[MF3D.FORUM:70] Re: New viewer for least talked about format

["Bill Glickman" <bglick@xxxxxxxx>]

Sam

        Were these shots taken in 4x5?  It looks like a roll film back was
used?  It's the cheapest source of MF stereo pairs for sure... I was
considering doing the same.

Bill

> Hi Folks,
>
> After turning a friend onto 3d, he wanted a to get into the field with
> camera that had the appeal of the Victorian era. Not being able to afford
a
> real stereo tailboard camera, he picked up an old 4x5 for $90 that had a
> sliding lensboard. He then came up with a great viewer for it.
>
> There's some pix at:
> http://www.cadvision.com/3dhacker/dviewer.jpg
> http://www.cadvision.com/3dhacker/dviewsd.jpg
>
> I'm not sure why it's been neglected, but two stereo pairs on 4x5 film has
> a lot of advantages: Rise and tilt, excellent optics, budget for all
> expenses, lots of film choices, duping capability,etc. I was amazed at how
> much depth was attended from the 2 1/4" stereo base, and it's great for
> portraits. His first attempts were with a single lens slide to the left
and
> right, but now he has  two identical enlarger lenses mounted side by side.
>
> Regarding the viewer, it comes apart for storage, and the drawer holds the
> stereo views. Another great advantage is that the large optics from a pair
> of used 7x35 binoculars are the perfect focal length for this format!
>
> Darcy would appreciate any comments you may have on his creation, and he'd
> be honored if his viewer can go on Robert Thorpe's MF Viewer page.
>
> Sam
>
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