P3D Re: Nishika camera question

[Steve Berezin <sbere@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gerald Belton wrote:
> 
> It seems like everywhere I look lately there is a Nishika camera for sale
> at a very low price.  A complete set, in the original box, with the flash
> and all of the original instruction books, recently sold on eBay for less
> than $40.
> 
> So I was just wondering who on this list has experience with the Nishika,
> and what do you think of it?
> 
> I don't want to do lenticular prints.  I know that I can use slide film and
> mount the slides in half-frame mounts, or I can use print film and send it
> to Grand Photo to have stereo pairs printed.  I realize that the slide or
> negative will be slightly smaller than a Realist-format camera would give.
> Apart from this, what about the quality?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Gerald Belton
> gbelton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Gerald,

I've heard that the Nishika has very low-quality plastic lenses.  You
may want to pay the extra money and get a Nimslo. However, this is
second hand (what I've picked up on this list).  

Good luck.

-- 
Steve Berezin
mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxxx


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