The Camera and its Accessories 1 1 



decker," Reflex, and other similar cameras. It is 

 strongly made, requires but one lens, has the best 

 plate-holders that I have ever used, and a long bellows. 

 The image is in view up to the instant the exposure is 

 made. The focal-plane shutter gives great speed, 

 but as it uses the maximum quantity of light, the 

 negative, under normal conditions, is well timed. 



In writing this brief sketch of the camera and its 

 accessories, I have tried to keep in mind at all times 

 the real perplexities of the beginner. I hope that I 

 have made it sufficiently clear, so that the initial 

 expenditure will be in the right direction, and that 

 the purchaser will not be burdened either by unneces- 

 sary outlay or by useless apparatus. 



