P3D RE Sputnik 120 stereo camera

[Marcus Warrington <marcusw@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Does anyone use the Sputnik medium format stereo camera from the old
> USSR?
> I've seen them on ebay, and thought it might be a nice step up from a
> 135-format Kodak Stereo.  Any thoughts on this camera?  Is it worth the
> $200-$250 price that they go for, or would I be better off to buy two
> inexpensive Ricohflex TLR's or some such and twin them on a slide bar?

I have a SPUTNIK that I've used a few times but at the moment I'm still favouring
my Realists (they dont cost as much to feed.. but I haven't got a proper MF
slide viewer yet so I may change my views when I see them in ALL their glory).

The Reflex viewfinder takes a lot of getting used to... and dont bother trying to 
focus it.. just used the hyperfocal. I've flocked the inside of mine with black flock
paper fromEdmund Scientific, the original metal finish reflects light like a mirror!
This made a big difference to the quality of the slides produced.

I've taken a few B&W prints with it (at my brother in-laws wedding) using flash
and these came out quite good , blowing up a print to A4 size and the lense looks
a little soft but I'm sure they'd have been a lot better if I'd used a tripod and a faster
film.

On the whole I'm pleased with it... it certainly MUCH easier to buy one of these 
than trying synching two mono MF's together.

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