P3D Re: judging stereo cards

[Alan Lewis <dlewis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

George wrote:
  My impressions:
> 
> 1. Glossy finish works better than matte!  Matte finish was giving
>    reflections and I had to move the viewer around to avoid them.


Interesting.  I'm a firm believer that matte is better than glossy.  I
always have reflection problems with glossy, very rarely with matte.

 
> 2. Lack of sharpness was evident in many pairs.  I am not sure if it
>    is the camera or the processing.  Alan Lewis has mentioned the
>    problem with getting sharp prints for stereo pairs.

It's usually the printer.  Many 1 hour labs never check focus because
nobody complains.  Until I came along ,that is.....  Now they check
focus.  :-)


> 3. Viewing method not the best.  I was using a Holmes' antique
>    stereoscope.  I wish I had my Keystone Visual Survey with me!

  
George, George, George....  Where was your portable Achromat
Lorgnette?   If you had that with you, maybe all of the print views
would have looked out of focus.  ;-)

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