Nimlso is a fine camera!

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

I promise I am not going to badmouth the Nimslo again!

A few weeks ago I had an off-line discussion with list member Steve Owsley
regarding the Nimslo.  Steve claimed that the Nimslo can take great
(award-winning) slides which are as sharp as Realist slides.  Naturally, I
expressed some skepticism and asked to see a few examples.  I just got them
in the mail yesterday.

Steve sent two Nimslo slides.  One was taken at Halloween, a colorful
slide with a flash at close range of people dressed up.  This is a good
one.  Sharpness is as good as the best that come out of the Realist. 
Colors, composition, mounting, all first rate.  The second slide is an
interesting picture of a person eating lunch at Grand Canyon (in the back-
ground.  This one is fine too.  Based on these pictures, I am convinced that
the (unmodified) Nimslo can take good pictures, in many cases as good as a
Realist or an equivalent 5p stereo camera, or even better for close-up
applications (especially in projection) due to the shorter lens' spacing. 
I agree that the Nimslo's light weight and fully-automatic operation can be
a big plus too.  The Nimslo is the best camera if it is going to be either
Nimslo or nothing.  While I will continue to use my Realist for most of my
everyday stereo photography, thanks to Steve, I now have a much better
appreciation of what a Nimslo can really do.

Steve also sent a self portrait (thanks Steve!  It's good to put the
_correct_ face to a name.)  He also sent one of his first attempts in slide
bar close-up stereo.  I am not going to reveal the content in case it is
entered in the Oakland Stereo Club.  I can only say that it should because
it is good work.  If that was a first attempt, I cannot imagine what will
come out of his camera later!

Thanks Steve!  Keep up the good work with Nimslo, Realist, SLR, whatever! 
I'll return your slides soon!

George Themelis


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