P3D Re: New Acquisistion (TDC Vivid)

[MDRobb <MDRobb@xxxxxxx>]

Darren Gunderson <trustno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>  I got a absolutly mint TDC Vivid.....  
>  Anyway, I just wanted to get feedback from others who have used this
>  camera. .....

Darren,
I too bought a near mint (at least I thought so) TDC Vivid at a camera
show about a year ago.  The camera is beautiful, and I love to look at
it, but all the shutter speeds are almost identical.  By this I mean that
no matter where you set the shutter speed, it seems to be about
1/100 sec.  Perhaps not a problem on a sunny day with 100 ASA
film, but it kind of limits the functionality of the camera!  :-)

I've heard the camera is difficult and expensive to have repaired, so
I'll use my other cameras to take pictures and keep the Vivid just
to look at.  :-)

The film transport is wierd because the lens spacing is closer than 
most other stereo cameras and they had to add a roller to still allow
for the standard image spacing on the film.

Regards,
Marc
mdrobb@xxxxxxx


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