Re: State-of-the-art in twin rigs?

[P3D Peter Davis <pd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> >What is the current state-of-the-art in twin camera rigs?  Are there
> >any light-weight, fully automatic point-and-shoot cameras and which
> >can easily (ie, without opening the cameras and soldering) be synched
> >well enough for flash photography?
> 
> If all I want is a light-weight, fully automatic camera rig, I can always
> use my Realist :-) and that's a REAL stereo camera with synchronized
> shutters and matched lenses giving a pair of images in one roll of film.

Why did I know you were going to suggest that, George?  Actually, I've
been using a Realist for almost all of my photography for the past 3
years.  However, I think there are times when a twin point-and-shoot
rig would be helpful.  This weekend, I was with my wife and a friend
of hers and four kids at a game farm.  Because of the foliage, we kept
moving from shadow to bright sunlight.  Also, because the oldest of
the kids there was 7, there was not a lot of time for resetting
exposure, etc.  I think I missed about a dozen or so opportunities
because of the set-up time for each shot.

I thought a twin P&S rig might be a nice complement to the Realist.  I
could shoot prints and mount them for View-Magic viewing, so they
could be enjoyed by both stereo and non-stereo enabled alike.

-pd


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