Re: a few things...

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>On the price of an RBT-has anyone figured out what the Realists price of
>$182.25 (tax included) for the camera and viewer works out to in 1997
>dollars? I usually tell people that they cost about as much in 1950s
>dollars as a good camcorder does in today's. 

Probably this is a good guess... It should be noted however that the
price of the Realist was in line with good German cameras of the time.

>(However, the Coronet cost
>$19.95, and I paid somthing like 70 canadian bucks for mine, plus
> 10 or 12 for the viewer...clearly the Coronet was the better
>investment-my realist has hardly appreciated!)

Perhaps you overpaid for your Coronet?  Don't forget that there are those
who paid over $400 for a Realist 3.5.  The only cameras that appear to have
appreciated the past 10-25 years are rather rare models like Realist Custom
(even the 2.8), Macro Realist, etc. 

-- George Themelis


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