New-York tribune., 1883-11-04
TAXING PEOTOGRTPHS on THE WING.

THE DETECTIVE" CAMEBA-APPARATUs FOR ANA
TEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS.
There has been of late years large increase in
m sole of Photographic apparatus for amateurs and one
n runs across people who talk knowingly OF cameras,
a,aes "tbe timeof exposure" developing" quick drops
tc Amateur photography does not probably encToach
90 rv eyent on the business OF regular photographers
ht IL affords amusement 10 thousands OF persons ana
ablas them to preserve bits OF scenery character
~ oto which they could not otherwise secure.
r>p reporter the other day dropped into the store
atT SH + Anthony, who are among the largest deal
- IN rhotopTaphlc apparatus in the country Mr.
II Anthony has been in the business for over forty
roars and was an amateur photographer before that
time. ,,-..-.,.-. ..,,.o., ", ,y,ov >, said
-. o,erl, and the latter brought out pretty little
- nort foot png, which looked like small medicine
80 18th handle omit. This invention has only been Oh
a., o,lyet a week two. Its so made that one can
-, A. around anywhere and take view OF street.
ct, or policeman in the act OF clubbing man, or
+v gtrl's smile In sreet-car, without any trouble
In one has to DO is to press button, after looking
- lens in the top Of the box to see If the object
e., je,v and presto in the twlnkng OF an eye the
,.o "a taken Then the exultant amateur has only to
- 90, aide ana reverse 1t and he has his photo
htc ,,n ready for the next shot The slide holds two
extremely senstye plates i one ivan wants ntS more IT. thaa ian
sets m the plates are not exposed TO ght aIter
{ohoC the picture tney eau po IoAV loI oy uo DoiOO
deyeiopgsccr WAS shown The work of amateur with
a odatacttye camera The pictures were about four
tne tnches I'm size and were good rs any outdoor
py u'nnbs u'o There scenes In broadway ana the
ffreets in which men and horses in motion we're
uptown hSicnred horse with foot mp or
eSaly III boytn the act OF running Here was group at
eyeryone OF the people being caught on
a. and I'm the act" whether IL was dropping pen
INC ny GA VDmans hand or deYOuring big Bartlett
, Amateur Outdts come ds low AS SlO ana the extra
pea. rod nIates are quite ineXpensye. some amateur
t 90 and detective" camera Is S45. IL u
@ ,ected that amateurs, without gallery can take
GOOD portraits, but for ordinary photography
sPeVla,1d i1do6r work they do as well as anyone
sncaking of this Improvement made IN the 9lI
~, tbe last year or two, MIR. Anthony SAID: IL
10 pass that large numbers OF photographers
e dry mates in their galleries saroDy uses them en-
oI and they often OF good service IN catchhS inc
af an actress which could not be kept up long
p'nb for a wet plate to photograph For instance,
Ss,riv when held his hand above MS heau II
Iessary TO suspend II by black wire fiOm Inc
.t,pg I'm order hold II steady Dry plates are use l
o,ssnce 10 wet for all outdoor wBrk, views ETC Inc
& plates ere also excellent Tor phoJc-
oS oSsnhinS ba bies and also people who cannot Keep
| pose" 800. ~ abo,rn vierys of a steamboat ia
otion tken from boat going In an opposite arectIoh.
nictiv was IL taken that the jar ana motion OF ho
bat mad not impaired IN the least the cearness O
| sSnt,rs Another view showed column OF Wa'tI
S,., b1C ~, nv a torpedo near Wtetts Point The TIME
20 Nv a,Rnosure In instantaneous pDotOgr phy Is but
I'LL norfion of second ana ON some cameras VI can t
I.arsd m Iuf the action that n 10 bc photographer
Tbs onick exposure Is made by having drop screen
Win round saerture In It move quickly: by hriis
Rraytaton or spring across INC lens, thus @ ,,.i
sniy ansh of light The quality OF thu leils't haa n,
10 40 With the cost of cameras. Toe best hses az
made of crown glass and hint and are pefleey hch4V
1 matte and rectilineuI.