Re: matching camera lenses

[P3D <gnored@xxxxxxx>]

.Sam Writes: 

> Sometimes people get the impression that I take any two cameras at random
> and make a stereo camera out of them. There are a few times I'll chance an
> imperfect match, but most of the time I'm VERY PICKY as to which lenses I'll
> use. Bodies are no big deal, as any two of the same model will do. I've had
> to buy 5 cameras for a particular MF Stereo project in order to get two
> lenses I was happy with. Keep in mind you can always build the body first,
> then switch lenses later.
> 
Sorry Sam. I guess I got that impression from your recent posts on 
the folding cameras. In a recent post you said you'd found another 
folding camera of the same brand, but even the shutter was different. 
I never dreamed that you might have to buy 5 or 6 of these things to 
get two that matched. I just jumped to the conclusion that you were 
going to use the two you had on hand. 

Since I've seen pictures of your creations on your Web page (they are 
beautiful) I knew you aren't a sloppy worker. It follows, therefore, 
that exact matching of lenses is not as critical as I had imagined. 

As you can tell from this tortured reasoning, I never did very well 
in math! Anyway, I apologize if I've given any offense. 

But, back to 3D ...

 If I bought two 50mm lenses of the same make and model, do you 
think I'd stand a chance of it working? Would buying two new ones 
from the same dealer at the same time (thus improving chances that 
the two would be from the same "batch,") make it any more likely that 
they would match? I mean, I'm probably going to try this anyway, but 
right now I'm having "pre-purchase anxiety."

Gary Nored



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