[MF3D.FORUM:219] Large Format Stereoscopes

[Sam <3dhacker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fairchild was one of the companies that made these. They sold for around
$650 new 20 years ago, but ebay has had a few up that sold for around $200.

I had two of these and ended up selling them. I found the small eyepieces
very dim and restricting, and it was a bit of a hassle getting even
illumination.

Sam

At 03:03 PM 2/27/00 -0800, you wrote:
>If any one knows who the maker of these are, please notify us, I would be
>very interested in learning more and experimenting with one.  I would love
>to shoot 3d shots with my 8x10 camera!  Thanks Fred...
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>Bill
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>>    On the subject of very large 3d, there is still a company that makes
>> viewers for this. Cartographers use 3d on a regular basis so there are
>> suppliers out there that make viewers. But these are not viewers in the
>> conventional sense. They are glasses that are suspended above the print
>> via a wire stand built in to the assembly. I know I saw a catalog of
>> this stuff just recently at my place of employment.(Youngstown State
>> University) The geography dept has a couple of these viewers.
>>    The old military format was 9x9 stereo film split into halves for
>> the left and right views. Quite stunning in 3d.
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>> -Fred Sole
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