Table of Contents
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
2.1. 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
3.1. 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
4.1. 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
5.1. Camera Features 5.2. Loading and Unloading Film 5.3. Picture-Taking Routine
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
7.1. 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
8.1. 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
9.1. Curing the Infamous Light Leak 9.2. Modifying the Viewfinder 9.3. Modernizing the Flash Contact 9.4. 7P Modification
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