Recording Events how much more so the amateur, finds it he professional photographer today, and increasingly difficult to keep up with the advances made in cameras, films, filters, and materials generally. Autumn's cloudy skies and winter's softer lights and shadows lend a charm to the outdoor picture that the tropical summer can never equal and especially so is this the case when using modern filters and printing papers.
Amateur work in Shanghai today offers greater possibilities than ever. Its changing street scenes, refugee camps, the troops of various nations, and the kaleidoscope of Oriental custom and colour make the choice of subjects a difficult problem, yet a more fascinating and, if selection is good, a more profitable one than in most countries.
A twin-eyed reflex of the Rolleiflex or Rolleicord type, making focussing easy and accurate, with a fast lens and a simplified winder to eliminate double exposure, will fill every local need. The Agfa choice of papers will ensure suitable results whether for the press and the demand for good prints is always great at home, or for more decorative and personal work.
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