Re: [photo-3d] Re: Not buying a Realist

[Herbert C Maxey <bmaxey1@xxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 20 Sep 2000 12:34:43 -0400 "Joseph Valvo"
<jvalvo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Herbert C Maxey wrote:
> 
> > Come on folks, lets get serious about this. You have lots of folks
> > thinking that there is some problem with the David White Stereo 
> Realist.
> 
> If the Realist is such a great camera some entrepreneur would have 
> picked up on it and be producing them today., Certainly the patents 
> have run out.

Its all demand. If there were demand it would be produced. I think we are
going off on a tangent here. The fact that no one makes the Relist or a
copy does not negate the fact that the Realist is a fantastic camera.

> The fact is that value is measured by real demand. When real demand 
> vanishes all that is left is the collectors value and at  that stage 
> prices are being propped up. Frankly I would rather navigate with a 
> compass than a sun dial?

Personally, I would take a GPS over the sun or a compas. At least the sun
is reliable and still works for navigation as is a compass.

Bob