Re: PHOTO-3D digest 1507

[P3D Ronald J Beck 840196 <rbeck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx said:
> Date: Fri, 6 Sep 1996 02:08:50 -0400 From: P3D Dr. George A. Themelis 
> <fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: 
> What is APS? Message-ID: <199609060608.CAA15303@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Before we discuss stereo APS, can someone tell me what is APS?

> George; never made it past the 50s... ;) 

Well George, let me see if I can answer this.  I don't know what "APS" 
stands for, however I believe it refers to the new Kodak "Advantix" system 
that has recently been released to the public.  It's a new film format 
which requires a different camera (of course!).  One unique note here is 
that it was developed as a partnership between Kodak and other film 
vendors (such as Fuji).

Why a new film?  Well, from what I've read on the topic, the film 
cartridge is smaller than your standard 35mm (I believe it's 25mm).  It is 
also able to keep encoded data regarding the exposure directly on the film 
(a magnetic stripe?) as long as the camera can encode this data.  Another 
unique feature is that, because of the encoding, you can rewind and remove 
a partially exposed roll from the camera and replace it at a later date to 
complete the roll.  There is an indicator on the bottom of the cartridge 
to indicate whether it is completely unexposed, partially unexposed, fully 
exposed or developed.

Once you've shot the whole roll, send it in for processing.  Both the 
cartridge, now containing the developed negatives and prints are returned 
to you.  They also include an "index card" with thumbnail prints of each 
photo.  The index card has the serial number of the film cartridge on it 
so you can always match the negatives with the photos taken.

The cameras have three picture size settings that the photographer can 
select at will.  They are standard (4x6), HDTV (5x7) and panoramic (4x10). 
 The index print indicates which format each picture was taken with.

I purchased a "bottom of the line" Advantix system camera for my wife who 
likes to keep things simple.  And, dropping in a cartridge, closing the 
bottom and pressing the button is pretty simple (although she 
occassionally forgets to press the button to initiate the film loading).  
This particular camera has none of the neat recording features so we can't 
remove & replace the film cartridges in the middle.

The other complaint I have is that it takes 7-10 days to get the prints 
back.  Unfortunately the 1 hour photo shops can't process this and it gets 
sent out to a specialized lab.  Hopefully someday it'll take hold in the 
market place and then places like WalMart's 1 hour lab can do the 
processing.  Even an overnight service would be better than a week plus.

It's a neat point & shoot camera for folks who want it simple.  I'd be 
interested in seeing what some of the "high-end" cameras do regarding the 
film encoding during exposure.  I know it keeps information about date & 
time and I believe it keep exposure information too.

When I can wrestle it back from the wife (after the baby's here!), I'll 
try some "weight shift" 3D and get back on how it does.

Hope this helps,
Ron


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