P3D stereo death

[ron labbe <ron@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>> That argument has been used for the era of stereo prints going out
>> of style in the 1920... Not for the Realist era of the 1950s.  Why
>> did it go out of style in the 50s?  Too complicated might be one
>> part of the answer...
>I would disagree here, in that the popularity of *home movies* in the
>late 50's and early 60's seemed to really edge out stereo as the new
>"realism in photography" gimmick,

I believe the Polaroid instant photography system had a great deal to do
with stereo's demise, as well as the inaccessibility of stereo (stereo
slides: long turnaround, difficult to show; 
polaroid prints: instant gratification, easy to show).


ron

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