[MF3D.FORUM:1092] Re: Miniturization.

[Mike Kersenbrock <michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Dr. George A. Themelis" wrote:
> 
> Bill et al.  This is a very interesting issue that goes
> far beyond MF stereo...
> 
> Since a lot of it is a mater of perception and expectations,
> I will give you a personal opinion... Others might have
> other opinions and there is room for everyone aboard.
> 
> >So are you saying that this is a pit fall that is not correctable
> >in MF stereo?  If you always shoot at 2.5" then you would loose
> >the desired effect when things are further away then say 20 ft, right?
> 
> That's correct if by "desired effect" you mean stereo effect.
> But there is something else here called "realism", which has
> always been one of stereo photography's strongest points.  The

...which brings up the philosophical conversations about whether
stereo photography is an end unto itself, or if it's only a means
to an end ("life-like photography", for instance).  To each
the answer is different, or different to the same person depending
upon the momemnt asked.

Personally, I find strong miniaturization effects to be
something that isn't something I like to do -- but if others
like it, that's fine with me.


Mike K.