P3D Beginners

[MarkKernes@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 8/26/98 7:54:43 PM, Dr. T wrote:

<<I did not write this [to] convince Tom or his brother, but the
many lurkers in photo-3d who might think that shooting stereo
slides with a 50s stereo camera is too complicate[d] and hesitate
to try it.>>

I've been shooting for about three years now, though not much during the
first, mostly out of fear, because I'd never used a completely manual camera
before. I was secretly terrified (well, maybe that's overstating) to see the
results of my manual focus and manual exposure settings - this before I'd
heard of the Sunny 16 rule, and since most of my work is indoors anyway, who
knew what to do? Certainly not me!
 Imagine my surprise when my first roll actually had a few decent shots on it!
So I got bolder and started taking my Realist with me on more and more
assignments, still using my Canon Rebel as my main camera, with the Realist
along mainly for fun. Well, now it's three years later, and I rarely even
bother to take the Canon with me anymore. My Revere w/ Amatons is my camera of
choice; excellent lenses; sharp as a razor. As for mounting, I just sit in
front of the TV at night and run off a couple of rolls. (I use slip-ins to
start, remounting the really good ones in RBTs - which are so easy to use, I'd
invest in the company if I had the extra cash!) It's not uncommon for me to
shoot five rolls of film on any particular set, so mounting is usually done
within three days. Except for some particularly artsy shots, and some things
that are really beyond a stereo camera's capabilities short of covering one
lens and cha-cha'ing, I really don't see the point in flat photography
anymore, especially if your subjects are people (and nude people at that!)

<<Borrow a stereo camera (maybe a Kodak - I hate to
say this! :-)) and try it!!! >>

Really - DO IT! It's only a matter of being faxcinated enough with the medium
to be willing to learn how to do it and further to learn from your own
mistakes. Took me longer because my memory is terrible - had to learn by LOTS
of mistakes. (And, of course, I'm still learning.) But there's just something
about looking in a viewer and saying to yourself, as so many have said to me,
"Hey, it's just like being there!"

Mark


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