P3D Re: Realist system flawed?

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

>I'm just trying to present my viewpoint, given to
>you as from a relative NOVICE.

Thank you Boris!  It is important that this viewpoint is heard often.
We should invite other novices to reacall their first impressions as 
well.
    
>Remember, the full 35mm frames produced by my twin rig are some 50% larger
>than those coming out of a "standard" (5p? ANSI?) Realist.  Add the
>relative "enlarging" effect of the proper focal length in the inexpensive
>"Pinsharp", and with 2x2 slide pairs you have a stereo view that is
>practically double the size of a Realist slide viewed through the
>inexpensive Radix viewer.

I am sorry, I cannot follow these calcuations... For one thing, my 44 mm
Realist red button viewer produces larger images than your 50 mm Pinsharp.

>More convenient?  For snapshooting this is probably true.  But I think
>stereo is somewhat wasted on snapshooting....

Depends... The part that I enjoy in stereo photography the most is taking 
pictures of my family, vacations, etc., and reliving these moments later.  
I am a snapshooter and darn proud of it! 

-- George Themelis


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