P3D Re: RBT S1 etc.

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

>Dr. T...laugh until it hurts but I got some great images on my first
>roll through the Nimslo! 

Ha, ha, ha!!!!!  Mark, you are amazing!!! What a sense of humor! :-)

Here is what we will do:  Bring your best pictures from your first
roll in our club meeting Dec. 1st (we have an open house and everything
goes).  I'll let you go first, projecting your Nimslo 4p- shots.
Then I will project my 8p+ RBT S1 shots and see which ones look
more impressive in the screen! :-) (needless to say, I will set
the projector so the 8p covers the entire screen with no spils)

OK, just kidding.  It is totally unfair to compare the Nimslo with 
the RBT S1...  The Nimlso is a cute little camera that can give good
results with some effort.  But it has a lot of drawbacks and that's
why I never had the desire to try one.

The best stereo camera might as well be a single SLR.  Look what
you get:  Perfectly matched optics.  Variable interocular.  Selection
of lenses.  Automation and manual control.  All that for under
$200 in many cases.  So, why isn't everyone use a single SLR for
their stereo camera?  Because they are very limitted in terms
of subject matter.  It is a specialized tool.  And so is the Nimslo.  
The Realist is a fine general-purpose stereo camera.  The RBT S1 is 
even better! :-) (at a slight cost, of course)

-- George Themelis  

PS. Don't worry about the Y2K problem... My S1 does not have the
    time/date stamp option... :-)



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