<s>
The	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
stereo	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
with	O
a	O
brightfield	O
viewfinder	O
that	O
produces	O
3D	O
pictures	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
without	O
glasses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
had	O
fixed	O
focus	O
and	O
automatic	O
exposure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
was	O
the	O
first	O
consumer	O
level	O
three-dimensional	O
lenticular	O
camera	O
of	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
previous	O
lenticular	O
cameras	O
aimed	O
at	O
amateurs	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
six-lens	O
Lentic	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
1953	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
120	O
roll	O
film	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
was	O
probably	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
use	O
35mm	O
film	O
,	O
and	O
certainly	O
the	O
first	O
that	O
could	O
fit	O
in	O
a	O
pocket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
was	O
originally	O
built	O
in	O
a	O
Timex	O
factory	O
in	O
Dundee	O
,	O
Scotland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
massive	O
strike	O
in	O
Dundee	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
U.S.	O
rollout	O
was	O
gaining	O
strong	O
momentum	O
,	O
caused	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
to	O
miss	O
the	O
delivery	O
dates	O
on	O
all	O
cameras	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
and	O
its	O
lenticular	O
printer	O
were	O
invented	O
by	O
Jerry	O
Curtis	O
Nims	O
from	O
Georgia	O
,	O
USA	O
,	O
and	O
Allen	O
Kwok	O
Wah	O
Lo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jerry	O
Nims	O
received	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
ten	O
outstanding	O
engineering	O
achievements	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
for	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
Three-Dimensional	O
Photographic	O
System	O
at	O
the	O
17th	O
Annual	O
Competition	O
of	O
the	O
National	O
Society	O
of	O
Professional	O
Engineers	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pictures	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
camera	O
create	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
image	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
with	O
the	O
naked	O
eye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
3D	B-Algorithm
image	I-Algorithm
is	O
made	O
possible	O
by	O
the	O
lenticular	O
printing	O
process	O
that	O
was	O
customized	O
by	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
inventors	O
,	O
though	O
professional	O
lenticular	O
prints	O
had	O
been	O
around	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Olsen	O
was	O
a	O
technological	O
and	O
industrial	O
visionary	O
and	O
believed	O
strongly	O
in	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
established	O
a	O
guarantee	O
of	O
US$25	O
million	O
for	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
shares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
was	O
taken	O
publicly	O
on	O
the	O
Unlisted	O
Securities	O
Market	O
(	O
USM	O
)	O
London	O
by	O
Baring	O
Brothers	O
and	O
Carr	O
,	O
Sebag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
American	O
depository	O
receipt	O
(	O
ADR	O
)	O
,	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
was	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
selling	O
stock	O
on	O
the	O
NASDAQ	O
until	O
the	O
strike	O
in	O
Dundee	O
stopped	O
deliveries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
still	O
,	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
was	O
public	O
on	O
the	O
Bermuda	O
Exchange	O
,	O
including	O
substantial	O
oil	O
interests	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
added	O
by	O
Fred	O
Olsen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
thereafter	O
,	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
was	O
privatized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
photographic	O
printer	O
(	O
the	O
Mark	O
1S	O
)	O
was	O
controlled	O
by	O
a	O
KIM-1	B-Device
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
prints	O
are	O
created	O
by	O
printing	O
the	O
four	O
images	O
through	O
the	O
lenticular	O
print	O
material	O
,	O
each	O
at	O
a	O
different	O
angle	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
photosensitive	O
emulsion	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
lenticular	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
1982	O
,	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
was	O
the	O
fastest	O
selling	O
35mm	O
camera	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
including	O
being	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
the	O
Sears	O
catalog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
height	O
of	O
its	O
meteoric	O
rise	O
,	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
had	O
sought	O
to	O
acquire	O
Berkey	O
Industries	O
(	O
NYSE-BKY	O
)	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
it	O
had	O
obtained	O
sixteen	O
percent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Berkey	O
issued	O
its	O
LOI	O
to	O
acquire	O
the	O
photo	O
finishing	O
labs	O
of	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
International	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
for	O
common	O
stock	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
raised	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
holdings	O
of	O
Berkey	O
from	O
16	O
to	O
45	O
percent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
Corp	O
was	O
partly	O
sold	O
to	O
Nishika	O
,	O
a	O
Nevada	O
company	O
that	O
acquired	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
patents	O
,	O
and	O
continued	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
as	O
"	O
Nishika	O
3-D	O
N8000	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nishika	O
also	O
offered	O
a	O
companion	O
flash	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
Optilite	O
but	O
