<s>
The	O
Kodak	B-Algorithm
Stereo	I-Algorithm
Camera	I-Algorithm
was	O
a	O
35mm	O
film	O
stereo	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
produced	O
between	O
1954	O
and	O
1959	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
Stereo	B-Algorithm
Realist	I-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
camera	O
employed	O
two	O
lenses	O
to	O
take	O
twin	O
shots	O
of	O
scenes	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
then	O
be	O
viewed	O
in	O
dedicated	O
image	O
viewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kodak	B-Algorithm
Stereo	I-Algorithm
Camera	I-Algorithm
was	O
a	O
Realist	B-Algorithm
Format	O
camera	O
released	O
late	O
in	O
1954	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
35mm	O
slide	O
film	O
to	O
produce	O
stereo	O
pair	O
images	O
in	O
the	O
standard	O
5P	O
Realist	B-Algorithm
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allowed	O
Kodak	B-Algorithm
Stereo	I-Algorithm
Camera	I-Algorithm
owners	O
to	O
use	O
most	O
accessories	O
and	O
services	O
originally	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Stereo	B-Algorithm
Realist	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
selling	O
stereo	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
of	O
the	O
1950s	O
era	O
,	O
eclipsed	O
only	O
by	O
the	O
Stereo	B-Algorithm
Realist	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
lacked	O
a	O
rangefinder	O
the	O
Kodak	B-Algorithm
stereo	I-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
is	O
often	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
easiest	O
of	O
the	O
50s	O
stereo	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Realist	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
Kodak	O
had	O
a	O
self-cocking	O
shutter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rewind	O
knob	O
has	O
a	O
crank	O
,	O
which	O
most	O
consider	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
ordinary	O
rewind	O
knob	O
on	O
the	O
Realist	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
film	O
which	O
in	O
1954	O
was	O
still	O
the	O
standard	O
film	O
for	O
color	O
slides	O
just	O
as	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
when	O
the	O
Realist	B-Algorithm
was	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Focusing	O
on	O
the	O
Kodak	B-Algorithm
stereo	I-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
is	O
done	O
by	O
turning	O
a	O
dial	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
lens	O
mount	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
flash	O
connector	O
was	O
different	O
from	O
other	O
50s	O
era	O
stereo	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
;	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
then-standard	O
old	O
style	O
hot	O
shoe	O
(	O
usually	O
called	O
an	O
"	O
accessory	O
clip	O
"	O
)	O
it	O
featured	O
a	O
bayonet	O
type	O
connector	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
an	O
emerging	O
standard	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
50s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
about	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
they	O
introduced	O
their	O
Kodaslide	O
stereo	O
viewers	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
until	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1954	O
that	O
the	O
Kodak	B-Algorithm
stereo	I-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
was	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
The	O
Kodak	B-Algorithm
stereo	I-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
was	O
finally	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1954	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
instant	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
price	O
tag	O
,	O
$84.50	O
,	O
about	O
half	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
a	O
Realist	B-Algorithm
,	O
certainly	O
helped	O
,	O
but	O
so	O
did	O
the	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
self-cocking	O
shutter	O
,	O
rewind	O
crank	O
,	O
and	O
controls	O
easily	O
set	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
while	O
the	O
Kodak	B-Algorithm
Stereo	I-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
was	O
outselling	O
the	O
Stereo	B-Algorithm
Realist	I-Algorithm
and	O
might	O
have	O
eclipsed	O
the	O
Realist	B-Algorithm
in	O
all	O
time	O
sales	O
,	O
had	O
it	O
been	O
introduced	O
sooner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kodak	B-Algorithm
stereo	I-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
was	O
produced	O
until	O
1959	O
and	O
an	O
estimated	O
100,000	O
were	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodak	O
continued	O
its	O
stereo	O
slide	O
processing	O
service	O
into	O
the	O
late	O
80s	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
may	O
well	O
be	O
that	O
over	O
half	O
the	O
slides	O
processed	O
through	O
it	O
were	O
taken	O
with	O
Stereo	B-Algorithm
Realists	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
were	O
produced	O
until	O
1971	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kodak	B-Algorithm
Stereo	I-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
did	O
n't	O
have	O
as	O
wide	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
accessories	O
as	O
were	O
offered	O
for	O
the	O
Realist	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
no	O
deluxe	O
model	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
Realist	B-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
remained	O
essentially	O
unchanged	O
throughout	O
its	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
mounting	O
kits	O
seemed	O
to	O
be	O
against	O
the	O
philosophy	O
of	O
the	O
Kodak	B-Algorithm
stereo	I-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
and	O
by	O
then	O
third	O
party	O
support	O
for	O
stereo	O
slide	O
mounting	O
and	O
storage	O
was	O
pretty	O
well	O
established	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodak	O
continued	O
producing	O
its	O
Kodaslide	O
stereo	O
viewers	O
for	O
several	O
years	O
after	O
it	O
stopped	O
producing	O
the	O
Kodak	B-Algorithm
stereo	I-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodak	B-Algorithm
stereo	I-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
users	O
could	O
continue	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Kodak	O
mounting	O
service	O
into	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
third	O
party	O
support	O
which	O
Realist	B-Algorithm
users	O
enjoyed	O
,	O
including	O
accessories	O
and	O
supplies	O
,	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
Kodak	B-Algorithm
stereo	I-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodak	O
has	O
not	O
produced	O
a	O
stereo	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
since	O
1959	O
and	O
it	O
seems	O
unlikely	O
that	O
any	O
film	O
stereo	O
will	O
ever	O
again	O
bear	O
the	O
Kodak	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
companies	O
have	O
announced	O
digital	O
stereo	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
which	O
will	O
hit	O
the	O
market	O
soon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
may	O
well	O
be	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
Stereo	B-Algorithm
Realist	I-Algorithm
"	O
of	O
the	O
21st	O
century	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
Kodak	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
