View-Masters are still made, and the newer models are pretty good. There is a handful of serious photographers still working in the medium. Among the best are architectural photographers Michael Kaplan and Gregory Terry. The first models used black and white 35 mm film strips, and later models used a card with seven stereo pairs. At first they were mostly travel photos, Hollywood, and even a risque topic or two, but before long they branched into fairy tales and cartoons, eventually licensing the rights to use Disney characters.
Many aficionados think the best stereo images are slides viewed through binocular-like viewers.
Others come with first-rate optics and quartz lights and can sell for hundreds of dollars. Realist made several models, and the Realist Red Button on the right is highly prized and sells for a premium in online auctions. With the aid of mirrors, they allow you to view stereo pairs printed by conventional drugstore printers. Some books come with built-in viewers as does this Mark Blum book. IMAX and other LCD polarized projections.