Sunday, April 3, 2011
Realist Stereo Camera Instruction Manual
This is the manual for the Realist stereo camera. It covers the f:3.5 (most common model), the f:2.8 (rare), and the f:2.8 Custom (very rare). At the end (page 19), there's an addendum that was added to the original manual for the "new" film loading instructions. The origin of this xeroxed manual is probably Reel 3-D Enterprises.
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Fantastic, thanks so much!!!
ReplyDeleteNew loading instructions must be put above,as when loading new film, while reading the "Old loading instructions" i see that it is kind of "weird" these instructions !
ReplyDeleteNext, i think it lacks these reminders [if my second-hand Realist bought works as it is suppose to, in its original condition !]
1) the shutter lever must be cocked BEFORE pressing the shutter button. With this REALIST model, the shutter lever is not just for testing like with the TDC Colorist stereo camera.
2) If speed B or T is used, the shutter trip signal (shown as a grey or red dot of 2 mm, on top of the camera) will be RED. To continue to the next film exposure, the double exposure control must be pulled out and released back right after, so that the GREY signal appears. Then one can press down the wind release button, release it and turn film winding knob to advance film (for new exposure).
I just was given one of these cameras. I’m excited about trying it out. I’ll have to source some slide mounts.
ReplyDeleteFor a "Stereo Realist" camera even sold around $200, it's not sure it has perfect old mechanism, even it is described as "excellent" by the seller. I bought one at around such price and a couple of others at lower prices (from $70 to $120), and i am still not sure how well the double exposure control button in them, as it functions differently from one camera to the other, even these are all "stereo Realist camera" - I mean their "excellent" state (as described by the sellers of those cameras) are basically the same ! It's very hard these days, to find one with a double exposure control button that still functions "perfectly" well, as described in the user's manual!
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