[photo-3d] The lowly Nishika don't get no respect!

["Michael Georgoff (SAL-US)" <Michael_Georgoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If it weren't for the lowly Nishika, I would not be here today! (In P3D, I
mean.) Someone GAVE me a Nishika (a price I couldn't beat).  I shot a roll
of print film, had it processed and ended up with two images per print...
got out the scissors and glue and some skinny cardboard, figured out which
were the outside pairs and, hoo-boy, I was in bid'ness! I was astounded to
have made stereo images!  Next came slide film and a box of 4-perf mounts
with a $5 Radex viewer.  Later, after saving my nickels, I bought a beater
of a Realist 3.5...   And, after tremendous and very patient initial help by
legends like Dr. T and John Berkovits, I'm on my way now: real viewer,
mounting rig, TDC projector, all variety of stereo goofiness and splendor.

So, let's not be too cruel to the lowly Nishika... Not only do I have
lead-weight N8000 beauty (with Vincent Price video still in shrink wrap!),
but I recently picked up the slim, trim, lightweight N9000 for "fair market
value"!

Michael Georgoff
San Jose, CA

(Bored?  Grab a Nishika N8000, tear out the nicely square lensboard and
4-image septums: now you've got a side-by-side 24x36 full frame body.  Work
up a pair of lenses with shutters on 36mm centers and you've got a table-top
or close-portrait stereo shooter that can't be beat. Standard processing on
slide film, no muss, no fuss!  OR, find a great leaf-shutter lens and you
could build a hell of a panorama camera given a 24x72mm film gate!  C'mon,
be creative!)