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Stereo Realist

The Stereo Realist, made by the David White Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is probably the most popular stereo camera ever made by a company you have never heard of. The Stereo Realist is one of the best 35mm stereo cameras for both the beginning and veteran stereo photographers. They are well built, easy to use, and easy to find. They tend to sell at very affordable prices and they produce images of solid quality. The Stereo Realist is often credited for kicking off the stereo generation of the 1950s, with companies such as Kodak quickly following with stereo cameras of their own.

The standard model of the Stereo Realist features two 35mm f/3.5 lenses paired at a distance just slightly greater than human eyes. This favors subjects of closer distances, between seven and twenty feet. A later model of the Realist, called the Realist 2.8, has improved lenses with a maximum aperture of f/2.8. The shutter control is manual on this camera.

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Fuji Provia 100F with Stereo Realist

Fuji Provia 100F, also referred to as RDPIII, is the third major version of the Provia 100 line of slide film produced by Fuji. The first Provia was introduced in 1993, just a few years after the introduction of Velvia. Provia is a companion film to Velvia, with strong colors, but not as crazy saturated as Velvia. It may not make landscapes look quite as amazing, but it is a high performing film with excellent colors; you can use it for just about any subject you want. Provia is also one stop faster than Velvia. Despite being faster, Provia is actually finer grained than Velvia (RMS 8 versus 9 for Velvia). It's grain is on par with that of Kodak E100. Over the years, the emulsion has enjoyed two major updates, going from 100D to Provia to Provia 100F. It used to have a faster sibling, the Provia 400F (and the 400X) but that film was discontinued some years ago.⁠

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Provia blows pretty much every other slide film out of the water in terms of reciprocity failure. Fuji states that no compensation is needed for exposures up to 2 minutes and you only need to give it a 1/3 stop more for 4 minute exposures. If you want to shoot slides at night, this is your film.⁠

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Stereo Realist (Standard. Model ST-41 / 1041)

The notable Stereo Realist. American-made in the 1950s and 60s, this camera was designed to capture life with multi-dimensional clarity. ⠀ ⠀

We love our Realists here at the shop. Most of us shoot them, in what we like to call, David-style (turning it upside down) since the viewfinder lives on the bottom of the camera.

The Realist takes two frames at the same time with the two lenses. David primarily uses slide film, then mounts the slides next to each other for 3D viewing in a specialty slide viewer. Fun, right?⠀ ⠀

Portland is also home to a club devoted to 3D photography, the Cascade Stereoscopic Club. If you're interested in working with 3D, these are the people to contact! They meet on the 4th Monday of every month and work to support and teach all things 3D.

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