Re: FED cameras, or lack of!

[P3D Peter Davis <pdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Tony Shapps of THE WIDESCREEN CENTRE wrote: 

>Thought you'd like to know that The Widescreen Centre, having gotten fed up with the delay in obtaining the FED stereo cameras, have just created its 'own' full-frame stereo camera system which we call '5050 System Twin'.

>Not a new idea, but a very good development of a long-standing method. It uses two auto-exposure compact cameras, a mounting bar and twin cable release. But it does the job beautifully and - most important - economically! We're marketing it as a complete outfit for only 129.99 
>(about $199.00). And it's available NOW! 

>Resulting prints, viewed with the ViewMagic viewer a truly excellent. 

This sounds very interesting indeed. Can you tell us: 

1) What auto-exposure camera was used? What's the lens focal 
length? What features does it have? Range of speeds, etc.? Autofocus?

2) Are the original warranties on the cameras still valid, or 
have they been modified in some way? (For example, how is the cable release installed? I haven't seen any inexpensive cameras that will accept a cable.)

Thanks very much.

-pd



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