Pros and cons of linked/siamesed MF cameras.

[Tom Deering <tdeering@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Sam did a Ricohflex pair for me, he had to reverse one of the film winding
>buttons to butt the cameras together. You can see a photo of it on his
>WEB site, at URL:
>
>  http://www.cadvision.com/3dhacker/rico.htm


I'm thinking about making a camera like Sam's, but I have mixed emotions.
Since I know nothing at all about MF stereo--the following questions are
based in my minimal 35mm stereo experience.  Any thoughts?

1. If I have separate cameras, I can shoot hyper. If I link them, then I
save a bit of time.  Which is better?

2. Besides speed or ease, what is the benefit of twinning? Is speed really
a factor in a camera that only gets 12 photos to the roll?

3. Siamising makes sense if I can make the thing smaller or lighter.  With
the focus linked, could I ditch the focusing/viewing section of *one*
camera?

4. For that matter, why not dump *both* focusing/viewing sections?  Since
I'm shooting hyperfocal, couldn't I just use the scale on the lens barrel?

If this subject has been swatted around already, or is too simple, just
kick me.

Cheers,

Tom