P3D RE: Info needed for new camera

["Alyssa Malen" <AMALEN@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 En response to Joseph Covington:

> In a nutshell what do you guys absolutly love about shooting with the
Realist and what is not
> so great about it?

>From the beginners point of view (shot and mounted 3 roles to date), I can
tell you my experience with the Realist 3.5 so far.  I have been shooting 2D
with an automatic camera for a while and am quite embarrassed to admit that
I never paid much attention to the exposures that the camera picked.  My
first attempt with the Realist was the first time I ever had to choose both
the aperture and the shutter speed.  Much to my surprise, the results were
beyond what I expected.  The exposures were good, the pictures were in focus
and most important...THEY WERE 3D!  George T. stated that this is also a
good way to learn more about photography.  All of my previous good
intentions of setting my SLR on manual and learning exposures have finally
been enforced on me.

> It seems to me that some MODERN company would make a double lens camera
nowdays that would take good photos.  Buying a camera that
> is 48 years old and having to buy two SLR which are not cheap seems such a
roundabout way to go to get 3-D photos.

My introduction to the 3D world was by way of antique collecting.  I
personally would rather own a working piece of history than something brand
new (I hate plastic...except Bakelite).

By the way, I took my first pictures at an Astronomy (another hobby) star
party during the day and discovered that telescopes make excellent 3D
subjects.  Now if only I could figure out how to get enough perspective
between the lenses to take stereo astrophotos, I'd have it made!


Alyssa Malen
e-mail:  amalen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 




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