2 The Camera and its Accessories 



forward to wait upon her, and she explained that she 

 wished a photographic outfit suitable to make life- 

 size pictures of flowers, insects, and various natural- 

 history objects, all of which were small. The "sales- 

 man" advised a front-draw camera 5X7, with long 

 bellows and a wide-angle lens, to be used as a sort 

 of hand camera, without a tripod. The outfit 

 amounted to about forty dollars, but for the purpose 

 that it was intended to serve it was worthless; twenty- 

 five dollars rightly expended would have purchased a 

 good working outfit. 



I will not weary the novice with an account of the 

 various cameras used by myself, but will describe 

 the one which I most frequently employ for all- 

 around work. This camera is known as the Graphic, 

 and is a 5X7. My reasons for using this make are 

 based upon my varied esperiences in the field and 

 woods. In it the first requirement of the camera 

 is admirably fulfilled — it is put together to stay; even 

 a little rain and several tumbles from trees have not 

 as yet sent it to the repair-shop. Some of the other 

 essentials that I prize highly are the long bellows, 

 reversible back, falling front, swing-back, and clamps 

 that hold whea set. The platforms are particularly 

 strong and steady, owing to hinges that extend their 

 whole width. This is of the greatest importance, 



