Re: Hyper

[E R Swanson <ers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you ever see a copy of the VM "Star Trek, The Next Generation" set
you'll see that they must have been using the Nikon rig at least up to
that point in history. The photographer took hyperstereo shots... of
people's faces.  There are some shots in the set that comprise some of the
worst commercial stereo photography ever done-- real brain twisters... 

Elliott

On Sun, 5 Jul 1998, John Bercovitz wrote:

> > I was looking at some 1940s Viewmaster reels last night
> > The images were clearly hyperstereo:
> 
> I saw a picture of the setup that was used later than the 
> 40s; it was a pair of Nikons on a bar.  I'll bet they did
> the same sort of thing earlier, too.  When you consider
> the manufacturing capability at their disposal, it do make
> one wonder.  8-)
> 
> John
>