P3D Re: P3D Re: S3D Re: WTB: Realist clip on bubble level

["Gregory J. Wageman" <gjw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I know, old topic... I finally got around to digging out my Realist
bubble level to get more info.

George Themelis wrote:

>- This was sold as an accessory for Realist cameras by an independent maker
>(not sure which).

The one-page "instruction sheet" that was with mine reads as follows:

                        INSTRUCTIONS

      (picture)                   For correct use make

                                sure your LEVEL-UP is

                                inserted in this position

                                in camera.
      (Pat. pending)

  To correctly position LEVEL-UP, insert with the bubble at
  bottom.  Squeeze ring gently and position slot in ring so that
  it is on an exact line with the shutter speed indicator arrow
  on the camera.  When this is done, LEVEL_UP is set and may
  remain in the camera.  LEVEL-UP is preleveled and can be
  installed in a matter of seconds if these very simple directions
  are followed.

               LEVEL-UP YOUR STEREO REALIST
                          $2.95

                Distributed Exclusively By

       CAMERA SERVICES INC.       256 5th AVE., N. Y. C.

             THE LEADERS IN THE 3-D FIELD

>- These are not easy to find... I got them with cameras.  I have asked I
>think $20 for them.  As a rule, I do not keep relative expensive gadgets
>unless I really think I need them.  My Realists do not have a bubble level.
>My pictures are more or less leveled (most of the time :-))

$20 for a gadget that originally sold for $2.95?  That's a pretty good
appreciation!  (Of course I haven't corrected for 1950's $ buying power :-))

I never use it, either.  It does not seem to attach very positively,
and I would be concerned about it popping out and getting lost.  However,
the collector in me does not want to part with it.

	-Greg W.


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