How to use and Maintain Your
Stereo Realist
Plus an Introduction to
Stereo Photography
Dr. George A. Themelis (aka "DrT")

Table of Contents

1. BASIC PHOTOGRAPHIC CONCEPTS

1.1.  Art vs. Mechanics
1.2.  Photography as Art
1.3.  Manual vs. Automatic Operation
1.4. The Exposure Challenge
1.5. "Sunny 16"
1.6.  Light Meters
1.7.  Exposure Bracketing
1.8.  Identical Exposures
1.9.  Shutter Speed
1.10.  Camera Shake: Watch out!
1.11.  Minimum Hand-holding Speed
1.12.  Aperture
1.13.  Depth of Field (DOF)
1.14.  Best Aperture?
1.15. Focus
1.16.  Hyperfocal Distance

2. REQUIREMENTS FOR STEREO PHOTOGRAPHY

2.1.  Technical Requirements
2.2.  Sharpness
2.3. Best Film For Stereo
2.4. Slides vs. Prints
2.5. What Brand of Film?
2.6.  Depth Range
2.7.  Depth Range in Close-Ups

3. PUTTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER

3.1.  Your First Stereo Roll
3.2.  Normal Stereo Photography
3.3.  Low Available Light
3.4.  Flash Stereo Photography
3.5.  Close-up Stereo Photography

4. STEREO AND THE REALIST

4.1.  A Short History
4.2.  Stereo Then, Now and Tomorrow
4.3.  Different Realist Models
4.4.  Evolution of the Realist Camera Body
4.5.  More About Lenses
4.6.  Buying a Stereo Realist
4.7.  Overcoming the "Sharpness Anxiety"
4.8.  What Others Say About the Realist

5. USING THE REALIST

5.1.  Camera Features
5.2.  Loading and Unloading Film
5.3.  Picture-Taking Routine

6. MOUNTING - VIEWING - PROJECTING

6.1.  Stereo Formats
6.2.  Realist Film/Camera Format
6.3.  Realist Mounting/Viewing Format
6.4.  Other 35 mm Stereo Formats
6.5.  Five Sprockets vs. Seven Sprockets
6.6.  Do It All Over Again?
6.7.  Stereo Mounting
6.8.  Mounting Realist Slides
6.9.  Stereo Slide Viewers
6.10  Stereo Projectors
6.11.  Projection vs. Viewers
6.12.  Working With Prints

7. ACCESSORIES AND ADVANCED TECHNIQUES

7.1.  Factory Parts and Accessories
7.2.  Camera Cases and Bags
7.3.  Realist Filters & Shades
7.4.  Other Filter Ideas
7.5.  Wide-Angle & Telephoto Attachments
7.6.  Ultra Close-Ups with the Realist
7.7.  Cable Release & Self-Timer
7.8.  Multiple Exposures
7.9.  Trick Stereo Photography
7.10.  Tripods and Other Supports
7.11.  Realist Flash Guns
7.12.  Using Electronic Flash
7.13.  Film Identifier
7.14.  On the Level
7.15.  Film Rewind Crank
7.16.  Books and Literature
7.17.  Other Accessories

8. REALIST MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR

8.1.  Basic Principle of Realist Repair
8.2.  Remove & Clean Lens Plate
8.3.  Inspect and Clean Shutter
8.4.  Clean Leather, Rangefinder & Viewfinder
8.5.  Lubricate Film Advance
8.6.  Under the Top Cover
8.7.  Troubleshoot Flash System
8.8.  Align Rangefinder
8.9.  Test & Adjust Focus
8.10.  Install/Adjust Lens Cover
8.11.  Long & Short Term Storage
8.12.  Off to  the Repairman

9. UNIQUE REALIST MODIFICATIONS

9.1.  Curing the Infamous Light Leak
9.2.  Modifying the Viewfinder
9.3.  Modernizing the Flash Contact
9.4.  7P Modification

10. LIFE AFTER THE REALIST

10.1.  Stereo Camera Limitations
10.2.  Stereo Base
10.3.  Ortho Stereo
10.4.  Hyperstereo
10.5.  The 1/30 Rule
10.6.  Hypostereo
10.7.  Pitfalls of Single/Twin Camera Work
10.8.  Focal Length, Stretch, Squash
10.9.  Stretch in Stereo Projection
10.10.  Cardboard Cutout Effect
10.11.  The PerPax Principle
10.12.  Computer Stereo


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