My father-in-law has gotten me interested in stereo photography so I purchased my Stereo Colorist II off Ebay for $175. I can't wait for it to arrive. Differences between the Colorist and the Colorist II
- Addition of a split-image rangefinder
- Frame counter is slightly different
- Slightly heavier (717g vs. 660g)
Nice features
- Shutter cocks with film transport (unlike Realist)
- Split-image rangefinder integrated with viewfinder (Revere/Wollensak and Realist have separate rangefinder window- who wants to look through two windows when you can do everything in one?)
- Hotshoe compatible with electronic flash (TDC Vivid has a non-stanard flash terminal)
Owner's Manual link is here. Another link here.
A very nice document on the history of TDC and their stereo products is here. I was going to get a TDC Vivid, but I read about some flare issues here and image overlap problems here and the film transport seems unnecessarily complex.
I already own a Voigtlander VCII Meter which mounts right in the hotshoe so who needs the Vivid's Expo Sure calculator?
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