Re: Speaking of KODAK

[P3D <BD3D@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Dalia wrote:
>During the tour of Eastman house, as part of NSA Rochester, we saw a stereo
image projected on a back-lit screen in the basement - near the entrance to
the vault.  Does anyone have an idea what the process was, who made it, etc?

>For those who didn't see it.  One could see the scene in 3D without using
glasses.  But it didn't look like a lenticular. Just another 3D product
Kodak ever developed.


>thanks
>dalia


Yes, I know who made it, had him over for a slide show last weekend, as a matter
of fact.  It was designed and built by Bill Ewald, the Mr. Stereo of Kodak
during his nearly 40 years in product development.  This is a tabletop rear
projection stereo viewer for Realist-format slides.  It projects through a 
fresnel lens onto specially prepared ground glass.  This allows one to view 
in stereo without glasses.  Pretty cool, huh?

As you suggest, it was just another 3D product Kodak never developed.  If you
have any specific questions about the device, I can forward them to Bill.  He 
designed and built several other stereo-related items that Kodak never developed
including a really nifty push-button/joystick projector, but that's another story.
Best regards,
Bill Davis


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