Camera Work: A Photographic Quarterly (1914 (Heft 47))

“Selected for Their Reliability ”

There is probably no one who gives the selection
of a camera more careful consideration than those
responsible for the photographs on a Polar expe-
dition. The Shackleton expedition is now on its way
to the South Pole, and Mr. Frank Hurley is the offi-
cial photographer. The Wellington, New Zealand,
Evening Post says:
"The general photographic equipment is described by Mr,
Hurley as the finest that ever accompanied any expedition. It
includes five Graflex Cameras, selected for their reliability.”
Mr. Hurley knows—he has used Graflex Cameras on
previous expeditions. Here is what he says in the
Australasian Photo Review:
" It is impossible for me to speak too highly of the four Gra-
flex Cameras I had with me on the expedition—they did not
give a moment’s trouble. One in particular—a much travelled
stereoscopic camera that originally belonged to Professor David,
and was with him during the Shackleton expedition—proved
particularly serviceable. It came into my hands, and after
nearly eighteen months with Dr. Mawson’s expedition I took it
through the East Indies and subsequently on the second cruise
of the ‘Aurora ’ to Adelie Land. All the trouble I have ever
had with it was that I had to occasionally wipe the lenses! ”
" Yes, one has many curious experiences. Once I fell into
the sea—as usual, camera and all—when out on the thin ice,
and had a nasty, cold time, regaining the hut in frozen stiff
clothes. It did not hurt the camera—it was a ‘ Graflex.’ ”
Our catalog tells why the Graflex is best for your
work. May we send you a copy?
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