Twin Cameras: Viewing Vertical Shots

[Mark_Poole@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Mark Poole)]

     Joel Alpers wrote:
     >Mark:
     >
     >  I've often been tempted to shoot vertical stereos of waterfalls,
     >but how do you view them? Are you shooting print film?
     
     I am shooting standard slide film, and I simply drop them into a 2x2 
     slide viewer (Franka from Reel 3-d).  This is a steal-the-light model 
     (crane your neck to find a bright light source).
     Since the 2x2's are symetrical in both directions, shifting the slides 
     to vertical orientation is no problemo.
     
     {Oh, yes - (ATTN: Dr. George T.) I was browsing Reel 3-D's web site 
     and found an adapter, for around $5, that allows you to view Realist 
     mounts in the Franka viewer.  I would still like some details on the 
     lighted viewers, though.}
     
     I have had some good results with this, but it was before I had 
     obtained my IR-trigger. I was then using the super-low-cost "push & 
     pray" shutter release method (punch both buttons at what you hope is 
     the same time).  There is an ever-so-slight slight difference in 
     shutter synch.  
     
     The difference is noticable, but not uncomfortably so.  The 
     interesting thing is that it actually created a vibrancy to the 
     images, making them seem more alive.  
     
     The vertical orientation gives an exagerated feeling of height.
     
     Most of my friends have the most dynamic favorable response when 
     viewing these images (in other words, they really liked them).
     
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