Re: [photo-3d] Realist Complaints

[Rory Hinnen <Rory.Hinnen@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Chuck Holzner wrote:
> 
> >>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.

Yeah I found this list a little troubling as well. Just because
something is different doesn't mean it's broke.

But as I look at the list of issues, I wonder if this is just a troll,
or someone who doesn't use them (apologies, Mr. Holzner, if you have
used one).

In the end, if you don't buy them, more for me.

.rory.

(with 3 1041's and counting).

ps - on a seperate issue, I've bought all three realist 1041's off ebay,
I haven't had a problem with any of them.

First one was obviously my first one.

Second purchase was because I was sort of swept up in the moment (and
there were some other doo-dads in the sale).

Third purchase was for a better lens.

.r.