NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY 243 
I do not see why a lad of ordinary intelligence, with 
knowledge of the use of tools, should not make a 
Camera for himself. The Rev. 8. N. Sedgwick, M.A., 
in his ““ Young Peoples’ Nature-Study Book,” gives 
directions for the construction of a camera which 
need not cost its maker more than a few shillings. 
It is really a most ingenious invention, and excellent 
results can be obtained by its use. The absolutely 
necessary parts of a camera are few—a, light-tight 
box, a lens, a shutter, a focussing-screen, and a 
dark-slide or plate-holder. Bearing these in mind, 
surely a smart boy can make a camera, and add 
various contrivances which will make it easier to 
use. 
In purchasing a camera for Nature-work, bear 
in mind that a cheap magazine camera will not 
suit. You would find it an excellent instrument 
for wasting plates. I take it for granted that 
expensive Reflex cameras are out of the question, 
so I advise you to buy as good a stand camera as 
you can afford. Nearly all the photographs which 
are reproduced in this book were taken with a two- 
guinea quarter-plate camera, supplied by Messrs. 
W. Butcher and Sons, Ltd. It is furnished with a 
cheap rapid rectilinear lens, and has what is a 
sine qua non for the naturalist—double extension 
bellows. I believe Messrs. Butcher supply a camera 
which will de good work for a guinea. Their 
** Klimax ” camera, costing over £4, quarter-plate, 
is a very useful instrument. Don’t waste money 
on a camera that will fail to give satisfaction ; save 
up your money until you can get a good one. I see 
no reason why you should not make your camera 
