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Camera Angles
Tips for the Still. Camera Naea,ioner
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some essential item. Al tae sArss
time ne wsll Try 10 keep In m.nc
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Camera. Aim and lots of II
tripod, exposure meter and oar OF
two Alters khoale do the x4ek
Leave The lights and dArkroosx
equipment al home Yeal have
plenty ot time next wtnteg TO wcrk
up your prints and Il you try te
impsoyie . darkroom you wlI
probably run into al sorts O!
trouble.
Your phoia6oec lights are ret
necessary during your vacation
In the arsi place yeu can take pos
trait shots al any time during the
year. and whe wants 10 lug all taaI
stun anyway On the other hand
q fash gun may well be worth thr
extra uouble~-particsllArly II yog
expect TO do any shooting In the
glare OF q summer sun.
Speed Shutter fer Aetisn.
II. like mos; OF us. you own jas,
one camera. your question Ia Al.
ready answered unless you fee,
that for some reason that II is In
adequate Should this be the eAss
buy or borrow . camera that ~ia
take care Of your needs, Naturally
II you are planning TO take ahot.
OF water sports, soli tournaments
or other fast moving action yoG
will have 70 do better than . bon
camera. You win need o lens shut
ter speed combination that will oil
the least reach Tooth Of . sec
ond. But II your vacation Il
planned along more sedentArs
lines. the old reliable box Gamers
viii do yeoman service Just a. II
has been doing for many years
and for many people.
But whatever camera you take
along be sure that IL Is in first'
class operating order before you
start out. II has always been oul
experience that buying q Gamers
in q Strange town Is an unwiss
thing TO do, Even though you bus
an instrument Of known quality
you may have trouble at long dis
tance enforcing a guarantee And
photo equipment has q strange
habit Of going up in price ai
places where II is scarce
This is particularly true Of for"
eign countries and purchase
made abroad may also cost you an
unpleasant surprise when coming
back through our customs service
II you should discover that your
camera is not operating perfectly
have 1t put in good working order
now. You may not be able 10 find
q capable repairrnan at some out
OF the way resort, or any kind OF
repairman at all, A well hudg
eted vacation can be easily upset
by a costly repair bill or forced
purchase.
What about accessory lenses
Again. we will have TO base this
answer upon the type OF shooting
planned For the usual vacation
record shots OF the children and
scenery. your regular lens will bs
ample. However. as another ex-
ample. trip TO the mountain
might indicate a lens with n longei
focal length. Conversely. q vaca-
ton trip to a big city within con-
fined spaces may suggest q wide.
angle lens II you are planning q
picture record OF the places oa
interest. So examine your picture
plans and take only the lens OF
lenses that actually are needed foi
the occasion. Lenses are both ex-
pensiye and easy 10 lose. There
will be no point In taking them
along unless . specific need /,
foreseen.
What about fiim7 A. we have nj.
ready suggested II will be q good
idea TO take q generous supply
along. When you arrive at your
destined vacation spot. II Ia pos
sible that you viii find fiim hard
to obtain. And II you take more
than you need you can always Use
II up at another time. Flash bulbs
are sometimes hard 10 find when
they are needed most. 20 take IN
adequate number II you include
the fash gun On your equipment
list. But before we get away from
the subject Of nlm let us suggest
that you buy o roll Of 3s-mm
movie Aim ~ yours Ia that typs
camera, and several extra eAseties
or magazines. Film Ia much eheaper
when bought In bulk and II isn't
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