Re: isometric camera support

[P3D Bob Wier <wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

|I hadn't thought of "mounting" my other cameras upside down on my
|forehead in the Stereo Realist fashion...
|
Here are a couple of interesting paragraphs from the "Stereo Realist
Guide"...

"A very distinct feature is the placement of the finders at the
bottom of the camera.

"This position compels the user to hold the bulk of the camera above
the eye, resting on the forehead. This position stablizes the camera and
provides for greater rigidity. The shutter, depending upon model, 
is of the similtaneous leaf, double-action type, working at speeds
of 1/1, 1/2, 1/5, 1/10, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, and 1/150, plus T and B,
which are thoroughly adequate for most stereo needs. Flash synchroni-
zation is built in for the first time in any stereo shutter, but you ust
remember that synchronization will take place only at 1/25 second.
At 1/25 second all types and all classes of lammps or tubes will syn-
chronize. No other synchronizing speed is recommended.



"To properly hold the Stereo-Realist camera, first place it upon
a table with the viewfinder and rangefinder eye windows facing
you. Pick up the camera so that the thumb of the left hand is at
the bottom and the forefinger is holding the rewind knob on top
of the camera. Similarly, with the right thumb and right forefinger,
hold the right end of the camera. Take the middle finger of the
left hand and let it rest gently upon the shutter release. Take the
middle finger of the right hand and let it rest upon the milled ridges
of the rangefinder gear. Try focusing the rangefinder gear, and you
will find that if you use the side of your middle finger, you are
able to get sufficient rotation for most focusing. If the rotation is
not sufficient, lift the finger and continue in the direction for which
the focusing is indicated. The back of the camera if pressed firmly
against the forehead. The bottom of the camera rests approximately
on the bridge of your nose, so that the viewfinder and ther range-
finder windows are easily brought forth before your eye by sliding
the camera across the bridge of the nose. The rangefinder is of the
split-field military type and has an execptionally wide (4 3/4") base.
This wide base assures great accuracy".

These were definitely not the days of "Aim and Shoot" type instructions!

:-)

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