. Home life in bird-land [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. â Mfl^Mf M 'â ( in 316 Bird'Stalking. IMK Mini c AMKKA r|.ii>Hi IN\ KMKIi li^ IMK Al Mini;. tour and a halt' times till- k'M^tli of tlir |)latc-. and wliin at the fullest cxtiiisioM is as ri^id and tirni as wlitn clctsed. Tlu' fliirt' feature of this camera is that, while the plate is in |>osition and (|uiie ready for exposure, the photographer is ahle to o<» on t'ocussint^' tlie ohjeet thntu^h the hood at the tt)p. so that the iniaf^e is seen the same si/e as it is on the plate. This is a nnieh su|)erior eontri\anee to the
. Home life in bird-land [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. â Mfl^Mf M 'â ( in 316 Bird'Stalking. IMK Mini c AMKKA r|.ii>Hi IN\ KMKIi li^ IMK Al Mini;. tour and a halt' times till- k'M^tli of tlir |)latc-. and wliin at the fullest cxtiiisioM is as ri^id and tirni as wlitn clctsed. Tlu' fliirt' feature of this camera is that, while the plate is in |>osition and (|uiie ready for exposure, the photographer is ahle to o<» on t'ocussint^' tlie ohjeet thntu^h the hood at the tt)p. so that the iniaf^e is seen the same si/e as it is on the plate. This is a nnieh su|)erior eontri\anee to the old form «)f 'tinder" or twin lens eameras. Only one lens is used, and the ima^e is seen through the hood hy means of two mirrors inside. With a telephoto lens fitted to such a camera, the hird-photonrapher is fully ecpiipped for successful l)ird-stalkin<4'. When usin^^ a tele- photo lens 0 le finds that the amount of linht passing- (»n to the plate is \ery nuich decreased ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pike, Oliver G. (Oliver Gregory), b. 1877. Toronto : Musson
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