Re: [photo-3d] "Giveaway" Viewer Review

[Steve Berezin <sbere@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul Talbot wrote:

> Thanks for the review, Paul!  The classic "$3 viewer" from Radex is
> definitely one of the great values in stereo photography.
>
> But...I'm kind of confused.  I've never tried the grey/white folding
> viewer but your review of it (below) makes me want to avoid it, not
> consider it!  (BTW, who is the manufacturer of that viewer?)
>
> I have tried the black folding viewer made by Taylor Merchant.  TM does
> make some nice stereo viewer products, but IMO this one is a total dog
> that should be avoided like the plague!  I had to disassemble every one
> of the 10 viewers I bought to satisfactorily clean away the cardboard
> residue, but guess what...it comes back!  The cardboard continues to shed.
>
> There were two additional problems I observed:  1) the black dyes leach
> onto users' fingers, as badly as the worst cheap newspapers.  I stained
> several slide mounts with black ink by handling them after using the
> viewer.  2) The cutouts of the apertures were not made quite right, and
> it was not possible to see the full vertical dimension of slides viewed
> with this viewer.

Paul and Paul,

Good reviews.  I agree with your observations.  Taylor Merchant said next time they make the viewer they will use a
different cardboard so it will not shed.  I don't know if they will do anything to fix the apertures.  They also
mentioned that it may be a long time before their next run.  I like the Radex viewer best which is why we have been
carrying it on our site.

http://www.berezin.com/3d/plasticviewers.htm

BTW, we have a few new print viewers also.  Please see:

http://www.berezin.com/3d/viewers1.htm
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