14 PHOTOGEAPHY FOR BIRD-LOVERS. 



case. That is all, but it is surprising what a 

 difference it will make at the end of twenty miles. 



The "Reflex" Camera. 



Having tried to emphasize that when one camera 

 only is to be used, this should be of the stand 

 pattern, it is necessary to add that there are 

 occasions and subjects for which the instrument 

 is quite unsuitable, and though these occasions 

 are few, there are many others for which a 

 hand-camera is just as, or more, convenient. 

 Of this type of camera there is one pattern 

 which stands out quite alone in suitability 

 the " reflex." This is, in fact, the, naturalist's 

 hand-camera, there is no other to him. But 

 a word of caution is here necessary ; these are 

 essentially somewhat elaborate and intricate in- 

 struments, and unless of excellent manufacture, 

 are constantly going wrong. Strongly as we recom- 

 mend anyone to purchase one of these as his second 

 camera, or his first, if he will have a hand model, 

 we would equally urge that no one buy a reflex 

 of other than the finest quality. If the high price 

 demanded for this is too great, then let him save 

 his money, and his temper, by not investing in the 

 cheaper patterns. In the reflex, if in no other, 

 the camera body is something more than a mere 

 box, a setting for the lens ; it is almost a living 



