My new decision (not a beamsplitter)

[P3D Charles A Miller <oravaxcm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

After reading some of the posts and looking into what I would really
like out of taking stereo pictures, I decided that I will now pursue
a twin-camera project. Although putting together two small automatic
cameras (such as the Nikon project that has been described) is probably
going to be about as expensive as buying a used clasic stereo camera, my
own experiences with photography (as well as my desire to stick to the
wide and easy to have processed 35mm format) has led me to the conclusion
that the most sensible upgrade from my Loreo would be to a much higher
quality (and I would like to have both a slide AND print option). Also, I
have been very impressed by the quality of pictures I have seen on some of
the web pages that were taken with full fram 35mm pairs. I'm going to
experiment with my little Yashika T4 (and a view magic viewer I just
ordered from RMM) to take single camera pairs before embarking on any
purchase and surgery on other cameras.

        This is not to say that I don't appreciate my Loreo. I bought the
camera from Reel3D last July just prior to going to Europe for vacation. I
had only discovered the world of stereo pictures a week or so before.
The camera has some serious aggravations for anyone who is used
to setting his own shutter speed and aperature (and focus) or at least
having a camera do it for him. It would be wonderful if the people at
Loreo (or some other manufacturer) would make an inexpensive 3D camera
that at least has manual or automatic shutter speed so that people who
would like to have a point and shoot split frame camera could at least put
the camera on a tripod in low light to get those darker pictures. Still, I
did manage to get a few remarkable (considering the camera and my lack of
experience with stereo photos) pictures. One in particular was taken in
Rome near the Vatican. I walked out of a gift shop, looked down at a small
odd-looking dog, bent over to put the Loreo ~5 feet in front of him and
snapped a picture without even looking through the viewer. When I got back
to the states and had the picture developed, the results were quite
astounding! I thought the dog would have been way too close for the
limitations of the camera. Not so! Anyway, I may have my friend scan the
picture so I could put it up on a web site for people to see what the
Loreo can occasionally do in the hands of someone who has only had a
stereo camera for a week.

Oh yeah, if anyone has any hints, ideas or plans for making a twin camera
setup using small, inexpensive, automatic cameras, please send me a
message.

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions (and great web sites and
pictures....)

chuck miller
oravaxcm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



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