[MF3D.FORUM:1247] Re: MF3D Projection

[drdave@xxxxxxxxxx]

Sam Smith writes:

> Next question: What kind of mounts would be used for MF Stereo 
> Projection? Would you have to remove all your slides from the MF 
> Spicer mounts and place them in Gepe mounts?

Yes, that is what is being required for the MF slide show at the 
Buffalo NSA Convention.

> Then comes the final problem. The risk to your MF originals just 
> for the pleasure of viewing through projection seems very high. With 
> 35 it is very easy to make dupes, but no so for MF. It's a pain in 
> the ass to get good quality MF dupes, as it's both very expensive and 
> not always a good rendition of the original.

If you are lucky like me (I am just starting MF and have only shot 
three rolls so far) you can just shoot in camera dupes with one for 
hand viewing and one for projection. As they say - film is cheap! 
However, if you have a big backlog of images then you do have to make 
the choice to unmount and remount. Of course with in camera dupes that 
means only three stereo pairs from a 120 roll.

One other option is to make a 6x6x2 viewer. Doesn't Daniel Greenhouse 
have one on the MF Viewer page? The Japanese page you listed in your 
other post will sell you one for a few thousand $$$.

>So is it ever really worth it? I think I'd rather supply and 
>audience with individual cheap MF viewers than go through the hassle 
>of MF projection!

As has already been discussed here, there are benefits to a projected 
show (no matter what the format). It will definitely be worth it for 
the audience. Whether or not it will be for you is a personal decision.

Could you imagine the 35mm NSA stereo theater done with hand viewers?

That's all for now,

David W. Kesner
Boise, Idaho, USA
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