Re: Goofy project idea

[Greg Erker <erker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Oh boy!, Some of you boys do go out of your way to make life
>difficult.

  Interesting. Not difficult :)

> I don't think I would have the engineering ability or the
>cheek to even think of such things. I thought I was pretty way out
>when I shot pinhole stereo. I have often marvelled at the way some
>folk take two cameras and saw them into two pieces and then weld
>them back together. I just feel that this is taking things a little over
>the top when there are so many good stereo camera's to be bought
>at camera fairs and auctions.

  As far as medium format there aren't many
stereo cameras: I already have a Sputnik.
Can't afford a Rolleidoscop. Have a
(2d) Bronica for macros and other slidebars.

  A fisheye MF camera would be limited use I'll
admit. But my psuedo-fisheyes I took with the
Bronica and 0.42x adapter have whetted my appetite.


>I have written to the Director of the
>Fed factory in Kiev suggesting to him that it might be a good idea if
>the Fed were made FULL FRAME stereo. It is, after all, a minor
>adjustment and the winder can be adjusted with a fine file to give
>full frame automatic winding. I also suggested that a switch to
>disconnect the battery when not in use would be a great help. I
>have had quite a bit of correspondence with him and he is very
>open to constructive suggestions. So, perhaps we may see a full
>frame 35mm stereo custom built camera before long?
>Tony(UK)

  Someone on the P3D list (Steve Berezin perhaps?)
said that he had talked to the factory regarding
a fully manual FED and that they weren't interested
in doing anything with the FED Stereo because it
wasn't a big seller. (From memory).

  That is something I'd be interested in more than
an 8p camera. (Being able to set shutter speed
AND aperture manually).

Greg