Re: 3D Pic's and QuickCam

[P3D Jim Carbonetti <carbo3d@xxxxxxxx>]

> Well guess what? It might be possible with the QuickCam! Of course
> it will be black and white. If you get the color version then your almost
> set. The only problem is that there is no focussing on it, but a way to
> get around that is to put a lenses of some sort (50mm lenses works well)
> between the slide and QuickCam. Personally haven't tried it out with
> the Quickcam but have done it with the Snappy that I refer about above.
> Not only can you "scan" in Realist slides in this way but also of course
> 35mm full frame and even VM reels! It's a bit tricky to get set up right
> (trial and error) but the quality is acceptable for web use or for
> cataloging slides. Here is an example of a View-Master reel that I
> duped in this way. It is presented as a stereo cross-eyed pair. Check
> it out at http://generation.net/~jacob/tintin.jpg
> 
> Regarddds
> Gabriel

How did you shoot your VMs for digital input? You mention the Snappy,
but are you putting your VM chips on a lighttable for illumination and
shooting with a video camera? And are you leaving the chips in the
mount?

Thanks

Carbo3D


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