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December 22nd, 1937
Ini AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHED t> 6 CINEMATOGRAPHER e
“ MINIATURE ” NOTES
i Jm ■ Short articles, illustrations, hints and tips, formulae, reviews,
m 1 /f I queries and replies dealing with Miniature Camera work will
appear under this heading every week.
PICTURES in the
SNOW
The Village Street. 1/50 th sec. at 7/3.9, Isopan film.
self-erecting mechanism and simple mani¬ pulation, I can make my exposure and tuck it away again in a few seconds. Its f/3.9 lens allows ample exposure to be given in the hand, so no stand is needed.
A fairly fast pan. or orthochrome film should be used. There is no point in using slow negative material now that manu¬ facturers are turning out really fine-grain films with a high speed-rating.
THE miniature camera is a great boon to those who wish to make a series of snow pictures.
In this country, at any rate, it is not generally brilliantly sunny when snow is on the
ground. The reverse is usually the case, and the dull light at these times calls for a generous ex posure to secure good negatives. Even the most inexpensive miniature is equipped with a lens of fairly large aperture. This enables one to give a sufficiently long exposure without the necessity of carrying a tripod, and erecting it on each occasion — a tiresome business that, in cold weather and on slippery ground.
But if the sun should be so good-natured as to put in an appearance, so much the better. Not only does the brighter light mean that exposures can be re¬ duced — either by faster shutter speed or by smaller
Right: Christmas Day.
Below : Wheel-tracks in the Snow.
aperture — but in addition all the subjects one meets are vastly improved by the introduction of lights and shadows, and many new subjects, in which the theme is the play of light on the surface of the snow, make their appear¬ ance. These are especially effective when the sun is low, so have breakfast early on a snowy morning and get the camera into actipn before the sun rises too high or the snow begins to melt.
With my five-guinea Agfa Speedex tucked away in my overcoat pocket, I enjoy a brisk walk in the snow, and can slip it out quickly. With its snappy
Off Shooting. 1/50 th secral fjf.g, Isopan film.
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