Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-07
THE ART AND PASTlME
OF PHOTOGRAPHY

public is satisfied with the simple and
inexpensive hand camera such as the
stock patterns of the Hawkeye, Kodak
or Ansco film cameras, capable of a
good average excellence in results un-
der favorable conditions, many of the
more discriminating workers are de-
manding greater capacity both in
speed and perfection of detail in re-
suits. Since the introduction of the
modern anastigmat lens the makers of
cameras have been busy designing in
struments capable of taking full adj
vantage of its remarkable qualifica-
tions. Led by the European maker $
experience to reduce the dimensions of
hand cameras without impairing the
essential necessities, the leading MAX
ers in this country have produced sew
eral most wonderful little instruments.
Notable among these are the little No.
Graphic camera and the No. Ia
Speed Kodak The first mentioned is
unique in that it requires no focusing,
having a lens of such shortness of
focus that all objects further than ten
feet are rendered with perfect def nj
ton, and though the negatives are less
than two by three inches, they can be
used for enlarged pictures of eight by
ten inches perfectly. The latter camera
(the No. la Speed Kodak is of the
folding type, about the size of post
card kodak, but making a negative
two and half by four and quarter
inches: this is a focusing camera and
can be fitted with any anastigmat lens
of about five inch focus.
Both of these are fitted with focal
plane exposers allowing the exposure
to be made up to 1-1000th second by
adjustment of a spring tension and
width of curtain slot, entirely under
the control of the operator.
AS the No. Graphic is of the solid
or "box" type, it is as easy to use as a
Bullseye or Brownie and can be fired
point blank SO to speak, at the victim
or subject. To any one desiring to
avoid the judging of distances this is
most advantageous, as the whole at
tention can be devoted to watching for
the right moment to expose, irrespec-
tive of the movement of the subject
ether toward or from the camera.
For recording various phases of con-
struction or engineering works such
an instrument is of the greatest value;
the inexpensiveness of the films (25
cents per roll of twelve exposures
makes it the cheapest method of max
ing animated memoranda.
The No. IA Speed Kodak is more
ambitious instrument for those VINO
nrefer to select their own principal
plane of interest, and the larger lens
permits of images being considerably
greater: these also can be enlarged 10
six or eight times the size of negative.
There are several beautiful Ittle
cameras made in Germany for making
small negatives, one in particular be-
ing small enough to slip into the vest
pocket. These, however, are adapted
to using plates rather than films,
though these may be preferable TO
some.
A dainty little reflecting camera Is
made that can be slowed in an over
coat pocket, and this can be focused
while watching the object reflected by
the mirror and every movement noted
I'M to the moment before exposing. The
lens thereon is unusually large in
diameter and so rapid that no sunllght
is necessary for exposures of even
l-100th second.
The photographer of today has GER
tainly no difficulty in finding an IN
strument suitable for any class OF WORK
that he wishes to undertake, and the
fault is his own if his results are not
as perfect as the camera itself.
The improvements in cameras and
lenses has spurred on the makers OF
mates and films to further efforts in
the alta nment of rapid emulsions, and
there are several brands of these that
are three or four times faster than
those of a year or two since. Wlthln
the last few weeks a new film has been
introduced by the Kodak company 20
per cent faster than their regular
emulsion This will be welcome news
TO all photographers using roll tllms'
as the higher speed means better eX--
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