Re: [photo-3d] Realist Complaints

[Herbert C Maxey <bmaxey1@xxxxxxxx>]

>>Some people might say that the Realist was "Manufactured Broke".  
>>After all, it doesn't cock the shutter on film advance, once you get 
>>the shutter cocked you can't (shouldn't) change shutter speed.  If 
>>your finger slips off the shutter cock before latching the shutters 
>>fire.  Most of them have no double exposure prevention. (Oh, I forgot 
>>the red dot.) If you hold it like a regular camera the range finder 
>>doesn't work, the list goes on and on.....
>>I would expect that after mastering these "features" a light leak in 
>>half of them would be considered trivial.


The Realist works the way it was designed to work. Do not fault the
camera because it does not function the way you want it to. If you want
different features, try a different camera. DOUBLE EXPOSURE PREVENTION:
Not a big deal if you pay attention. I have had very few double exposures
with the Realist camera. HOLDING LIKE A REGULAR CAMERA: What does that
mean? The Realist is easy to hold - the rangefinder works very well. Just
keep your fingers out of the way and use DOF to reduce the need for the
rangefinder altogether.

To Sum Up The Realist:

1) Inexpensive to purchase and extremely well made.
2) Lacks many of the features of more modern cameras, but fortunately,
those features are not needed.
3) Extremely good lenses.
4) Just the right weight
5) Readily available and readily repairable
6) Does not need any batteries
7) Seldom breaks down
8) Reliable
9) Does specifically what it is supposed to do and nothing more.

Bob