CHAPTER II 



PRACTICAL HINTS ON PHOTO- 

 MICROGRAPHY * 



A MICROSCOPE slide for photographic 

 *"*- purposes should be perfect and the 

 object typical. An imperfect slide is difficult 

 to photograph and never looks well. 



The starting point is to place the slide in 

 the microscope and see exactly what is required 

 to be photographed ; the microscope can then 

 be placed horizontally and the lighting arranged 

 so that the effect seen when viewed through 

 the tube is exactly what is required to appear 

 in the photograph. (Fig. 7). 



It is well and convenient to have the camera 

 and microscope adapted to a rigid and per- 

 fectly straight base and in such a manner 

 * This chapter is contributed by Arthur E. Smith. 



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