The American annual of photography . s inthe Ansco line. The amateurphotographer wishing a handcamera of miniature dimensionsfor more or less constant use—to seize those pictorial oppor-tunities that present themselvesduring the business day, on histravels, or on hikes and climbs,hunting trips, and the like—could make no greater mistake ? * Ai-i, JV DQ f^HOVo, ^^^ JNSCO CAMERAS than to overlook these efficientlittle machines. There are manythousands of them in use, andthe unsolicited letters of en-thusiastic praise which we re-ceive from their owners (peo-ple who know cameras and areexact
The American annual of photography . s inthe Ansco line. The amateurphotographer wishing a handcamera of miniature dimensionsfor more or less constant use—to seize those pictorial oppor-tunities that present themselvesduring the business day, on histravels, or on hikes and climbs,hunting trips, and the like—could make no greater mistake ? * Ai-i, JV DQ f^HOVo, ^^^ JNSCO CAMERAS than to overlook these efficientlittle machines. There are manythousands of them in use, andthe unsolicited letters of en-thusiastic praise which we re-ceive from their owners (peo-ple who know cameras and areexacting in their requirements)would make a volume bigenough to keep any printerhappy. These cameras are thekind of thing that gets an in-creasing vogue through friendlytips passed along the line byusers. The Ansco Vest-Pocket No. 2and the Ansco Vest-PocketSpeedex No. 3 are of the samesize and make the same size ofpicture, 21/4 x 3i/4. They are,however, quite different in de-sign. The No. 2 has a direct-extension front, quickly op-. Pioblem: Make a 2}/^ x 3]y^ camera of thedirect-extension type. Make it small, strong,durable, rigid, sure in action, extra-speeJy inoperation, and productive of clear crisp nega-tives under widely varying conditions of light,subjpct, and use. And keep the cost down tomeet the means of the largest number. R-sult:The Ansco Vest Pocket No. 2, $ and$ erated, very positive, and veryrigid. Focusing is done bymeans of a milled wheel behindthe lens plate, lens and shutterracking in or out as this wheelis turned. This operation maybe performed without losingsight of the image in the negatives are a rareoccurrence with the Ansco V-PNo. 2, although it is built es-sentially for quick action. Itis a beautiful little camera,strikingly fine in its appearanceand its finish, smooth in all itsworkings, and built to stand thetest of rough-and-ready usagethrough an indefinite period ofyears. The shutter is the Extra-speed Bionic, and a ch
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