Re: Realist etc

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

Mike K. responds:

>Ummmmmmm.... you could use a ....ummm..uhhhhh... a "mirrored stereo adapter"
>on that single SLR (assuming a vertical flying shutter).  TTL metering works
>(in mine anyway) in 3D "mode" and certainly has an in-finder display.

In an effort to keep my post short(er), I skipped that device of myth and
legend which shall to me be henceforth known as the HAIRSPLITTER for
reasons that are obvious to anyone who read the recent interminable
discussion. :-)

Actually I do have one, and it has many drawbacks of its own.  The mirrors
aren't front-surfaced, so the image quality suffers from ghosting and
secondary refraction effects.  It is difficult to control the width of
the black bar in the picture, unless you shoot at a constant f-stop and
only adjust shutter speed, which limits what one can shoot or the kind
of light one can shoot in.  Framing an image is damned hard, unless you
block one of the apertures so you can see one image without overlap.
Then you've still got to adjust the other mirror to center the subject.
That's assuming it hasn't walked away by then. :-)  It also has a tendency
to fall off the front of the camera.

On the plus side, besides offering all the advantages of your SLR, you
can get stereo prints back from your local 1-Hour (although the last roll
I had developed came back with a "Troubleshooting" sheet from Fuji because
of "streaks" in the images (i.e. the black bar).  You can shoot slides and
get them comercially developed and mounted just about anywhere, if you have
the appropriate viewer (which I do).

>P.S. - Yes, I lust for a RBT camera instead (who doesn't?) but it'll be a few 
>       years before I can even dream about it seriously.... so a "few" years will
>       pass before the MSA loses its niche with me.  :-)

It's a bit closer than a few years for me, although I do have the dilemma
as to whether I need that Pentium Pro 200Mhz system or the RBT X2 more!

	-Greg


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