The Stereo Realist system proved so popular that several companies, such as Revere, Bell and Howell, Three Dimension Company and Kodak came out with their own cameras using the same format. Some of the competitors' offerings had features that the Realist lacked or were easier to use, and most were less expensive, but none were as popular. The Kodak Stereo Camera in particular, which was both less expensive and easier to use, might have outsold the Realist, had it been released prior to the end of 1954.
By the mid-1950s the public's fascination with stereo imaging was fading, and by 1960 the Stereo Realist was the only stereo camera of the 1950s era that was still manufactured. Realist production limped on at much-reduced numbers throughout the 1960s and finally ceased in 1971.The David White Company, which in the 1950s changed its name to "Realist Inc.", changed it back in 1990
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