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Realist History and Hat
- From: P3D Bill Davis <bd3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Realist History and Hat
- Date: Tue, 08 Jul 1997 00:13:22 -0400
George entertains us with tales of his customized Realist:
>While we are all waiting for the first detailed reports from Bellevue, let
>me entertain you with my latest news...
>This weekend I managed to install an Ektar lens board in my 7p Realist.
>The Kodak Ektars are the first 2.8 lenses to be put in a Realist
>camera. Due to the expense of these lenses only about 1000 Ektar Realists
>were produced until Realist switched to a different manufacturer.
Here I go leaping feetfirst into stereo heresy:
In 1947, a small optics company in Milwaukee, facing a post-war slowdown,
goes out on a limb and decides to try building and selling cameras. Stereo
cameras.
So they introduce this Realist camera with nifty Ilex Paragon 3.5 lenses.
Takes great pictures, real sharp, no vignetting at small apertures. When
the public begins to see the great images possible (remember BobH and his
friends trading in Leicas) and begin to increase demand, the company
substitutes cheaper lenses for the remainder of the product's 20-year
lifetime.
Later, (possibly in an attempt to regain the public's respect?), Realist
introduces a run of 2.8 cameras, using some excellent Kodak lenses. The
public bites, the company switches to cheaper lenses for the remainder of
the product lifetime.
I seem to see a pattern here. Same story with the Handi-Viewers?
Achromats or not? :--)
>Last thing I want is Bill Davis to win the competition and
>the Realist cap with his Kodak Stereo camera!
Change all the lenses you want, George. That hat is mine! :--)
Best regards,
Bill Davis
mailto:bd3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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