. Animal snapshots and how made . merejokes at the expense of the purchaser. I have ex-perienced the saddest realities with such plate-holders,as well as with slides that in sunlight were not light-tight for half a minute. Certain compositions ofrubber and celluloid are probably the best for slides,but these need careful treatment. Great care mustbe exercised in the selection of plate-holders, andeven then they need careful watching; for parts thatare supposed to be automatic do not always work. A very essential part of the field camera is what itrests uponâthe tripod. The tripod that I have u
. Animal snapshots and how made . merejokes at the expense of the purchaser. I have ex-perienced the saddest realities with such plate-holders,as well as with slides that in sunlight were not light-tight for half a minute. Certain compositions ofrubber and celluloid are probably the best for slides,but these need careful treatment. Great care mustbe exercised in the selection of plate-holders, andeven then they need careful watching; for parts thatare supposed to be automatic do not always work. A very essential part of the field camera is what itrests uponâthe tripod. The tripod that I have usedfor some time is known as the F and S crown tripodnumber three. Various parts of this I have rein-forced with screws and metal. To many this mayseem unnecessary, but having seen two seriousmishaps to valuable cameras from the use of poorfrail tripods^ I speak feelingly upon the subject. The Camera and its Accessories 9 The excellent points about the tripod in question are:the head is wide, thus affording a broad foundation. The Tilting Tripod in Usefor the camera, and is made of three pieces of woodsecurely fastened together, to prevent warping and lo The Camera and its Accessories splitting; metal-tipped sockets prevent loose joints;and the expansion brackets make it impossible forthe legs to be detached from the head by any ordinaryaccident. The crown tripod has a head of sufficientsize and strength to hold firmly a tilting tripod have made use of this attachment so often, and ithas been so valuable to me, that I strongly recommendit to all nature photographers. By aid of it thecamera may be tilted at any angle from the horizontalto ninety degrees. It screws directly to the tripodhead, and the camera is fastened to it by means ofa thumb-screw. In fact, the tilting top is similar toa double tripod head hinged at one side and capableof being tilted and held in position by means of twoadjustable levers. The portability, compactness, andsolidity will at once suggest its
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