Re: Viewmaster

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike K. writes:

>I think that the bulk of viewmaster's old selling grounds is gone forever.
>Like the holmes cards before it, viewmaster reels were a passport to places
>far away and to things one would never see otherwise.  Nowdays, one can go
>anywhere in the world in a matter of hours and *not* take a king's
>ransom -- just a piece of plastic offered almost daily by the mailman.  

Yes, but you need money to support this plastic! ;) ;) ;)

>One can see *live* reports anywhere in the world almost instantly by turning on
>one's TV set.  One can communicate world wide by clicking a mouse button
>onto a web site page.  Instant easy pictures -- and world wide.  The world
>is different now.  Certainly there are niches that viewmaster could expand
>and those have been mentioned a lot in photo-3D.  But the mainstream bulk
>marketplace that they used to have is gone.  

These are very interesting thoughts Mike!  You are right... things have
changed... but I will still buy stereo images from places that I will never
visit, or, most important, from places that I have visited.  I have been
to Niagara and have seen the Falls with my very own eyes.  The best 
souvenir from this visit is a VM package with 3 reels.  Same for Las
Vegas, Sea World and every place I have visited!  Beats postcards,
calendars and other flat images!

George


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