[photo-3d] Re: old ladies who use Realists

[Mart McCann <mmccann@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Any old ladies or children currently using Realists who'd like to chime
in?

Yes, as an old lady and sometime Realist user, I think the decision of
whether or not to start with a Loreo depends upon the user's priorities.  If
you want ease-of-use, the Loreo doesn't sound like such a bad intro to the
medium.  Never used one myself, but I understand the desire to produce an
image without investing a lot of time and money.  

In defense of old ladies, the Realist is not that difficult.  Those of you
on the list who know me can attest to my lack of mechanical aptitude, but I
have been very happy with manual cameras.  Yes, I finally succumbed to the
lure of the RBT S1, but I always carry my 8P Realist in the same bag.  It
never needs a battery at an inopportune moment, and it takes beautiful
pictures. 

As for children, the Realist may be too heavy for young ones.  I have an
image taken by Matthew Swanson, when he was about four years old.  It's a
picture of Elliott and me, our heads neatly chopped off.  I tried to
interest my own child in stereo photography by turning her loose with a FED
when she was about 12 years old.  She prefers the more immediate
gratification of prints from the one-hour place, and the ease of viewing
flatties.

There's no telling what makes some people stereo devotees while others shrug
it off as too much work.  From some of the comments I've seen over the past
few days, some of you guys couldn't have been deterred by anything short of
losing an eye.  If a Loreo ignites that passion in a beginner, I think
that's great.  

Martha McCann

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