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Bricks & boat anchors

  • From: P3D Dave Huddle <jhuddle@xxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Bricks & boat anchors
  • Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 14:55:16 -0400
>I see Dalia has an eye for a bargain Realist for $135 MINT! But my carp
>is that she called the Realist a "brick"! This shows an ignorance of
>photographic history..the only "brick" is the ARGUS C3 series, which
>they never could discontinue even after putting out later models like
>th C44. In this vein the early NIKONs were called hockey pucks because
>they took a beating like the TIMEX. <G> BobH

Early in my 3D collecting & shooting days (almost 20 years ago), I met
a fellow in Dayon, Ohio who must have had 120 or more stereo cameras.

When I asked him his opinion of the Realist he replied that "it would
make a good boat anchor!"   

Dave huDDle


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