Good reasons to use Revere (was Re: Answers to Questions)

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George Themelis posted:

> If you are an engineer (not an
> artist) and you can handle the Realist then there is no good reason 
> to use a Revere (Dr. T says that, not me!)

I'm sure the Revere users have plenty to say about that!  I don't
remember all the features of the borrowed Revere I used for my first
stereo photos, but I do remember the automatic shutter cocking.  Last
week the two-fisted, three-step approach to film advance and shutter
cocking on the Realist prevented me from completing an experiment I
had designed...and left me wishing I had a Revere with me instead.

In response to the discussion about taking aerial hyperstereos and
shifting an SLR between shots to create both near and far depth, I
figured I could try two consecutive shots with a stereo camera, but
hold the camera stationary instead of shifting it between shots.  Then
I would try to pair up the left image from the first shot and the right
image from the second shot (assuming sitting on the left side of the
aircraft.)  I thought perhaps this would minimize any extra registration
problems from shifting the camera.  This might be feasible with a stereo
camera that has a simple 1-handed advance and cocking design, but would
require some heavy duty engineering to pull it off with a Realist.

Paul Talbot, present multiple Realist user, past and future Revere user


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