P3D The weight of 3D

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

>Trust me, twin Canon Rebels will weigh A LOT more than a Realist, by the time 
>you mount them to some sort of twinning bracket.  I use my Realist when I 
>don't want to lug around my Rebel rig. 

You know Jim, it is a fact that the Realist feels heavier that it really is.
I pulled this from an older posting (you can tell it's old stuff from the
few comments at the end):


Camera/Item      Weight (gr)
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Realist 3.5/2.8	   760	     
Revere 33	   760	    	
Wollensak	   780		
TDC Vivid	   700	    
Kodak	           630	  
Stereo Graphic	   420		
Belplasca	   730 
Super Duplex 12    430		
Nimslo 3D	   340		
Macro Realist	   660		
Sputnik	           760		
VM Personal	   610
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Roll of Film (36)         23
Realist Case             220
Min SRT101 w/58/1.4      975
Min X700 w/45/2          635
Minolta 2SLR Rig        1610
RBT S1                   910
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Small flash & bat	 130
Large flash & bat	 480
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Red Button	         420
RB w/alk. bat.		 700
Kodaslide II AC		 680
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All weights in grams (1 lb =appr 450 grams)

Interesting observations:  

- Realist, Belpl., Revere, Wollensak, even Kodak all weigh about the same.
- If you want a lighter '50s stereo camera go with a Stereo Graphic or
  something (that was Cliff's camera, remember?)
- The medium format Sputnik is as heavy as '50s stereo cameras.
- The marco Realist is lighter than the regular Realist.
- Super Duplex 120 is one light camera!
- If you really want a light camera and you count this as a stereo camera
  go with a Nimslo!
- Cases of stereo cameras can be heavy!

- A good mechanical camera from the '70s (like the Minolta STR101) is
  HEAVY!!!  (considerably heavier that any '50s stereo camera.
- Use of plastic has reduced camera weight (see Minolta X-700), making
  modern cameras as heavy as 50s stereo cameras.
- My lightweight Minolta twin SLR rig, using very light X-700 bodies,
  no winders or motor drives, light 45/2 lenses and a light bar, still
  weighs more than *two* stereo cameras of the '50s.
- RBT S1 weighs more than a '50s stereo camera but about the same as a
  '70s mechanical camera.

- A good on-camera flash can be heavy!
- Those darn alkaline batteries do make your red button heavy.

No wonder my camera bag is all ripped off carrying my twin Minolta rig,
Realist, Belplasca, flash, lightmeter, even tripod!

As I have stated in the past, I do not want to compromise and take with
me a lighter but (in my mind) inferior stereo camera.  If I cannot take
my trusted Realist then I do not want to go anywhere, period.

George Themelis


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