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[P3D Tim Stabler <TSTABLER@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

George--

I agree with you on the viewer.  It has to be decent.  But, on the 
other hand, I have had many people show pictures to me and ask if I 
didn't think the pix were great???  They thought so.  To me, the pix 
were worse than yesterday's garbage.  So now the question becomes 
just how good does the viewer really have to be??  If made in 
quantity, the lenses could be a little better and not significantly 
raise the price.

I was just thinking----didn't I see a lenticular camera made by 
Kodak??  As I recall, the camera was $15 as was processing for a 
$30/roll price tag.  With the Loreo style at $15, overnight 
processing only costs about $5 ($4 here at the university and every 
sixth roll is free), so the viewer could be another $10-15 and stay 
within the same price range as the lenticular.  And besides, only 
have to buy the viewer once.

To me, the object is to get more folks into the field.  Like any 
other hobby, once in, money may not be that much of a deciding factor.
Money is a factor with me right now as I have done zero stereo 
photography.  Talk to me after my first roll of film and see what I 
say then.  Again, to me, the object is to get people to do that 
first roll of film.  Yes, it has to be affordable and not require 
much thought.

My first camera was a Kodak Baby Brownie Special (that, in itself, 
dates me).  Basically---point and shoot.  Then I went to flash.  Then 
to 35 mm (range) and then to SLR.  I grew photographically at each 
step.  Now I am starting stereo and I imagine I will go through 
another series of steps.  And, I will learn with each step.  What we 
need is that first step in stereo.

Tim 






Timothy A. Stabler, Ph.D.
Department of Biology
Indiana University Northwest
Gary, IN 46408

(219)980-6718
FAX: (219)980-7125


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