Re: Puyallup Camera Show

[P3D Michael Kersenbrock <michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> It was a great show-- lots of goodies. 250 tables of everything under the 
> sun.

Yes, it was a good show, I enjoyed it although my feet grumbled a bit
some time about mid afternoon.

> 
> My son and I fielded a display table-- Viewmaster: At the Movies and On 
> Television, which won a $25 cash award. I also pitched Web sites that had 
> VM items.

Nice display!  I saw your display and your son who man'ed it.


> Dalia was there, of course, with lots of cool 3D gear. There were quite 

Definitely cool stuff.  As always.

> I managed to find a $35 Nimslo, a Kodaslide 1 viewer for a couple of bucks
> (because the battery compartment was damaged but otherwide it was
> excellent-- a good candidate for a Themelis upgrade to AC), and a like-new
> Steinheil WA adaper for my Realist (we won't talk about how much that
> cost). 

I saw, and gingerly touched that Steinheil.  It appeared to be in 
absolutely beautiful condition.  I hope you talked him down .. cough cough..
a bit. Price was pretty impressive too (*not* meaning low).  Gulp.  Awesome.

In terms of prices, I thought the most amusing one was a Kodak Stereo camera
for $275.  Didn't even seem to have a case that I recall.  Needless to say, 
I suspect it didn't sell.

> Also, for the camera repair people, I found the ultimate source for
> lubricants camera repair tools ect-- There was a guy at the show from
> Fargo Enterprises with tools I've dreamed about. They put out an 80 page
> catalog. (It has a cover price of $10, but they were giving them away free
> at the show.) Their URL is http://www.fargo-ent.com.  Tell 'em I sent

I didn't notice the free catalogs.  Rats....

> you-- maybe they'll give me a discount or something if people I refer buy
> things.  :)

There were three things I thought of reporting as I drove back to Portland:

1. Looking at the Wollensak and Revere lens boards side-by-side (thank you Dalia)
   the Wollensak's lens is obviously of larger diameter.  So it would appear they
   were going after the f2.7 by ways other than lens coating marketting-speak.

2. I saw a Realist f2.8 that had a top shutter speed of 1/150 rather than 1/200
   like the others I've seen.  Was this a different version or is it a bastardized
   camera?  It's serial number seemed fairly high (88 thousand something that I
   recall).

3. For the life of me, I can't recall the third thing.  I'll post again if
   my brain ever 'clicks-in'.


I had a great time and thank the folk in the club that pulled it off.  I look 
forward to next year's.  I enjoyed talking to all of the many 3D'ers
I met up there, including many from Portland.


Mike K.


P.S. - I understand this camera show was moved to the new location because it outgrew
       the old location.  It seems to have outgrown the new location on the first show. :-)


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