P3D RE:4p Images, Nimslo format

["Greg Tank" <tanker@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark Dottle Wrote:
>I purchased a Nimslo AFTER owning a Realist. Why? Because I wanted a P&S
>camera to grab those spontaneous shots without hesitation.

I would like to recommend the 1950's version of the point and shoot stereo
camera. A Colorist I
Colorist I, OK OK no laughing yet. I have shot with a colorist I pretty much
full time for many years. Though I own a realist and a revere I tend to take
my colorist as the grab and go stereo camera. Hear are the features:
1. No range finder - not all their cracked up to be since most times you are
shooting using small apertures for large depth of field.
2.Sharp Lenses - Rodenstock - Stereo Trinar 1:3.5 35 millimeter lenses - I
would put these lenses up against most other stereo cameras of the era and
when the dust settled, they would be respectable.
3. Light weight - Can hang around your neck for long periods with out
feeling like the Ancient Mariner. About as durable as any point n shoot.
4. Hyperfocal scale right on the lense (Just like a modern 35 mm lense), so
set shutter speed at 100 or 200 (yes it has it!), set your f stop, set the
hyperfocal and forget it. Tape in place to keep anything from moving for the
true fixed focus feature.
5. Standard Modern Hot Shoe, so get a little manual or on-flash auto sensor
and snap it into place for those fill flash moments.
6. Easy loading- almost as easy as a Kodak.
7. Great looks! (eyes of the beholder but in my humble opinion, TDC Colorist
I is one of the nicest looking stereo cameras out there)

A simple, straight forward, 1950's point n shoot stereo camera.
To round out my grab and go method, I carry mine in one of those padded
fanny pack camera bags that just the camera and a couple of rolls of film
fit in. I took the exposure guide reference (I have no memory) that comes
with the film and made a tag that slide onto the camera strap. Its about as
portable as it can get and with the foam padded fanny pack, it can bounce
around in a back pack, car floor or trunk, etc.

My Colorist I has been giving me great shots for over 15 years. (Colorist
Users Unit - CUU - !!!  :>) ) ) )

Tanker

Gregory A. Tank
"tanker@xxxxxxxxxxxx"