P3D Re: Sorry! and Is Tom wrong...? etc.

[Bob Wier <wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 10:53 PM -0600 on 4/19/98, John W Roberts wrote:


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|The current "recruiting" techniques are helping to bring in new members,
|but not at any phenomenal growth rate - just one indicator of this is the
|continued low price and wide availability of 50's stereo equipment.
|To expand the benefits of 3D photography, I think it would be useful to
|consider new ways of introducing people to 3D photography (not necessarily
|a *replacement* for the old ways, but alternative methods).
|
|John R

When I was reading John R's note a couple of things struck me (no, it's
not tornado season here yet :-)

One kind of amazing thing is that so many people are using 50 year old
pieces of relatively high tech equipment (cameras, after all) - Right offhand
if you think about people driving 1955 cars in a meaningful way (to actually
get somewhere rather than as a showpiece), or using 50 year dishwashwers/stoves,
etc the longevity of the film cameras is pretty amazing.

On the other hand, we probably DO need a "stereo on the cheap" FAQ which can
be sent to newcomers talking about doing over/under, shifted foot, digital
compositing, etc type techniques. Anyone who wants to put something together
on this is certainly assured of a place in the archives. If no one steps
forward, I'll try to do it myself sometime this summer.

THANKS

              Bob Wier
     mailto:wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
   11:00 PM Sunday, April 19, 1998
   Rocky Mountain College, Billings MT.
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