Westons preferred apparatus was an 8 x 10 view camera, tripod-mounted, which he used for landscapes and still life. But as films were slow and exposures long often three to four hours or more he used a 3¼ x 4¼ Graflex for portraits and nudes. This smaller and more mobile hand-held camera allowed him to work more quickly. His favourite lens was a slow rectilinear costing $5.00, though he remarked, of course I have no objection to the finest apparatus procurable, and a fully corrected lens is sometimes a necessity. However, he chose not to use a light meter, explaining that I dislike to figure out time, and find my exposures more accurate when only felt.
