[photo-3d] Comparison shopping

["Jim Harp" <matmail2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> ...However, when people compare (I hear
> this all the time) the price of an RBT at 2500.00 and up to a 1950's
> Realist 3.5 (80-200.00)....you are comparing a currently made camera in
> todays dollars, which is made only in the hundreds of units, to a camera
> that sold for a lot more than 80-150.00 in its day, which was made in the
> tens of thousands per year.  Ludicrous comparision.

Well said.  I don't own an RBT, but I consider them to be quite reasonably
priced, considering the amount of skilled labor that goes into building
them.   The fact that there's a waiting list for the cameras shows that
demand exceeds supply.

>...feel free to call Nikon
> special projects and consult with them on building you a stereo Nikon (as I
> have for several people).  Expect quotes of 25-40,000.00 for a cameras.

I think that price includes a tripod, lens cleaning kit and two rolls of
film.  In any event try getting a custom anything without spending a
fortune.  If you want a customized bathroom fixture, kitchen cabinet or
television set you can expect to pay a lot more than $3,500.00!   Jim Harp