3D HACKER'S RESPONSE

[P3D Sam Smith <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Regarding my 3D HACKER'S PAGE, ( making your own stereo equipment), David
Glick wrote:

>This is great stuff, thanks very much for sharing it. I've got a few
>categories of questions for you and everyone else:
>
>Will you be in Rochester with any of these?  I'd like to talk with anyone
>who's been doing splicing or twin rigs with 35mm automatic cameras.

Yes, I'll be there for Friday night and Saturday. I haven't thought about
bringing my junk, but maybe I'll bring something if there's really an
interest. I was hoping to have my Stereo Petri ready, but I don't think I
have time.  Any particular project you'd like to see?
>
>Did you have any problems with variations in lens focal length among the
>pairs of cameras which were put together?

In the Stereo Nettar, I ended up buying four Nettars before I found two that
matched.  Usually I do a Scotch tape test before I start hacking. ( Use
Magic tape for ground glass on the film window and measure the image on it
with Vernier calipers or whatever's handy.) On the bright side, you can
always substitute for other optics later if they come along. I never seen to
have a problem getting rid of the rejects.
>
>Have you thought about splicing two slide projectors together, maybe Kodak
>Carousels or Ektagraphics with a stack loader?  There was a bit of
>discussion on this in February (2/14 digest 1181, 2/15 digest 1182) but
>nothing since.  I said that the diameter of the typical zoom lens barrel
>might be a problem, but I've since seen that some fixed focal length lenses
>are narrower (constant diameter from the section that fits into the
>projector) and should be fine.

I'd love to work on projectors, but it's too expensive a project for me ! I
like garage sale stuff the best !

Thanks agian for the encourging words !

Sam
Website: http://www.barint.on.ca/~sam/imn23d.htm


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