P3D Slides vs. prints - bias

[fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Dr. George A. Themelis)]

>Maybe it's just that people who make stereo prints aren't quite as bright
>as people who make stereo slides. Yeah, that's it - it just took me a
little>longer to figure out, because I mainly make stereo prints!
>(Sorry, don't know how to make a sarcastic smiley.)

That was a good one!  I guess those who make stereo prints also have
a great sense of humor!

>I would speculate that people who have mostly been exposed to
>slides may have developed a feeling of familiarity with that system, 
>which causes them to feel more comfortable when viewing 
>slides than when viewing prints. This would tend to skew the 
>judgement of relative merit. 

There is definitely a lot of truth to this.  And it goes both ways.  And to
many more things than "slides vs. prints" or even stereo photography.

>I'm (hopefully) about to see how slides are precision-mounted - perhaps 
>I can then try slide and print stereos of the same scenes, to further 
>resolve my own views on the matter.

John, have fun at the meeting (even though I don't think you need any
workshop on how to mount anything - all you need is the desire and
practice).  We all trust your opinion and would be interested to see how
your views on this matter evolve...

George Themelis


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