Re: Hacking

[P3D Sam Smith <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob howard wrote:


>RE:San Smith says you can gain the forehead advantage by turning a SLR
>upside down. Of course this will work for a Revere 33 TOO! I just looked
>though mine..but the horrow of what it sould do to my mounting scheme,
>since the upside down images than need transposing have now been
>compromised as to left and right..are they back to normal??? Does my
>notch no longer mean RIGHT? The thoughs dismay me!
>Sam can research this for me?

I never use notches, but I know you'd still end up transposing. I just free
view the cut pairs and plop them into place. I follow the Dr.T school of
stereo mounting.

>I think Sam, the hacker has chosen a good name since he saws cameras in
>half to make stereos. (I hape I have this right?)

Actually I was cristened the 3D Hacker by Joel Alpers. The name just stuck
like epoxy.

>What bothers me about the RBT and melding, is that it seems to me  they
>just grab two lenses marked 50mm or whatever. 

RBT definately uses matched lenses, as for me I do some tests before I get
out the chain saw. But if I just happen to pick up a couple of cameras for a
few bucks, I usually take a chance anyway. If the project is really a
success, it's usually pretty easy to switch optics later if required. ( My
stereo Nettar took four cameras before I found matching optics, but my
Stereo Petri was bang on the first time)
Although accuracy is one of my goals in doing modifications for stereo, I
also do it because I get my jollies from it. I love it when I get a pair of
cameras nobody wants and turn them into a stereo creation. It's like 3D
reincarnation ! It also recycles. Some day I hope to have someone take my
original designs seriously, but for now the hacking's fills the gap, and
expands my 3D horizons a little farther.

By the way George, I too love Werner's book. He's been saying there's a part
two in the works for some time, I hope it happens. It's Werner who traded me
out of my Donaldson, and he's also a fantastic Medium Format Stereographer.





The 3D Hacker
website: http://www.barint.on.ca/~sam/imn23d.htm


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