Re: Window placement

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul Talbot, the tireless mounting investigator writes:

>and in digest 1953 "pack rat" Alex dug up an interesting table that
>included measured gate widths on a variety of 3D cameras.  The Kodak
>was measured at 22.76mm; Revere 23mm; Realist 3.5 at 23.45...

I love the 1/100th mm accuaracy Alex! :)

>images from Revere, and especially Kodak cameras,
>might not have as much range of window placement flexibility as DrT's
>Realist?  I have noticed that Revere chips seem to have less room for
>adjustment in the mount compared to Realist 3.5 chips...

Interesting observation Paul... I think you are right... Perhaps
there is more gap between the Kodak/Revere chips, compared to the
(non-existing, or occassionally negative :)) gap in Realist chips.

In Alex's table I noticed a variation in the gate height too.  For example,
the Realist has 25.3 mm height while the Belplasca has 24 mm and the FED
23.6 mm.  I have noticed that when I mount Belplasca chips I hit the black
(outside image) area when I push the chips all the way up in the Albion 7p
mounts, while I have never seen the black area in a Realist chip.  At first
I thought that this was a result of the Albion 7p vs. 5p dimensions but now
I see how it can be due to the difference in image size.

Hmmm... more Realist advantages... :)

-- George Themelis


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