Mike, That's so great and I am soooo jealous! I would much rather have your situation than mine. Maybe one reason your sister doesn't want to give your slides...
... This (aperture mismatch) is rare and I have only seen it once or twice in my many years of servicing Realist, so seeing it twice in 8 cameras is a ...
I routinely give away stereo slides and inexpensive viewers to family and friends. Most people love them. I'm not about to give away my Red Button Realist...
"It is the appeal of sharing that makes this hobby interesting to me." Amen, Kevin :) You and Sandra have a good idea with the View-Master. I'd like to...
I had one Realist which was giving me uneven exposures, so I took the front off and noticed that a couple screws had loosened out the leavers which connect the...
... Can't say I blame you there, Kevin! Aren't Red Buttons wonderful? I recently took 3D slides at my best friend's daughter's wedding. I'm still getting...
IF you can project your Realist slides... And IF you have a Viewmaster camera/cutter, etc. You can put polaroid glasses on the VM camera and take VMs of the...
I inherited several hundred family slides in the Realist format, and a hand held Realist viewer. Many of the slides look terrific through the viewer. Many...
Cheryl, Hello and congratulations on your inheritence. You definitely can scan color slides to your computer, but your scanner needs to have the ability to...
... Not sure why your images are coming out blurred when you scan them... it could be that the scanner is set to scan at only a certain distance from the glass...
Thanks, Timothy, I'll try lifting the images a bit. The adapter that I have doesn't do that. Much appreciated. Cheryl ... [Non-text portions of this message...
Some time ago I took a look through a local Salvation Army store. I'm pretty sure I saw some VM viewers in the toys section. It wouldn't hurt to look. ... ...
"You can put polaroid glasses on the VM camera and take VMs of the projected slides off the screen." That is a deceptively simple and elegant solution to the...
I recently made a piece of optical hardware that will transfer 5p & 7p slides to vm format. Ed Bowers is supposed to post a copy of it on his vmresource...
Has anyone tried to remove mold or fungus from a realist lens assembly? I have a old lens which I might disassemble to see if it can be cleaned. Some of the...
... For a f3.5 lens you can unscrew the lens from the back. Then remove the back element and clean it. Make sure that you put it back in the correct ...
I decided to sell the lenticular picture of John Wayne holding the Stereo Realist. I paid $125 for it, 10 years ago, and now I have it in ebay, starting at...
... Ummmm, welllllll, you know how it is. <blushes> I tend not to wear anything nice on vacation because I've got three or four cameras hanging around my...
The John Wayne lenticulars I've seen are smaller than the three movie lenticulars I own. I would enjoy having it, but I like the idea of them all being the...
Hello, I have several interesting Stereo Realist items with "buy it now" prices in ebay: Realist f2.8 fully serviced with warranty. This camera also has a...
Hi all, I am thinking of adding another viewer to my collection and I am wondering if I could hear from anyone on the pros and cons on the best viewers that...
... best ... Realist ... Hi, Bernie here, neck05 on E-BAY. The red button is my favorite for ease of use, reliability and cost. They last forever!! The...
George Themelis (Dr. T) is the expert on all these viewers and he seems to favor the Realist Red Button over all others. This viewer may also be the easiest...
... What are you using now? All three of these have nice optics. Realist Red Buttons are my favorite, in part because they are relatively easy to modify for 7p...
... My feelings exactly. That's why my #1 viewer is one of the new, modern viewers sold by Jon Golden. In case you aren't familiar with these viewers, here's...
All viewers have pros and cons and many times it is just a matter of personal preference. I like the red button, maybe because it was my first viewer. I know...
I like Dr T's comprehensive review of the pros and cons of the vintage viewers and he and I have had talks over the years about them all. While my favorite all...
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