The American annual of photography . FAST FALLS THE EVENTIDE. CECIL W. BOSTOCK. 22. ON MASTERING THE ANASTIGMAT LENS By A. H. BEARDSLEY HERE is no short cut to success in life, nor tothe mastery of the anastigmat lens. To be sure,there are some basic rules to follow even asthere are in the pursuit of success; but, beyondthese, success or failure depends upon the studyand development of rudimentary facts by each individual. One man uses F:8 because somebody says so; another usesF:8 because he knows exactly what relation this stop bearsto his subject, exposure, focus, definition and depth of fie
The American annual of photography . FAST FALLS THE EVENTIDE. CECIL W. BOSTOCK. 22. ON MASTERING THE ANASTIGMAT LENS By A. H. BEARDSLEY HERE is no short cut to success in life, nor tothe mastery of the anastigmat lens. To be sure,there are some basic rules to follow even asthere are in the pursuit of success; but, beyondthese, success or failure depends upon the studyand development of rudimentary facts by each individual. One man uses F:8 because somebody says so; another usesF:8 because he knows exactly what relation this stop bearsto his subject, exposure, focus, definition and depth of both men stood side by side, both would probably obtainequally good negatives. However, suppose our first man findshimself under conditions not covered by what somebodysays,—then what? Our second man, on the other hand, ismerely confronted with different conditions to which he readilyadapts himself because he knows why and not merely how. It is not necessary that the purchaser of a new anastigmatshould plunge into optics in order to know the why as well asthe how of its
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