Re: 3D Slide Viewers, Stereo Cards, Movies, Realist Hot-Shoe

[P3D Jim Crowell <crowell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 6:21 PM 7/2/96, P3D Jerry_Gore wrote:

>Lots of questions:
>1. Anyone know where I can find a $25-30 slide viewer with focusing, lighted
>    back, glass lenses? Or do I just save my money for the Star D-II (I'll be
>    saving for an awfull long time, i.e. college student w/no job). And it
>doesn't have
>    glass lenses.  I need a Realist  format viewer. I bought some  el-cheapo
>viewers     from Reel-3D which I'll use for now.

Reel-3d sells the Franka viewer.  It's a steal-the-light viewer
w. glass lenses (Dr. T says single-element lenses, so not as
sharp as a red-button viewer).  Normally it's meant for 2x2
format, but they also carry an adaptor for using it with Realist
format slides.  Costs about $35, I think.


>2. Does anyone know where I could find the cardboard like mounts for 3D Stereo
>    Cards? I was thinking there might be some form of  mounts for these. It
>would
>    be great to be able to take two prints and put them side-by-side in some
>kind
>    of mount to reproduce a 3 1/2 x 7 Stereo Card. This way no special
>processing     is needed  for the film. Simply get the prints, trim, and
>mount. Any ideas?

Q-Vu mounts.  They have a foldover mask that defines the window,
so you don't even have to trim the prints carefully.  They're in
the 3d products & services file.  About $40/hundred.

>4. I've noticed the Hot-shoe on the Realist is smaller than the
>ones used these
>    days. But, why can't I just get a moto-tool and grind down a more modern
>    flash-foot to fit the hot-shoe.

That's what I did; filed a bit off the sides & made a groove in
the bottom.  Works fine, but that unit now tends to swivel
around if I try & use it in my ordinary camera.

Someone else on the list suggested raising the hot shoe up a
little (by replacing the screws with longer ones & putting in
some itty bitty washers) & prying the jaws open a bit.  I've
been meaning to try that, haven't stumbled across any screws of
the right size yet (but then, I haven't looked very hard).

-Jim C.


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