P3D Re: Nu-View 3D Camcorder adapter arrived

[Michael Watters <mwatters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael Kersenbrock writes
>that I'll throw in to stay within the rules has to do
>with the camera's viewer.  It shows the "cameraman"
>overlapping dual-images.  Certainly for those who

I kinda like it myself.  The overlapping image is good for knowing EXACTLY
where the camera's window is set.  When I first got my Toshiba I kind of 

agreed that the flickering was annoying, but I got used to it and made USE
of it instead.  Sorta like previewing a mounted slide as you're taking it.

If I were to suggest an auxillary viewfinder modification, I'd suggest
a stereo one.  Something along the lines of the Sawyer bi-lens viewer
with shutters built into it.  I probably wouldn't buy one, but I'm sure
they'd be very popular accessories and would look cool.  :)

Scott Ressler further mentions:
>The sales rep proudly announced that you can use the
>convergence adjustment to get excellent close-ups down to 3 or 4 feet, but
>then showed visible irritation when the engineer countered him, explaining
>that at distances closer than 7 or so feet, you begin to notice the
>magnification differences.  


There's some good PR...  The sales guy and the engineer arguing in front of the 

customers.  :)   I'd believe the engineer.   The design is gonna be like having the
left camera about 2.5 (or so) inches further away from the subject than the Right
camera.  Call it 1/4' for the sake of round numbers.  At 10' that's a 2.5% difference in
magnification.   Realistically though, most of what you're shooting is gonna be
that 10' or so away.  Much of this problem is (somewhat) defeatable by backing
away from the subject and zooming out.  You lose some 3D, but get rid of the
magnification problems.

mike
watters

>The sales rep responded, claiming that most people
>would never see any problem.  Unfortunately, they didn't bring a monitor or
>LCD Shutter glasses, just VR Headsets, so we couldn't check any of this for



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