[MF3D.FORUM:501] Slide review....

["Bill Glickman" <bglick@xxxxxxxx>]

To List members...

      I had the pleasure of having Paul Talbot over to my house this week.
He was visitng my home town of Vegas.  Paul was kind enough to bring over
his slides and cameras.

       When looking at his Rolleidoscope, I was amazed that such a well
machined camera was crafted in the 1930's.  However, I could not have
imagined any optics from the 30's being near as sharp or as high contrast as
the best of todays modern high end MF optics.  However, when reviewing the
stereo slides, I was truly amazed how sharp those lenses really were.  The
lenses were Carl Zeiss lenses, the rolls royce of lenses.  Some of the shots
I felt were on par with some of the best MF lenses I have seen today,
including Mamiya and Rollei.  I am sure these chromes would not withstand
the enlargement capability of todays MF lenses, but that is not an issue
shooting stereo pairs.  It's quite a tribute to a camera maker whos 70 year
old product is on par with some of the best of what is offered today...

      I also have been highly motivated to spend more of my photography time
shooting 3d.  Paul is a humble guy, but trust me, he has some breathtaking
shots.  I hope others get to experience some his "best of".

      When reviewing all these stereo shots, I began trying to find common
demominators of the great shots.  This discovery process will help me know
which scenes are best recorded on 3d.  This was my findings, and I would
appreciate additional input on this issue... it sure would help us
beginners..

1.  A range of subjects from near to far, creating an extreme depth feeling.
2.  Perfect focus and no movement or blurr in the scene.
3.  Perfect exposure, with no black shadows or blown out highlights.
4.  A scene that did not offer monotone color, like solid green.  It seemed
when there was different colors poping out at different distances it created
more depth.
5.  A well composed scene.

      This was a very educational experience for me and will really help me
on my 3d ventures this summer.  Any other suggestions of other ingredients
of great stereo pairs?

Regards
Bill G