Apparatus for a Field Worker 91 



A tilting table is sometimes useful in cases 

 where the camera is to be pointed downward, but 

 it is a heavy contrivance, increasing one's load, 

 and is never absolutely necessary. 



For certain work indoors it will be found nec- 

 essary to have a form of camera stand that will 

 permit the placing of the subject on a piece of 

 plate-glass maintained in a horizontal position, 

 while the camera is secured vertically above and 

 pointing directly downward at it. There are a 

 number of such devices, and any of the larger 

 photographic houses can fulfil your wants in this 

 direction. 



A ball and socket clamp, which is made in 

 different sizes and which can be carried in one's 

 pocket, is almost indispensable whop photograph- 

 ing from trees, for it not only fastens the camera 

 securely to any branch, but allows of its being 

 tilted or swung in any direction, even in a vertical 

 position, and held there securely. 



Now as to the lens, and in this respect one 

 must rely largely on his own judgment and the 

 capacity of his pocket-book. There are many 

 lenses on the market, and those of the highest 

 grades are all equally good. The cheaper anas- 

 tigmatic lenses which are usually sold with an 

 outfit will answer many purposes, but when it 

 comes to very rapid work, they fall short of the 

 requirements. For a beginner this style of lens 



