P3D Re: George & his 7p in lenticular 3D

[jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Gabriel Jacob)]

Dr.T asks:
>What will it take to get a lenticular transparency of this
>quality, of me holding a Realist???

Mark Kernes writes:
>I strongly suspect that the John Wayne lenticular (not to mention
>the other ones Dalia has/had for sale), were not done with a 3D
>camera. More than likely, an SLR was used and moved for each shot.

Tom Martin replies:
>Actually Mark, I recall seeing an old magazine article that showed
>several Hollywood personalities having lenticular photos being taken
>with a Lentic camera. That particular camera was first introduced in
>1952 and would fit that time period. It had 6 lenses and took 120 roll
>film. I suspect that it was this combination of medium format negatives
>and larger number of lenses that produced these high quality lenticular
>transparencies (any lenticular experts out there that can confirm
>this?).

Gabriel Jacob finally (not a lenticular expert) writes:
Thanks for that info Tom. I suspected it had to be a multi-lens
(at least 4 lenses) camera but didn't have a clue on what kind
it would have been for that time period. The more lenses used
in the production of a lenticular 3-D image, the less the image
"flips". This results in smoother transitions as you vary your
vantage point. 

Mark Kernes wrote about using a single SLR. This too is a possiblity
but I don't think the John Wayne lenticular in particular would
have been done this way (unless he was a wax dummy!). This is because
it would have been verrrry difficult to get a sharp 2 image shot, let
alone 6 shot (no pun intended!) of the Duke without him moving. BUT 
they do use a track system for doing still life. Some P3D member had
one for sale on S3D awhile back. Image-Tech sells them and can be
seen on their web site at, http://www.3dit.com/html/imagetrack.html

What they mention on their web site is...
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 The ImageTrack System has been designed with
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Tom Martin writes:
>As far as George having a portrait taken with such a system, I am not
>aware of anyone that currently has such a camera. Kodak has been doing
>some experimenting with lenticulars, both multi-lens and computer
>controlled tracking, but these systems are extremely expensive and only
>used by professional graphics houses.

Actually Image-Tech has a professional version of their 3-D consumer
lenticular cameras. "Slightly" more expensive though!!! This would
be suitable in capturing George with his 7p. ;-) Check out their
web site for a picture of the pro-lenticular camera.
http://www.3dit.com/html/studio_5000.html

What it says on that site is...
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 The ultimate achievement in 3D photographic
 technology, the 5-lens Studio 5000 Professional 3D
 Camera has been designed to be used with subjects
 that are unable to remain still between exposures,
 making it ideal for shooting live objects, and for outdoor
 photographs.
 Order yours for $9,995.00
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>If there is a collector on the list with a professional quality
>lenticular camera, I am sure there are many others besides myself that
>would be interested in hearing any comments you might have on these
>cameras.

Or any of the actual users of the systems described above, please
come on down :-) and share your experiences.

Gabriel


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