P3D Re: Ilex Paragon Vintage

[Linda Nygren <lnygren@xxxxxxx>]

Dr. George A. Themelis wrote:

> >I was under the impression that these cameras were early Realists and
> >thus would not have the double exposure prevention and the depth of
> >field scale.  Mine has both.  Do I simply have this all wrong or do
> >I own some sort of hybrid?
> 
> These features were retrofitted in earlier cameras.  I think they first
> appeared in 1952 (or maybe later?)  Owners of earlier cameras had the
> option to send their cameras back to fit those features.  I believe
> Ron Zakowski can still put those in any Realist.

Yes, Ron added the double exposure feature to my older Realist within
the past year. I waste a lot less film now, since I used to do a few
double exposures and a lot of double winding the film to prevent double
exposures (when I wasn't certain whether I had already wound it or not).
My little red indicator did not work consistently, but now it doesn't
matter. -Linda


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