Re: A newbie 3D photo experience

[P3D Gregory J. Wageman <gjw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Andy Burr writes:

>Out of two 24-exposure rolls of Kodachrome 64, I wound up with 20+ slides
>that are acceptable to my novice standards. Many of the slides were
>under-exposed, but still look great to me through a viewer.

I recommend getting an exposure meter.  You don't have to spend a fortune
on a new, digital meter with bells and whistles.  Most decent camera
stores that have used equipment will have dozens of analog exposure
meters for sale.  Just make sure it can handle both incident and reflected
light readings (most can, but some cannot, or require an attachment).
With a wide-angle camera like the Realist etc., you will often not be
able to take an incident reading of your subject (e.g. landscapes).

I've shot literally dozens of rolls with the Realist and Revere using a
Minolta meter, and have had practically no exposure problems, except in
one extremely difficult situation (late afternoon sun coming from 90
degrees to the right, striking a structure that was partially shaded
by large palm trees).  Even that could have been saved had I bracketed
more than I did.  (I exposed for the shadows and washed out the
brightly-lit areas.)