P3D Re: Wirgin vs Kodak vs Realist.........

[George Gioumousis <georggms@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Alan Lewis wrote
> 
> OK, you guys are doing it again.  It's been a while since our last
> comparison/bashing session. ;-) 
> 
> This current session seems to have a more pleasant, humorous edge to it.
> 
> As the sole list supporter of Wirgin Stereo cameras I have to add my
> fodder to the cannon. :-)
> 
> The Wirgin Stereo camera is another great choice for a quality Realist
> format camera.  I think it is worthy to be comparison bashed too.
> 
> Like a Realist, the Wirgin is built very strongly.  Not a piece of
> plastic on the body. All cast aluminum, very sturdy.
> 
> The Wirgin weighes the same as a Realist.  It makes just as effective a
> weapon as a Realist. (This seems to be an important attribute to Realist
> lovers). ;-)
> 
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> Alan Lewis: President of the Wirgin stereo preservation society.
> mailto:dlewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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I too have a Wirgin. I enjoyed it tremendously when I first got it, then 
let it sit for a few years, then when I loaded film again the frames 
overlapped badly. Tried again, same result, put it away for years. Finally
decided to look at it seriously and realized I had stopped putting the
film under the little tab to the right. It has been working perfectly
since.

What I miss is a rangefinder. I make do by taking my Minolta Maxxum 
700si as a combined rangefinder and exposure meter. Sometimes I even take
a few pictures with it in addition to the stereo pictures. My wife finds 
it funny that I'm using a _very_ sophisticated camera as an adjunct to
a camera I paid $7.50 for, possibly in 1974.

Still, I'm not a zealot, I do leave the Wirgin home at times.


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