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RECREATION. 



When in use. 



When not used. 



NEH RING'S 

 Automatic 



Shutter Stop 



Price 25 cents. 



IS your Camera fitted with a Unicum Shutter? 

 Have you not found it troublesome to reset 

 the speed dial from i-ioo to T so you could 

 focus? 



Our new Shutter Stop does away with this 

 trouble and delay, and enables you to focus 

 your picture leaving the speed dial at i-ioq part 

 of a second or all other snapshot speeds, it will 

 keep the leaves of the shutter open as long as 

 you desire and it will not be necessary to reset 

 the speed dial to the T mark. 



The Shutter Stop is applied as per cut shown 

 above, and once adjusted remains a part of the 

 shutter and it will not interfere with the work- 

 ing qualities of same. 



U. NEHRING, 16 E. 42d St., New York. 



FREE SEE'S HUMIDITY. 



The Polymeter is an instrument to 

 measure the percentage of relative 

 and absolute Humidity. 



Invaluable in testing the air we 

 breathe, whether too dry or too moist. 



Indispensable in forecasting rain, 

 storms, frost or clear weather. 



ESTABLISHED 1842. 



21 UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY. 

 OIL PORTRAITS ON APPROVAL 



If you will send me a photo of yourself or a friend and 

 state color of hair, eyes and complexion I will paint and 

 send you on approval a miniature oil portrait. 



Canvas 6x8 or 8x10 inches, $ 8. 



Canvas 10x12 or 12x14 inches, $12. 



Z. EMMONS, 58 West J04th St.,New York 



Reference : Mr. G. O. Shields. 



I.V.HdMWiiMiBH 



Lkil STEREOPTIGONS and VIEWS 



for Public Exhibitions, Church Entertainments, for 

 illustrating sermons. Many sizes. All prices. 

 Chance for men with little capital to make 

 money. 26b page Catalogue FREE. 



MCALLISTER, Mfg. Optician, 49 Nassau St., N. Y. 



HINTS FOR BEGINNERS. 



Suppose a beginner has a double lens, a 

 folding adjustable focus camera, say 4x5 

 size. By following a few hard and fast 

 rules any untrained person can se- 

 cure results. 



First of all, confine yourself to scenery, 

 not to portraiture, which latter, as in paint- 

 ing, is the highest step in the art. Do not 

 make snap shots except when the subject is 

 thoroughly mastered, and then not until 

 that quality is to enter primarily into the 

 merits of the picture. 



Place the apparatus on the tripod and 

 focus to the desired scene. Open shutter, 

 enlarge the diaphragm as wide as possible. 

 You will now see on the ground glass a 

 reverted picture of the field before the lens. 

 Move the lens forward or backward as the 

 case may demand to bring image into 

 sharp focus. Then move camera sideways 

 to cut out something undesirable or to 

 bring into the picture what you particularly 

 wish in it, as a large tree, a house or some 

 large object a little to one side to conform 

 with accepted rules for beauty. Then to 

 make doubly sure, adjust focus sharply. 

 Close the shutter and set diaphragm to 

 either f 64 or still better to f 128. Insert 

 the plate holders in proper place. With- 

 draw slide and set shutter, which should 

 always remain at T (time). One com- 

 pression of the bulb will open the shutter, 

 the next will close it. Count "and" for 

 opening the shutter and 1, 2, 3 (according 

 to the quantity of light) for closing it. 

 The closing on 1 is for bright, sunny 

 weather not far from noon ; on 2 for cloudy 

 weather; and on 3 for hazy weather. The 

 counting should be done as fast as the steps 

 in a fast walk. This will come near to a 

 fair result for a negative in out-door pho- 

 tography. The small stop will bring the 

 foreground into focus, make a good per- 

 spective and avoid extreme exposure, the 

 common error of the beginner. After re- 

 insertion of the slide the plate holder may 

 be safely removed. The above rules are 

 for the extra fast plates in the. market, 

 such as Lovell's extra fast, etc. Variations 

 of exposure should be based on experience 

 with apparatus. Most failures with be- 

 ginners are due to over exposure of the 

 highly sensitive and rapid plates of to- 

 day. A strong wind will cause vibration of 

 the camera and an indistinct image will re- 

 sult. A secure tripod is a necessity. A 

 w light, say a stone on the camera, may 

 stop this vibration, but the beginner would 

 better not work in stormy weather. 



The first plates are better entrusted for 

 development to a friend who is accom- 

 plished in this branch. If enthusiasm is 

 fed by moderate results, the photographic 

 infant will grow and thrive. — Dr. S. H. 

 Branth, in The Camera and Dark Room. 



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