Twin rig

[P3D Brenda Nowlan <bknowlan@xxxxxxxxx>]

I am interested in the differences/pros/cons of the the Canon Rebel vs.
the Minolta X-700 rigged for stereo.  I recently read this on P3D:

Gecko wrote:

>I'm looking to purchase two Canon Rebel G SRL's for use as a twin 3D
>camera.

>Does anyone have comments regarding their use as a twin setup?

I've recently tried my twin camera rig consisting on 2 Canon EOS 500N
(the european version of the Rebel G) mounted on a slide bar purchased
to Reel 3-D with very good results, Firing both cameras together was
accomplished by means of two solded remote cables (from Canon). The
500Ns are one of the lightest SRLs available, they come with a useful
zoom (in my case a 28-80mm) and offer a full array of manual and auto
modes. There's even a program setting called  A-Deep to maximize depth
of field: The auto focus detects the nearest and farthest objects in the
scene and tries to keep them both in focus.
Stereo base is nomally too high for normal photography (around 145mm)
but I found the hyperstereo effect on close photography quite acceptable
(more on this later). Mounted base-to-base the interaxial obtained would
be back to normal for close-ups.---

So, what does the Minolta X-700 have to offer?  
Also, does anyone know other sources for slide bars for comparison?

Thank you-Brenda


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