P3D Re: Stereophotographing anaglyphs

[Peter Davis <pd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 03:07 PM 1/29/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Peter Davis writes:
>
>>   1)	cardboarding - I think because of the limited separation of the Q-dos
>>system, you get apparent depth between figures and background, for example,
>>but individual people, etc. look somewhat flat.
>
>One of the problems with the Q-dos was that it's internal filter had a clear
>center stripe. This stripe created a clear separation between left and right
>images. It therefore photographed a single object as though it were two
>independent objects, much like a dual lens system.  It was this separation
>in the Q-dos system that caused card boarding.

Funny.  I originally thought it had a clear center  strip also, but on
further inspection, it appeared that pushing the switch all the way into
Q-dos position eliminated this.  In other words, the two filters folded in
from opposite sides of the lens barrel, and you had to make sure they met
in the middle by pushing the switch all the way.  At least, that was my
impression at the time.

>>It was a great idea, and I really wanted it to work better than it did.
>
>Ditto!

So, do you think a home-made red/cyan lens might work better then the
Q-dos?  I haven't seen any results for comparison, but I know a few people
on the list made some a while back.  How were they?

Thanks,

-pd


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