My Nikon Lite-Touch DOES work!!

[P3D Charles A Miller <oravaxcm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My Nikon Lite Touch DOES work!! I'm just a temporary idiot! I got to
thinking about what could cause the focus/flash lights on the backs of the
cameras to flash when they are put together...of course it couldn't have
been my wiring since I was SO careful and followed Ed's directions so
closely that I also marked each wire at both ends. Well, as it turned out,
the second camera I altered was a little messed up. I had switched the
common and focus wires when I attached them to the contacts. I must have
gotten a little too confident after putting the first camera together the
previous night. Anyway, the real problem probably happened because I had
marked the contact ends of the wires but subsequently cut them as I
soldered each one. Well, I brought home a multitester from work today and
checked each wire on my mount to see if they had been crossed. Then I
opened up the cameras one at a time to check them. The first one checked
out ok, so I proceeded to the second. When I put one probe on the terminal
for the common, I traced it with the other probe to the focus control. I
was actually glad that this was the problem since it was easily fixed.
When I reattached the two cameras, PRESTO! I can't tell you how happy I
was to hear the precise snapping of the shutters... one shot after
another. 

Now I just have to finish up the base a little so the cameras stay firmly
pressed against the contact points and are both leveled. I just want to
run out and buy a couple 12 exposure rolls of cheapo film, take pictures
of everything I can find, get them processed at a one-hour place and take
them back to my recently purchased view-magic. HURRAY!!! 

Now I get the feeling I'll be wanting to get rid of my Loreo system.. It
was good to me. I got a few cool pictures in Europe, it introduced me to
3D photography, but I doubt I'll be using it after this. Its not much
smaller than my new setup and not nearly as powerful.

Once again, major thanks to Ed Comer for the plans! I hope more people who
are interested but don't have a camera (or at least a good, reliable,
consistant camera) will look seriously at this. The first time I saw the
plans for the original twins, I thought NO WAY! MUCH too dificult. I can
tell you right now that it was not difficult at ALL. The most difficult
part was not the soldering. I used a $7 Radio Shack iron. If there were
any potential solder bridges, I would get out my Swiss-Army knife with the
magnifying glass and an exacto knife and scrape them away. For me (due to
my severe inabilities with wood-working and drilling straight holes with a
cordless drill), the building of the base and the correct placement of
holes in the camera caseing were the most difficult part. After this, I
would say GO FOR IT to anyone who has contemplated this project.

My only advice would just be to not get too excited with the prospect of
taking stereo pictures with this setup while you are building it. You may
end up in a 3D daydream and consequently mix up all the wires!


Chuck

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