Convenience and stereo (was: Original Holmes cards)

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>IMO, consumers are
>willing to pay almost any price, both increased cost of processing and
>deterioration of quality, for the convenience and "instant gratification"
>of today's point-and-shoot/quick-print camera/processing combination.

This is definitely true!

>The vast majority of snapshooters just can't be bothered with the
>trouble of taking or viewing stereo photos.  (I don't believe most
>of the photo taking public has the slightest idea what an f-stop or
>shutter speed is, yet alone depth of field.)

I don't think it is necessary to know what an f-stop or shutter
speed or depth of field are to take stereo pictures, for the same
reason that it is not necessary to be familiar with these terms to
take 2d pictures.  It is nice to know but not necessary.  Proof is
the Nimlso.  A camera with 5.6 maximum f-stop and fixed focusing
at about 15-20 feet could make a nice automatic stereo camera.

George Themelis


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