P3D Re: viewer tripod sockets

["Ray Moxom" <raymoxom@xxxxxxxxxx>]

In P3D-3560 Mark Shields Wrote:
>I was surprised to see that most of the viewers that Dr. T
>showed me last night had tripod sockets. I can see, though,
>that it could be a good thing. My homemade tabletop viewer
>usually gets used just that way--sitting on a stationary
>object. I found out right away that for me it was a nicer
>viewing experience because the table top was steadier than
>my hand!  :-)  Of course it's decidedly unhandy for passing
>around. I have had pairs of people sitting side by side and
>taking turns looking.

>Although I was really impressed with the DeWijs viewers, the
>Realist Red Button was still a standout, and of course is
>illuminated. I preferred it to all the rest of the viewers.
>It is so handy, and has such good optics and illumination
>(as modified by Dr. T, of course!  :-)  ).

Had not thought too much about this - thanks for the information. I looked
at the bottom of my viewers. Four have tripod sockets: Realist Red Button,
Revere 33, Wollensak 11 and Brumberger. Three don't: Wray Graphic,
Sterolist, and Life Like (Deep-View). In our house the most popular viewers
are the Revere 33 and Wollensak 11, both of which I have widened out and
fitted with QI lamps.

I might try setting up a couple of viewers on table top tripods to view the
100s of slides that I am just starting to mount from our recent trip that
included such exotic locations as Berlin, Lindau and Sedona. (exotic for me
is anywhere that is not in Australia)

Ray Moxom