Re: Stereo's Future

[P3D John Ohrt <johrt@xxxxxxx>]

P3D Michael Kersenbrock wrote:

> > > > Lets look at it another way.  Holmes cards are still popular.  The resolution of
> > >
> > > Can I just take pictures with my P&S camera and have the photofinisher
> > > give Holmes cards back to me?
> >
> > That is a piece of cake with a digital camera so long as the two frames have a
> > consistant registration.  You don't need any photofinisher support, just access to
> > the hardware.  The manipulation to correct for inconsistancies in lens magnification
> > and distortion etc is simple in the digital darkroom.
>
> I didn't mean that one COULDN'T make one, but are millions and millions of
> people *doing* that which you suggest every year?  I suspect that it's
> NOT a popular format for current day photographers.
>
> I *do* think you have mentioned a fun thing to do once in a while!

I got lost in the curves here :-)

I was under the impression that Holmes cards are still a commonly used means of viewing
stereo, espectially for the cash limited.

I could care less what millions of people take for snapshots as long as their volume gets
me a useful technology inexpensively.

Let's face it.  They have helped drive film cost down and film quality up too.


> > Converting digital data to a 4x6 print requires far less capital investment to get
> > the quality of one hour photolabs.
>
> Who's capital investment?  Mine?  I don't want to do that.  That's
> for others to do.  I just want to spend as little as I can on the
> camera.  Even that'll become obsolete soon and I'll have to make
> *another* "investment".  :-)
>
> The current film-based P&S "solution" has by far and away the smallest
> capital cost requirement for users in their mid to short term outlook.
> Zero money is required for the viewing device.

Join a camera club if you can.  That keeps capital costs down.

P&S ---- are we still talking stereo here?

> It's that I don't believe that in one's home (place of social events) that
> people will have their PC at the center of their gathering.

My spouse and take snap shots for our own enjoyment to help us to remember times
together.  I can't remember either of us showing a photo album to anyone.  I would have
the same attitude towards 3D work, especially until I think I have some vague idea of
what I'm doing.  <grin>  The only people who are going to see it are fellow enthusiasts.

But your point is taken.  Many others don't share my bias.

As for Holmes cards.  I like them in a romantic way.  I have my great grandfather's
viewer, and regardless of you technical approach, the cards are inexpensive.  You can
peruse the cards even when the viewer is in use as the format is old-time snapshot size.
I plan to use both analogue and digital as well as hybrid approaches.  All in all Holmes
is a very friendly technology.

As for the computer, once a geek always a geek.  Doing it in bits is neat!!!!

Regards,

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John Ohrt * Toronto * ON * Canada






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