Not take 3-D Pictures????

[P3D Bob Aldridge <bob.aldridge@xxxxxx>]

Chuck Field wrote:

->One of Doctor T's negative points about 3-D is quite valid:
->13. Spoiling a vacation being more interested in capturing it on film
->than actually enjoying it!
-> 
->I'll be going back to London, soon.  Last time there, I stood around
->and fiddled with my Realist and got some nice shots.  This time, I'm
->considering leaving it home.  I just have this horrible feeling that
->I'll regret it.  But it's true that you can pay far too much
->attention to your picture taking, than the actual experience.  But
->then again, what if I see the PERFECT "once in a lifetime" 3-d
->opportunity, and I don't have my camera with me?  AS you can see, I'm
->wavering (vascillating, waffling, etc.)  a bit in making this
->decision.  I want this to be a relaxing vacation.
->I don't want to mess up a good photo op.
->What do the rest of you think I should do?
->Thanx,
->Chuck Field

Well, I went to Egypt for the 14th (or was it 15th?) time in January,
and I had much the same sentiments as you. 

In the end, I did take my cameras (Belplasca, Custom Realist, FED, a
pair of electrically synched Minoltas for hypers and an Olympus OM4. I
used them ALL in the first five days, when I was cruising on Lake Nasser
- a trip I hadn't done before.

The reason I used all of the stereo cameras was because I took them as
back-ups - and neeeded them! Ever dismantled a Belplasca, whilst
cruising on the Nile? Fun, but successful. 

After the first five days I settled down in Luxor for a week, and took
virtually no pictures!

Best of both worlds, I think - and VERY relaxing!


Later in the digest, Bob Howard wrote


RE: Chuck Field says he fiddled with his Realist and almost missed 
the atmosphere of London etc. Considers leaving his camera home next 
time. I suppose that is a legitimate viewpoint, as it is with couples 
who are welded together and would never let a spouse out of sight.
For myself, if I didn't have my cameras including a Realist or other 
3d, I wouldn't even GO! I am easily bent out of shape by being denied 
entrance if I have a camera too! e.g. Museum with King "Tut" 
artifacts on tour. So I guess I could say that photography has been 
so much of my personality that I am naked without it. BobH

And I thought that I should just add that the British Museum is totally
free and easy about handheld cameras - with or without flash. No tripods
without written permission, though.

When are you coming to London? We had our monthly Stereoscopic Society
meeting this afternoon. Maybe you'll be in town for the next one?

Bob Aldridge
Stereoscopic Society Projectionist
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