Re: Slides vs. Prints

[P3D Shelley, Dan <dshelley@xxxxxxxx>]

George writes:

>...
>
>The only advantage of the prints that 
>I see is that you can see the 2d
>image easier, but we are talking 3-d, 
>right?
>
>So, why are stereo prints easier to 
>share than stereo slides?

There are two parts two my opinion... 

1. The images are easily viewed in 2D which seems to add to the 
amazement when the viewer views the images in 3D. This also gives 
people waiting to use the viewer something to see while they wait for 
their turn. 

2. I find it far easier to load and unload a stereo view viewer than a 
stereo slide viewer. My experience is fairly limited here, I admit, but 
in the EXPO's for example, I found it awkward to continually feed (& 
un-feed) the slot in the viewer... 

Also, for me in particular, free-viewing is very much a part of the 
equation. When I visited the NSA library last summer, I only had about 
3-4 hours to soak as much in as possible. There were trays and trays of 
slides, and trays and trays of stereo cards. In my limited time, I got 
free-view 100's of stereo cards that interested me, but only several 
dozen stereo slides because I had to use a viewer to see them... [That 
is why I suggested way back then that it would be nice to have all 
those images online or on a CD somewhere... Who has the time/luxury to 
go and see them all... But that's another whole discussion!] ;-)

All that to say that I think they ARE easier to use in some respects. 
Does that help to clarify my position?

Dan Shelley
dshelley@xxxxxxxx


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