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their insertion in the camera or removal there- 

 from. Moreover, since the advent of the non- 

 curling, orthochromatic films, about the only 

 thing that can be said against them is that 

 they have not quite the fineness of grain of a 

 plate ; but for ordinary work they are, in every 

 respect, the equal of a plate except that they 

 are somewhat more expensive. 



Of course, if one wishes to spend the amount 

 necessary, I should advise the use of a tripod 

 camera with a high-grade lens. The lens need 

 not be one of the very fastest ; indeed, this is not 

 advisable, for here depth of field is preferable to 

 great speed and therefore a lens working at about 

 F.6.5 is plenty fast enough. If you do not care 

 to make much of an outlay on your outfit, then 

 there is no better camera made for this pur- 

 pose than one of the four by five folding kodaks 

 made by the Eastman Company. It can be used 

 either on a tripod, or other stationary stand, for 

 time exposures or in the hand for snap shots, and 

 while it cannot be used to photograph objects 

 nearer than about six feet, still this is no serious 

 drawback, as it is seldom that one will care to 

 make so large an image of anything. The lens 

 that is sold with the camera is a good one for 

 ordinary work, though, if we should wish for 

 one with greater speed, any make can be fitted 

 to it. 



