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RECREATION. 



The stop U. S. 64 cuts quite sharp at the 

 edges and produces results which are al- 

 most beyond criticism. I find it fast 

 enough for interiors which contain hu- 

 man figures, except on the darkest days. 

 Have not tried it for flashlights. Re- 

 garding the portrait lens, would say that 

 our best professional photographer pro- 

 nounces its work exceedingly good. This 

 is certainly more weighty testimony than 

 any words of mine could be. Rainy weath- 

 er has prevented me from testing the 

 other attachments, but have full confidence 

 they will be all Mr. Nehring claims for 

 them. 



A. C. Ives, Watertown, N. Y. 



Will a solution of pyro that has been 

 standing some months in an amber col- 

 ored bottle, tightly corked, be fit to use? 

 And is a sal soda solution, kept for the 

 same length of time in a fruit jar. still 

 good? Where can I obtain Beuchner 

 albums? 



H. P. Gosney, Savanna, 111. 



ANSWER. 



Probably the pyro is good. If not 

 muddy it is, but if brown throw it away. 

 It should not be darker than a straw 

 tinge, but can be used if a little darker. 

 A tightly corked amber bottle keeps the 

 pyro well enough if the bottle is full; 

 otherwise it does not. The soda solution is 

 still O. K. 



The Beuchner Mfg. Co. is at Battle 

 Creek, Mich. I offer one of their 4x5 al- 

 bums, holding 100 prints, for 2 yearly 

 subscriptions. — Editor. 



How many amateurs have tried Velox 

 and made a failure of it? The main thing 

 in working Velox is to have a good de- 

 veloper. I have never had any trouble 

 since using amidol. Is it possible to or- 

 ganize the readers of Recreation who 

 love the camera into one great club. The 

 Recreation Photographic Club would be a 

 good name. It should be formed for the 

 purpose of aiding members in matters 

 pertaining to photography. Do you 

 think this a good suggestion? Should 

 like to hear from others on the subject. 

 L. Goodrich. San Antonio, Tex. 



Flour paste made by the following for- 

 mula will prove a cheap and good moun- 

 tant, keep a long time, and be as good as, 

 if not better than many of the store arti- 

 cles: Flour, 3 ounces; alum, ^ ounce; 

 camphor, 40 grains; water to 20 ounces. 

 Mix well and boil. When cold it is ready 

 for use. Keep -covered. — Camera and 

 Dark Room. 



An absurd error crept into the answer 

 to F. A. Elliott in the photo department 

 of June Recreation. The line reads, 

 "For portrait groups use 32, the largest 

 stop." But, as everyone knows 32 is not 

 the largest stop, probably no harm was 

 done. 



I should like to ask L. G. L., Jr., Vic- 

 tor, N. Y., if he meant to say, in his note 

 in June Recreation, that it will not hurt 

 plates or films to fix them in broad light? 

 R. W. J., Unionville, Mo. 



Will those who have had experience with 

 the $20 4x5 Cycle Poco camera please tell 

 me through Recreation what they think 

 of it and if it takes a good picture? 



H. S. Freat, Kennebunk, Me. 



"A bird on the plate is worth 2 in the 

 bag." 



The season for hunting with a camera is 

 always open, but it is at its height in the 

 fall. Do you expect to get some photos 

 this fall of wild animals or birds? If so, do 

 you wish to keep the prints? They will be 

 more credit to you than mounted specimens 

 would be. A Buechner Snap Shot album is 

 what you need for keeping your prints al- 

 ways ready to refer to and to show your 

 friends. For only 2 yearly subscriptions 

 to Recreation I will send you one of these 

 albums which will hold all the choice prints 

 you will probably make this fall. Send me 

 these subscriptions at once and earn your- 

 self a Buechner album. 



Do you wish to make one camera do the 

 work of 6? Then provide yourself, free of 

 charge, with a set of Nehring ampliscopes. 

 These supplementary lenses fit all cameras 

 and by their use even cheap lenses can be 

 made to do copying and enlarging, por- 

 traits, wide angle work, telephoto work, etc. 

 For only 5 yearly subscriptions to Recrea- 

 tion I will give you as a premium a set of 

 ampliscopes that will make you feel as 

 rich as if you owned half a dozen expen- 

 sive cameras. Send me subscriptions now 

 and try the ampliscopes at once. 



How many photo plates do you use every 

 month ? Would you not like to get some 

 of them free? I give both Lovell and Car- 

 butt plates as premiums for clubs of sub- 

 scriptions to Recreation. A few subscrip- 

 tions will earn you several dozen of these 

 plates. This is the best time of year to se- 

 cure subscriptions.. Read my premium of- 

 fers of photo plates on page xxxiy of thig 

 issue. 



