'„ 11 Entenpyto.e ,ac Psst. Hey, parents! Read my lips! Going crazy from the elec- tronic belches of the video games? Thinking if you hear another hour of television you'll hum folk songs and braid your toes? Have I got a product for you. It's a device that not only blocks unwanted programm- ing on television, it prevents the playing of video games, cassettes and recorders as well. If the guy who invented it doesn't get the Nobel Prize for Peace and.appear on the cover of Time magazine, I'll be disappointed. In the past, all parents had going for them was to whimper and beg while their chiidrn played keepaway with the remote channel changer. Have you any idea how long parents have waited for power like this? If we had one of these boxes to block their music, I wouldn't be walking into the path of honking trucks today. Without any apologies, the item is touted as strictly a censorship device ... a word that has been associated with dancing on a grave or stealing your mother's Social Security check. Well, I'm not above it. I gave my kids a Marcel Marceau record once to make them think they were going deaf from rock and roll music. And I'd do it again. We all know when we've lost control. When you watch "Knots Landing" and your 11 -year-old announces, "If she doesn't abort now in two weeks it will be too late." When you think you're into reruns of "The Dukes of Hazzard" and they're not. When someone mentions McNeil and Lehrer and you think it's a law firm. We've needed something to bargain with for a long time . . . something that doesn't leave bruises or in- volve. travel. If you're still not convinced, consider this. By 1983, 15 million homes in this country will have video games plugged into their often the difference be- tween a well -exposed pic- ture and a shot with really good color saturation. 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