RECREATION. 



XXV 



Photographic Talks. No. 1. 



Dry Plates 



No matter how perfect the camera; how 

 fine the lens; how expert the operator, the 

 success of Photography depends on the plate. 



Until to-day, the trend of plate making 

 has been to produce a different plate for 

 every sort of service — an orthochromatic 

 plate for subjects of color; a non-halation 

 plate for windowed interiors; a slow plate for 

 copying, and a fast plate for snap shots. 



While acknowledging the value of these 

 special plates, we have, in 25 years' experi- 

 ence as the largest plate camera makers of the 

 world, come to recognize the growing need 

 for one dry plate of general utility; a plate that 

 would render, as far as necessary, the value 

 of colors; that would eliminate, as nearly as 

 possible, the flare of halation; that would give 

 the fullest depth, the most delicate definition, 

 and yet be rapid enough for high speed work. 



We believe we have solved this problem, 

 and supplied the need for a universal plate. 

 With this knowledge we now introduce 



THE 

 "ROCHESTER ?=, 



ROC 



^ DRY PLATE ^ 



Sold in all sizes 1 y a!l dealers. Made only by 



ROCHESTER OPTICAL & CHMERCQ. CO., Rochester, %Y. 



Largest Plate Camera makers in the Ivorld, 



