The Camera

The Ansel Adams Photography Series I Book 1 The Camera, Ansel Adams with the collaboration of Robert Baker LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY NEW YORK BOSTON In 1976, Ansel Adams selected Little, Brown and Company as the sole authorized publisher of his books, calendars, and posters. At the same time, he established The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust in order to ensure the continuity and quality of his legacy - both artistic and environmental. As Ansel Adams himself wrote, "Perhaps the most important characteristic of my work is what may be called print quality. It is very important that the reproductions be as good as you can possibly get them." The authorized books, calendars, and posters published by Little, Brown have been rigorously supervised by the Trust to make certain that Adams' exacting standards of quality are maintained. Copyright © 1980, 2003 by the Trustees of The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust Little, Brown and Company T his is the first volume of The Ansel Adams Photography Series. Twelfth paperback printing, 2005 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Adams, Ansel Easton, 1902-1984 The camera. (His Ansel Adams photography series; book 1) Includes index. 1. Cameras. 2. Lenses, Photographic. I. Baker, Robert 1945- II. Title ISBN 0-8212-1092-0 HC (Book 1) ISBN 0-8212-2184-1 PB PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA