P3D Re: Kodak vs Realist vs ?????

[michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Michael Kersenbrock)]

> 
> Re: John Gaasland wonders why the Realist 45 is also called an
> Ilocal II?  Because they were roughly the same camera.  ;)
> 
> The Realist 45 was not made by David White Co., it was made by
> Iloca, and marketed by David White as the Realist 45.  I don't
> know the details well enough to recite them (check the archives
> if you really need them), but David White needed a less expensive
> Realist model to compete in the burgeoning low-priced segment of
> the market.  Instead of designing and building it themselves, they
> had Iloca, a German company, do it for them.

The Realist 45 is like a Iloca Rapid with the rangefinder removed.
It's built Realist-style with the viewer on the bottom.  What's
funny is that it was Realist's "low end" camera, but it was 
easier to use than their higher-priced ones.  Not that everything
was by any means "better", but it has my favorite winder in terms
of ease-of-use. As far as I know,  it's the only Realist stereo camera 
that cocks the shutter when the film is wound. :-)

Mike K.



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