Paperback - 40 pages - 210 mm x 148 mm

86 Colour Illustrations.

Amateur photography blossomed in the 1880s following the introduction of easy-to-use photographic glass plates and roll film. To improve the quality of their pictures, and to extend the range of their cameras, photographers used a wide range of accessories. This book covers the more important types including tripods, filters, exposure aids, flash guns, rangefinders, lenses and viewfinders, as well as devices for taking and viewing stereoscopic photographs. Tiny objects were photographed using close-up aids. Self-timers allowed the photographer to appear in the pictures, and he or she could even appear twice in the same picture. Many collectors like to take photographs with their old cameras and it adds to the enjoyment when they are used with contemporary accessories.