Re: My New Stereo Camera

[P3D Sam Smith <3dhacker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 07:48 PM 6/5/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Sam Smith's <3dhacker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> new camera looks mighty impressive!
>80 hour's - Two weeks work? I'm blown away! RBT has some competition here.

Many thanks to all. Your kind words are encouraging.
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>I'd like to know how much new machining you're doing. I don't have access
>to lathes and milling machines - I wonder if this is something that was
>done with hobbyist tools or if you have a machine shop. Your photo (JPG)
>makes it look as "market ready" as a Realist or RBT. Very nice work! I may
>have to move up the garage/workshop construction project up (currently
>slated for summer '99) so I can start "hacking." 


Having a real workshop is only a dream. I only got my  Dremel a few months
ago. It's mostly a lot of hand filing and sawing. The rest is just a vice,
torch, pliers and a few homemade thingies to get lenses and covers off.


The Sandman wrote:

>Gosh it looks better than my new 3d full frame camera (it consists of
>two camera and some scotch tape..to shoot press these two buttons at
>the same time)

Hey, don't put down the old scotch ( or duct) tape approach to stereo
experimentation. It's probably got a lot of people interested in stereo that
way, and taught them how to have fun!

It took a lot of mistakes over the years to be confident enough to actually
take chances on a few hundred dollars investment with no guarantees. This
time it payed off, but I always tell people to start off small.

I am proud of the HG Well's kindof appearance it took on! I still have some
more cosmetic work to do, but at least I fixed the focus problem. I also
found the source of the light leak: I forgot a screw!


Sam



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