Re: New Project

[Paul Aparycki <parl@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Dear RM,
>I thought the DYE-Transfer process DIEd several years ago....at least Kodak
>no longer carries the materials in their dealer catalog.  Also, shouldn't
>you be using 4 plates rather than 3? There is a Black color separation  too
>isn't there? Sounds like a wonderful idea for a camera thirty years too
>late to me. Tell us more of how you came up with wanting to do this project.
>My best,
>George S. Pearl
>Atlanta Panorama
>George@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>At 06:32 PM 8/30/98 -0600, you wrote:
>>I have just started a new camera project. I am building a one-shot, 3-plate
>>Pan Camera. If interested, I will post periodic updates. The camera will be
>>for making in-camera separation negatives for dye transfer printing.

It is not a new idea . . . such cameras did exist many years back (I'm
showing my aging mind here) . . . don't remember what they were called, but
they were designed for sheet film, and they produced three negatives via
beamsplitting prisms. They obviously were not exactly a portable deal, but
for those who were avowed masochists, they were just the ticket to a
quality shot.

good luck on your project Bob!

Paul Aparycki