TDC Stereo Colorist

TDC Stereo Colorist

TDC Stereo Colorist by Marty4650 (Image rights) Date of Production: 1954 Film type: 35mm Lens: 2 x Rodenstock Trinar 35mm f/3.5 Shutter: Velio Shutter speed range: B, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200 Viewfinder: approx. 0.4x Flash: hot shoe Exposure Metering: manual Focusing: I scale, II rangefinder Film advance: knob wind Frame size: 5p (22.4mm L x 24mm H) Battery: none Weight: 717 grams Dimensions: 180 x 80 x 60 mm (W x H x D)

The TDC Stereo Colorist was introduced in 1954 as a competitor in the stereo market to the popular Stereo Realist.

Both the Stereo Colorist I and the Stereo Colorist II were made in the 1950s in Germany by Bodensee Kamerawerke for Three Dimension Company, a subsidiary of Bell & Howell (or perhaps simply a brand; advertisements and manuals use both company names).

They are designed to use 35mm color reversal (slide) film. The format of the picture is the 5p (five perforations of 35mm film) that was used in the Stereo Realist.

While the "Stereo Colorist I" is scale focusing, the "Stereo Colorist II" has an integrated rangefinder. Otherwise they are the same. They both have a three-element 35mm f/3.5 Trinar lens made by Rodenstock.

TDC Stereo Colorist II image by chris00nj (Image rights)

External Links

• TDC Stereo Colorist at Stereoscopy.com
• TDC Stereo Colorist II review