P3D Re: New member

["Dr. George A. Themelis" <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As the head of the photo-3d "welcome" committee, I would like to
welcome you to photo-3d.  We are all anxious to hear about your
experiences with your dad's Stereo Realist!

From: Bill Refvem :o) via Jobabes@xxxxxxxxxxx (Joanna Refvem):

>I have a Stereo Realist, which was a gift from my dad, who has had his since
>it was new.  We have many, many boxes of old stereo slides, as well as some
>new ones.  I need help with mounting.  Kodak used to do stereo mounts when
>mailers were used.  One of the messages in the list today indicated that
>Target stores will do the mounting.  I don't have one very nearby, but I
>could use it if it is significantly less expensive than a mail-in service.
>I live in Mount Airy, North Carolina.  The nearest city is Winston-Salem.

Kodak still does stereo mounting but in only one lab (in New Jersey).
You can either mail your film or send it to a place that deals with
Kodak and they can send it to NJ for you, if you clearly specify that
these are stereo slides and you wanted them mounted in stereo.  The
charges are very reasonable.

>What are the electronic flash options for the Stereo Realist?

The Realist can be used with ANY electronic flash and it is synchronized
at any shutter speed.  Things could not be any better than that!
However, you must physically connect the flash to the Realist.  You
might have noticed a little bump that prevents you from inserting
the flash in the hot shoe.  Some people (like myself) have filed
the bulb and widened the hot shoe channel (also, slightly trimmed the
flash's base).  Others have replaced the bump with a flat-head screw.
Finally, the richest and laziest of us :-) have bought the Reel 3-D
adapter that slips into the Realist.  But your flash must have a PC
cord to connect to this adapter.
    
>There is nothing like stereo slides to make you feel like you're "really
>there in the picture".  Some old pictures from my childhood are so real,
>you can almost hear the sounds in the photo.

Yeap!  You got it! 

Welcome to the list!!!

-- George Themelis


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