[MF3D.FORUM:512] Re: Mounting gauges

[Brian Reynolds <reynolds@xxxxxxxxx>]

Paul Talbot wrote:
> Could someone with one of the mounting gauges that
> Joel made for the RMM MF stereo mounts measure the
> spacing of the vertical lines and post the stats
> here?  I have a source file for printing gauges, but
> I'm wondering whether it might need some tweaking.
> 

I have one of these taped to my 8x10 light table at home.  I meant to
bring it (the guide, not the light table) with me to the Third Friday
Stereo Dinner this evening, but I forgot it.  I'll measure it when I
get home.  Somewhere I have a spare.

As I recall the spacing of the left line and the middle line matched
the apertures.

>   d) What do you think the spacing between the "Near"
>      and "Far" verticals should be?  Presumably it
>      should be the MAOFD for the format, but I've heard
>      a range of recommended MAOFD values for MF stereo.
>      Can we reach a consensus on what it should be?
> 

I'm very interested in this.  I've been thinking about camera designs
(the Sputnik is getting to be a real pain) and I haven't seen any real
explainatino as to why a particular spacing is choosen for use in a
viewer based system.

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