PREFACE 
IX 
In my own case, at first both were used, but, finding camera¬ 
hunting the more interesting and exciting, I gradually lost 
the inclination to shoot. Of course it is far better to per¬ 
form the whole photographic process one’s self. This is part 
of the sport, and is a delightful amusement for days or even¬ 
ings at home. The excitement of developing a plate which 
records a hard-earned shot is almost as great as in making 
the shot itself. 
If I am asked to advise upon the choice of a camera, 
I recommend the size which employs a 4 x 5-inch plate. The 
beginner had better secure a lightly built focusing instru¬ 
ment, of any reputable make, a model sometimes known as 
“ cycle style,” having a draw of bellows, for this size, of at 
least sixteen inches. A good, yet inexpensive rapid recti¬ 
linear doublet lens will suffice, one which covers the zvJiolc 
plate sharply. The lens designed for the next larger size of 
plate is preferable, as it secures a larger image of the game 
at a given distance. After mastering the rudiments, if one 
then decide to follow up the sport, it will be time enough to 
secure a camera of the “ refle.x ” or reflecting tvpe, with its 
ingenious mirror arrangement, the swift focal-plane shutter, 
and a rapid lens. This fine battery is adapted to photo¬ 
graphing birds in flight, and the like, but is at present, 
unfortunately, expensive. As to the actual using of these 
cameras and their accessories, I have tried to make brief 
suggestions by concrete cases through the pages which fol¬ 
low. Various treatises upon the subject by others make it 
unnecessary for me here to attempt detailed and technical 
explanations. 
