twin rig-vertical composition

[P3D Alan Lewis <dlewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dr. George A. Themelis wrote:
> 
> >full frame vertical format slides are a nice change from horiz.
> >compositions.    >Alan Lewis
> 
> How are you going to mount those Alan?   In you want to maintain
> the full width (24 mm) then you have to use a Realist mount
> (not exactly a vertical composition)  If you are willing
> to sacrifice width then you can use an Ultra-Close Up mount
> (if you can find any of those), or double mask in aluminum,
> or use a Nimslo mount.   Using a Nimslo mount will mask more
> than 50% of the original full-frame image....
> 
> George Themelis


I project in twin 35 format, so I use GEPE 21 x 28mm window mounts. 
This allows enough room for windowing on the width, but I have to be
aware of leaving enough top and bottom extra image so I don't miss the
composition that I am after.  I still get a pleasing normal base
vertical image, a nice break from too many hyper horizontals.

Shooting for vertical effect in the Realist masks would almost dictate a
Nimslo mask, but that's a lot of image to lose.  You would almost have
to mount in a standard Realist square mask if there is enough window
space to allow proper spacing.  I haven't tried mounting twin 35
vertical frames in a Realist square mask yet, don't know if enough room
for proper windowing.

Since I shoot prints too in this twin rig and use the Freeviewer's
Assistant for viewing, I can make use of the full vertical format very
easily, even for enlargements.

If we restrict our discussion to using a twin rig setup and viewing in
the Realist format slide mounts (a restriction I would never put on
myself! ;-)) then what I am saying is that if you have a hinged bar you
can take pictures at a near normal stereo base and therefore won't lose
a shot that you felt wouldn't work with the hyper horiz. setup.  The
fact that it is vertical format isn't so important in the Realist
format, just the fact that you didn't miss the shot.  You can mount the
result in a half frame mask if you have to, but you got the shot.  Of
course this assumes the condition that one doesn't have a Realist camera
, just a twin rig, which was the original discussion.

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