Any Nimslo's for sale?

[fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Dr. George A. Themelis)]

Trust me, I am doing my best to be 3-d "politically correct" 
("thou not badmouth any piece of 3-d equipment or technique used 
to record stereo pairs") .  It's just not working very well...

Question:  "How much is a Nimslo going for today?"

Answer:  Until yesterday, not too much.  However, after those 
glorious reports from satisfied Nimslo users in photo-3d, herds 
of stereo photographers are now ready to dump their Realist 
Customs or trade them in for a Nimslo.  As a matter of fact, 
HARRY POSTER, who was ready to strike again in another 
"unauthorized" 3-d dumping and sell a stock of 12  Nimslo's for 
an average of $25 a piece, decided to hold on them as his phone 
is ringing off the hook.  DALIA MILLER is working feverishly on 
a second edition of the impressive "Inside 3-d" vol. 2, No. 3, 
newsletter.  The only difference between the first and second 
editions is the price of the Nimslo, which, as I understand it, 
has skyrocketed.  A few of them (Japan models in mint condition) 
have been added to the auction, while the Realist Custom is 
officially removed from it as the bidders have canceled their 
bids and are trying to get an open line in Harry Poster's phone 
line.  As of me, I am very sorry to have recently sold and 
mailed out my very own "made in Japan" Nimslo.  Live and learn 
for me.  I am now using one of these 10x loupe that I got from 
Alexander Klein carefully looking over and reevaluating my 
Realist Custom vs. Nimslo slides.

If you are still reading at this point, here are some serious 
thoughts:

Every camera/technique/format has its own merits and uses.  
Personally, I am not a "purist".  I just like good stereo 
photography.  I belong to several slide sharing circuits and 
over the last two years I have previewed and evaluated the work 
of at least 100 stereo photographers all over the world.  The 
percentage of Nimslo slides is very small.  In many cases I have 
felt that the results from this camera did not compare favorably 
with the results from a regular stereo camera.  This might also 
be because the viewer used to view the slides is optimized for 
the Realist format, but there is certainly more than that.

An unmodified Nimslo camera is not a general-purpose 3-d camera 
like a Realist.  If you expect to use it to shoot landscapes, 
then you are going to be very disappointed.  The Nimslo camera 
has several specialized uses (including the one of passing it to 
the "I-am-afraid-of-manual-control" spouse - note: I say this 
without any gender specification).  I have seen good slides 
taken with it.  If you have reasons to prefer an unmodified 
Nimslo over a regular stereo camera then go ahead and enjoy it 
but be aware of its limitations and be ready to try something 
different/better.

George Themelis  --  "Sorry, no Nimslos... I am all sold out!"


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