Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-19
PHOTOGRAPHY ExEMPLiHen
N. Smith Takes His Toufis,- Samera
the Lodge-Ard Explains

Ii. Smith Takes His Toufis-s- camera -
the Lodge-Ard Explains
luke Sharp in Detroit Free Presal
Mr.. Smith had with him an eleennt
tourists camera 70 which was attached the
new tangled arrangement he proposed to
enlighten the loige on.
Gentlemen said Mr. Smith, sthe greatest
trouble tie Photographic tourist has to con-
tend with is the carrying of dry plates Thesa
are clumsy, heavy and fragile He can not
carry witt him more than TOUR or Eve plate
holders. and this gives him the chance OF tax
ing only eight or ten pictures q day. There
IS then the trouble OF changing them at night
when a person is fsysei out by a days
tramp and the constant worry Of protecting
them frc IN the light until he reaches a place
where he can develop them. Hcre Is an
English invention that does away with all
this. The attachment is expen.ive. The
one fixed to my camera cost s., hut it soon
pays for Itself. Where plate would cost
si.25 the paper film viii lie only - cents.
The holier contain two spools on which i.
wound Iaper enough for taking thirty-si1
pictures 5xS incae& There il no chan ,iny Of
plates You can take thirty-six pictures
without changing your plate HOLDER
On this tretch Of paper taers Is a gela-
tine sensitive film. You take a picture,
then turn th;, key four mes AMI another
6xs surface is expose really for taking an
other picture. Tns IS arrangement holi.
this roll OF sensit.Zsd pa er. and when a pic
ture Is turned On 1t marks the correct length
automatically, SO that there is no trouble in
cutting of the correct len ,tn of paper 1t
is possible to cut OF one length ami leave
the rest Of the roll unievelopei. real y for
the rest of the tor. l Will now give you a
practical demonstration of how the paper
film is developed, and how the gelatine 10
taken off and prepared for printing. have
taken a trip up to Mackinac island. and have
thirty-five pictures on this spool which !
shall Develop
The lights were turned out in the room
and the red star of the ruby lantern glowed
on the table. The amateurs crowded around
to see the development of .he new kinl of
negative. You see,' sail Smith, with some-
thing Of unnecessary patronage in his tone,
Il use the ordinary developing mixture.
cut this first 5xS sheet, and place it in the
bottom of the tray. AMI pour the developer
over it thus. You will soon notice the COM
ing Of the picture"
They peered into the tray as Smith rocked
it gently so that the fluid flowed evenly from
one side to the other over the submerged
sheet No picture appeared. Smith began
to get anxious.
Underlined, guess said the chairman.
Put in some Of the intsnsifer.'
Smith did So but without result
Il say, Smith, SAID Jones, who had been
examining the spoOls and paper belt, which
side is the sensitive siiei7
why, any fool can tell that by the
glaze"
"Weli, I'll bet there one fool who couldn't
Look here, Smith, you have been photo
graphing on the wrong side Of the paperl'
There was a general laugh at this II
struck every one Except Smith as funny
that man should roam all over Mackinac
focusing and shooting of his camera at fine |
scenery when he had blank paper behind |
the lens to catch the picture