[photo-3d] Re: Not buying an RBT S1

["Mike Kersenbrock" <michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- In photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxx, Todd Eifert <stereoshooter@xxxx> wrote:
> I prefer the Realist over the RBT S1 because for the same reason I
> choose it over al the other stereo cameras out there.  It is easy to
> fix.  I have been in shooting situations where the location costs
> greatly outweighed the cost of my Realist and I wanted to make sure 
my
> camera could do the job.  More than once, I've seen cameras go down

Each of us has different needs, which is "best" depends upon
those needs.  Sounds like you've found your Nirvana!

For folks like me, a Realist may work very well as a
backup camera to the battery'd camera.  Is this what you do in
Greece, George?  I didn't take a 3D backup in my recent trip to 
Hawaii at all.

Mike K.

P.S. - And take spare batteries!  In the old windows vs OS/2 wars, 
       OS/2'ers formatted floppies all day.  In 50's camera wars,
       nobody with a more modern camera ever takes spare batteries
       (which might cost less than a dollar total).  Anybody ever
       notice this?  :-)  FWIW, the batteries in my X3 seem to last
       forever (using, of course the premium (joke) Kirkland brand!).
       But I still take several sets of spares with me.  Batteries
       in the external Metz flash are the same ones as well and
       could be used in a pinch.