P3D Stereocard Mounting

[Bruce Springsteen <bsspringsteen@xxxxxxxxx>]

I started 3D photography by mounting ViewMagic prints (inspired by
seeing David Lee's "monster" view prints at NSA 1994 - hubba, hubba!)
and have just started trying some Holmes-style mounting, with kindly
aid from Mr. Stereocard, Bill Walton.  So Ray Zone's comments and
David's response embolden me for a timely question or two.

I've heard that dry-mount tissue can be fused with a regular clothes
iron (no steam, please!), instead of the costly presses which are
designed for the job.  None of my photo-books has any tips on this. 
Does anyone have methods, tips and/or warnings? 

Ray Zone says he uses wax.  I always heard in my cut-and-paste days
that wax dries out and is actually the most temporary option of all. 
Is that so?  Thus far I have been using rubber cement on both
surfaces, allowing them to dry before mounting.  Fumes make me giddy,
but not as bad as the spray adhesives. X-)  Any idea of the shelf
life, and manner of failure, on these two, non-archival methods? 

Trimming hasn't been a problem, though photographic paper really dulls
X-Acto blades quickly!  A knife, two good sized drafting triangles and
a small ruler are usually sufficient.  I usually trim for window/near
object and let infinity fall where it will.  I understand infinity
separation on Holmes-style mounting - set the distance between
homologous far-points to equal the viewer's infinity separation. But
how does this work with over-under mounting?  My head hurts when I
think about this one, so simple explanations are preferred if
possible. :-)  Something tells me this has to do with the "maximum
on-film deviation" issue I read about somewhere.  No?

BTW, my understanding is that, for regular viewers, 4.5 inches is the
approximate height limit for Holmes prints.  This makes a 5 x 7
"Imperial" size card.  (Did I get that right Bill?)

Bruce


    


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