[sell-3d] FS: Realist f3.5 Ilex Paragon outfit - $150

[Dogbreath <hopi@xxxxxxxxxx>]

For Sale:

A nice example of a classic stereo camera from the David White Company. Has
the well-regarded (even coveted, to some) Ilex lenses which are clean and
clear. Camera was CLA'd (Cleaned Lubed and Adjusted) by Jess Powell (stereo
camera repair specialist in California) two years ago. Shutter speeds are
as accurate as you can expect from a manual shutter of this vintage - no
better than +/- one third EV, and the film advance mechanism is fine:
spacing of pairs is good with minimal overlap. However, despite Mr.
Powell's best efforts to tune the focus, the rangefinder of this particular
camera continues to be somewhat difficult to use. It seems to me that the
person who assembled the camera at the factory wasn't paying very close
attention when he/she installed the tiny mirrors that make up the
rangefinder. The result is that it's hard to see/use the bottom half of the
split image. For many of you, this may not be an issue at all because
distance focusing and/or hyper-focal distance focusing is really a lot more
common. Chrome has a few discrete bright marks, but no dings. Leather is
excellent, with no scratches or tears or pricks. Black enamel paint is
shows minor wear, and there is brassing on the aperture rings that has
resulted from use of the Realist Sun Shade Filter Holder. Lastly, the hot
shoe contact (tiny, hemispheric, spring-loaded brass) has been filed down
just a bit to allow the use a modern flash (BTW, flash sync works as it
should). Over all, I think "Very Good" would be a fair (even conservative)
way to grade the cosmetics of the camera, although I think the pics (see
below) speak for themselves. Comes with its original, lined leather case,
also in very good condition, although there is a seam that has started to
work its way loose. However, the case still works as it should and protects
the camera just fine. Will also indude a Realist flash in its original box
and a Realist-vintage leather strap. Priced fairly at $150 plus actual
shipping plus $1 packing materials fee.

I have posted several detailed pics of this camera on the web. However, the
mail list server won't seem to allow me to include anything even slightly
hypertext markupy in the body of my post (keep getting error messages -
"unable to deliver your post..."), so I'll have to email you a list
directly. Just ask.

Thanks for your interest.

DB



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