P3D Re: First Realist pair mounted!

["Dr. George A. Themelis" <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Leftblankintentionally writes: 
   
>Just had to express my excitement over my first successful stereo slide mount.

Congratulations!
    
>Actually, because I used negative B&W film to test the shutter accuracy of
>the camera, the mount is a negative, not a positive. You should try it!
>It's kinda spooky to see a 3-D negative! 

Check the Stereo Realist Manual, page 290, Fig. 18 "The Negative Approach".
This is from chapter 10 "Stereolusions" by Tommy Thomas: "Here's a final
suggestion.  Use ordinary negative film when making any of the tests that
you might find necessary.  By using 35 mm black-and-white film in your
camera you can make tests at a fraction of the cost of color film,  A
negative stereo (Fig. 18 for example) is rather a strange thing to
become familiar with, so try out a sample roll soon to discover its
posibilities."

Finally, a good use for B&W negative film!  Test out ideas before you
put them in color slide film!!!! :-)  If you plan to try "the negative
approach" I think you should overexpose and process for increased 
contrast.  The ordinary negatives are too thin to work well as slides.

>Now, only hundreds more to go!

Have fun!

George Themelis


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