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events, and anything of interest where there is move- 

 ment, though it can also be used on the tripod for 

 timed exposures. 



Some may wonder why one might not as well have 

 a reflecting camera only, and use it for all purposes. 

 This can be done, though there are some drawbacks. 

 For one thing, the curtain shutter cannot readily be 

 released by string or thread from a distance. Yet 

 one could obviate this difficulty by adding a lens shut- 

 ter. It is also heavy to rig up in trees, and inconven- 

 iently large to hide by nests, though these obstacles 

 are not insuperable. Often it would be conven- 

 ient on an excursion to be able to do everything with 

 one camera. Yet on the whole it is better to have 

 beside the reflecting instrument a small, light, ordi- 

 nary camera, as previously described, weighing only 

 a couple of pounds, using the same lens and plate- 

 holders interchangeably with the other, so that both 

 can be carried conveniently when there is any likeli- 

 hood that both will be needed. This makes a very 

 effective battery, complete for every possible need. 



