Loreo-e-i-oh!

[Linnstaedt@xxxxxxx]

Dear fellow stereographer,

Apparently, I have stirred the pot more than I wished!  You and I are in
agreement on what I believe are your points.  Have you used a Loreo on which
to base your judgments?  I have used a variety of cameras and feel my
experiences, though subjective, sufficient to compare my Loreo and a Realist
format camera (my Kodak Stereo).

My original post answered a request for other photographers' experiences with
a Loreo.  I tried to honestly relate my experience and opinion of the camera.
 I believe that ALL of us agree that the Loreo is clearly not in the same
league as the Realist.  It was then that George Themelis launched into a
speech about how awful the Loreo is.  Something about people who buy them
being lazy TV-watching bums.  He listed point by point the reasons he
believes that a Realist camera is cheaper than a Loreo.  I answered with a
point by point commentary on Dr. T's accounting,using actual prices for
equipment/supplies that are readily available to the amateur photographer.

Remember, we are comparing a $120 Loreo to a $95 Realist.  Of course the
Loreo is inferior.  But for your $120 you get a camera with built-in flash,
soft case, and a viewer.  To be equivalent, the Realist is going to have to
have more equipment than just the camera.  When you add in those "hidden
costs" the Loreo is a cheaper camera.  And it is a cheap, point & shoot
camera.  But it is worthy of those people who prefer the conveniences it
offers.

You wrote,
>>Get both the accessories used, as well as the Realist camera itself.>>

Compare the cost of used equipment (at prices you get to haggle over) with a
new, commercially packaged 3D camera system, bought at retail?

Again, I think you and I are in considerable agreement on your points.  One
can certainly shop around for the best price on used equipment and assemble a
system for the Realist that will give maximum satisfaction to the serious
stereo photographer.

I'm pleased that you confess to using Kodalux; I do, too.  The cost of
processing and stereo mounting a 36 exp. roll is about $10 through the local
Winn-Dixie Grocery (I shopped around).  From these, I decide which ones to
remount for projection.  For $10, I consider it a bargain.  Am I lazy?
 Perhaps.  Stereo photography is one of my interests, but I have other more
time-consuming interest.  Like playing on the Internet!

Thanks for showing your interest!

Yours,
Rev. Robert Linnstaedt

P. S. to Dr. T:  Can the Realist's superiority to be so tenuous as to be
threatened by an honest attempt at comparison?  I hope you agree with me that
the Realist is not threatened by an entry-level, fixed-focus, point & shoot
camera.  The Realist will be purchased later by the stereo photographer ready
to trade up to something a little more challenging, and much more satisfying.


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