much	O
bulkier	O
and	O
with	O
just	O
one	O
contact	O
plus	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
interesting	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Nishika	O
"	O
dealers	O
"	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
had	O
only	O
3	O
lenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
other	O
three-lens	O
cameras	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
3D	O
wizard	O
,	O
3D	O
magic	O
,	O
'	O
DFX	O
,	O
and	O
Kalimar	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
sported	O
more	O
modern	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
built-in	O
electronic	O
flash	O
and	O
motorized	O
film	O
advance	O
,	O
but	O
lacked	O
the	O
auto-exposure	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
trio	O
featured	O
3	O
element	O
coated	O
glass	O
lenses	O
,	O
built	O
in	O
flash	O
,	O
motorized	O
film	O
advance	O
,	O
automatic	O
exposure	O
control	O
,	O
compatibility	O
with	O
DX	O
coded	O
ASA	O
100	O
,	O
200	O
and	O
400	O
film	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
built	O
in	O
protective	O
lens	O
cover	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
closest	O
three-lens	O
equivalent	O
to	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
3	O
lens	O
cameras	O
gave	O
more	O
pictures	O
per	O
roll	O
of	O
film	O
,	O
16	O
for	O
24	O
exposure	O
roll	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
12	O
yielded	O
by	O
Nimslo/Nishika	O
and	O
had	O
less	O
ghosting	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
less	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
other	O
four-lens	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
clones	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
3DNext	O
and	O
the	O
Rittai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indeed	O
,	O
these	O
cameras	O
were	O
so	O
far	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
,	O
that	O
it	O
might	O
be	O
stretching	O
things	O
to	O
call	O
them	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
clones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
cameras	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
produced	O
,	O
one	O
can	O
still	O
obtain	O
a	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
through	O
various	O
internet	O
auction	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
maintains	O
a	O
loyal	O
following	O
among	O
photography	O
buffs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
recent	O
years	O
,	O
renewed	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
1981	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
camera	O
has	O
created	O
a	O
growing	O
online	O
after-market	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
analog	O
camera	O
itself	O
and	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
camera	O
prints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
GIF	O
images	O
created	O
using	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
camera	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
proliferated	O
for	O
viewing	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
somewhat	O
"	O
retro	O
"	O
development	O
,	O
many	O
stereo	B-Algorithm
photography	I-Algorithm
buffs	O
used	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
to	O
take	O
stereo	O
slides	O
which	O
were	O
mounted	O
in	O
"	O
4P	O
"	O
(	O
half	O
frame	O
)	O
slide	O
mounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
using	O
either	O
slip	O
in	O
cardboard	O
mounts	O
,	O
some	O
specially	O
labeled	O
with	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
name	O
or	O
aluminum	O
masks	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Realist	O
"	O
closeup	O
"	O
mask	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
many	O
slide	O
mounts	O
were	O
designed	O
for	O
an	O
image	O
frame	O
taller	O
than	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
frame	O
this	O
red	O
dot	O
was	O
sometimes	O
visible	O
in	O
the	O
picture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
glass	O
lenses	O
and	O
automatic	O
exposure	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
made	O
it	O
well	O
suited	O
for	O
this	O
purpose	O
,	O
unlike	O
similar	O
cameras	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Nishika	O
that	O
typically	O
sported	O
plastic	O
lenses	O
and	O
limited	O
adjustability	O
,	O
relying	O
on	O
the	O
latitude	O
of	O
the	O
print	O
film	O
to	O
give	O
good	O
results	O
under	O
varied	O
lighting	O
conditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
used	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
to	O
produce	O
half	O
frame	O
prints	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
make	O
stereo	O
cards	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
viewed	O
in	O
conventional	O
stereoscopes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
only	O
the	O
two	O
outer	O
images	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
images	O
formed	O
by	O
each	O
snap	O
were	O
mounted	O
,	O
using	O
an	O
unmodified	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
to	O
produce	O
stereo	O
pairs	O
results	O
in	O
wasted	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technical	O
Enterprises	O
came	O
out	O
with	O
the	O
Teco-Nimslo	O
which	O
exposed	O
two	O
images	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
and	O
modified	O
the	O
film	O
advance	O
so	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
film	O
wastage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
of	O
these	O
were	O
as	O
popular	O
as	O
the	O
Teco-Nimslo	O
but	O
pictures	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
easy	O
enough	O
to	O
find	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
and	O
have	O
occasionally	O
been	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
blog	O
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
have	O
modified	O
the	O
Nimslo	B-Algorithm
to	O
make	O
a	O
wide	O
format	O
camera	O
,	O
or	O
have	O
found	O
other	O
non	O
3D	O
uses	O
,	O
with	O
or	O
without	O
modification	O
.	O
</s>
