P3D RE: P3D Argus outfit

["Greg Kane" <pgwhacker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> On page 15 of the latest Reel 3d catalog #20 they show an Argus camera and
> print viewer. It looks like an easy way to make print stereos. Has anyone used
> this camera and what do you think of the results?
> Thanks,
> Sy Goldberg


>From the APEC How To Make A Print Stereograph web site:

Loreo stereo camera and viewer
Previously as the $120 Loreo and now as the $80 Argus, this everything in one box beamsplitter system is touted for it's automatic
point and shoot abilities and for the local lab convenience of its film processing.

Great idea; terrible execution. Tiny plastic f22 lenses, a single shutter speed, fixed focus, weak flash and cheap Hong Kong
plastic make this camera automatic only in the sense that it's so stupid there's nothing to set: it only does one thing -- poorly.
More a re-usable disposable than a real camera.

Needs at least ISO 400 film, and the graininess of these high speed prints is enhanced by the magnifying viewer. Save your money
for a real 3D camera.


Greg Kane
Amateur Photographic Exchange Club
(303) 741-4622
mailto:pgwhacker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Don't miss APEC's How to Make a Print Stereograph web site:
http://home.earthlink.net/~pgwhacker/APEC/HowTo/HowTo.html
Or the How APEC works web site:
http://home.earthlink.net/~pgwhacker/APEC/apec.html


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