P3D Realist-type Pre-viewer

[MarkKernes@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 5/17/99 3:25:47 PM, Peter Davis writes:

<< I remember learning at one point that somebody makes a viewer that can be
used with uncut Realist film.  That would seem like a great boon to me!
Not only do you not have to worry about mounting problems, but you could
advance through the roll without having to stop and change slides for every
image.

I'm sure this is too good to be true, and that there are some drawbacks to
this, but I don't know what they are.

Anybody know anything about this?  Are these still being made/sold?  How
are the optics? >>

Steve Berezin, a poster to this list, makes them, having taken over the job 
from the guy that advertises in the back of Stereo World. I have one. It's a 
Star-D type viewer with a unique arrangement of mirrors that allows you to 
view your stereo pairs by simply turning a take-up reel and looking as you 
would into any viewer. The only drawback is that the mechanism pulls the film 
fairly tight, and you will definitely have to "relax" it for a while before 
mounting. The unit is available with either glass or plastic lenses, and 
works with either Realist or Nimslo framing. I got the glass lenses, and the 
cost was just about $130.

Mark Kernes


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