P3D Re: Beamsplitters?

[michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxx (Michael Kersenbrock)]

> With all this discussion of beamsplitters and transposition, I'm
> feeling awfully lonely! Is there ANYBODY else out there _using_ a
> beamsplitter? I feel like the only one!

I haven't used mine lately (Pentax "stereo adapter"), but I used it 
for ten or more years before trying 5P, 7P, and 8P 
formats.  So I still have those images around (including ones
of my wedding).

The ascii diagrams a few postings ago looked pretty good.  The
"beamsplitter" one is such that when the slide is rotated 180 
degrees, the images are then properly left-right and properly
top/bottom (just like a non-beamsplit slide taken on a SLR).


A Beamsplitter can be good for instances where one wants a high
shutter speed (and automatic light exposure, depending on the
camera attached) than one can get on 50's stereo cameras.   If I
get my dual-slr's better attached so they won't rotate  when 
bumped (I have to fix rotation when mounting, ick) that'll eliminate 
the main advantage of the beamsplitter (and be cheaper than buying
a new Pentax stereo adapter :-).

So, you've probably got a few years to go before you catch
up with the length of time I used a splitter.  Don't feel
like you're the only one.  Even if many aren't using them
now it's still in our memories (and we still have the
splitters).  Have fun.  Don't worry.... be happy.  :-)

Mike K.

P.S. - As "small" as the 4P images are assumed to be, they're
       still about twice the size of a VM image.  :-)


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