P3D Re: Camera mounts

[michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Michael Kersenbrock)]

> I have a question and would ask that you contact me directly.  Has 
> anyone used the Jasper vertical mount that allows for "toe-in"?  I 
> realize that most literature states that cameras should not be 
> toed-in, but our eyes do "toe-in" when we look at something close-up 
> to our faces.

This is true, however according to the books I've read, the stereo
photographs we take don't have the camera lenses "replacing"
our eyeballs -- but instead, the photographs are intended to present
the "environment" which our eyes live in.  So although our eyes may
"toe-in", it doesn't matter to the reproduction of that environment.  

They go on to explain why using toe-in  creates undesired distortions 
and that it should only be used when necessary for practical reasons.

Not that the distortions are necessarily noticable or particularly
distasteful (although Boris may disagree). 

Mike K.


P.S. - "If keystoning is so bad, why did a major stereographic
        company name itself after the distortion?"  :-) :-) :-)


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