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TH E MOTION PICTURE CAMERA
puts them within the reach of those who could not otherwise afford the expense of private production. In some cases, they may be a boon to a student with professional aspirations whose financial position will not permit the purchase of apparatus using standard film. In general, however, the use of toy or miniature picture apparatus by those for whom the contents of this book are intended, is strongly deprecated. In the first place, cheap cameras using standard film may be purchased for the same price as a good miniature camera. In the second place, there is always a chance that the owner or user of a standard camera may be able to dispose of his production in some commercial way. On the other hand, there is no chance for the operator of the miniature camera to obtain any financial return of the expenditure which he has made.
By judicious forethought, the owner of a standard camera may conduct his exf)eriments with very short lengths of film, using only a foot or two at a time. The cost of material need not influence even those whose financial restrictions are most stringent.
It must be understood that the purchase of a cheap camera for serious work is not recommended. By all means, purchase the highest grade of camera that your means will allow. Generally speaking, the price of a camera is in fairly direct proportion to the quality of work which it will produce. A cheap camera produces poor work because the manufacturer cannot afford to put accurate workmanship into it. On the other hand, some of the better makes of the cheaper cameras will produce pictures for certain purposes, which are almost, if not quite, as satisfactory as those made by a much higher priced instrument. It would be ridiculous for a man who expected to use his camera only for taking a few topical events for exhibition in a local theatre to buy an expensive studio outfit with an equipment of lenses, diaphragms, hoods and dissolves, when a cheaper camera would do perfectly well for his purpose.
So many different types and brands of cameras have been placed on the market that it is not possible to give a description of all of them here, but most of the principal types are shown in the illustrations and the reader must depend upon his judgment in selecting the type of instrument best adapted to his requirements.
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