P3D Re: medium format 3d

[Tom Deering <tmd@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>From: Lme Kbee <jet_lk@xxxxxxxxx>

>Does anyone here shoot medium format 3-D?
>
>I have been thinking about it for quite some time.  Any recomendations
>for what cameras to use?  I would be willing to spend as much as $350
>on a used slr med format, or about $100 on a used TLR.  Are there any
>good ones in those price ranges?

With a little help from Greg Erker, I started shooting medium format a few
months ago.    People say that medium format is the perfect stereo format,
and I totally agree.  I've all but shelved my Kodak.

I started with two new Lubitels.  Freestyle used to sell them new for $39,
but they have been discontinued. Maybe they still have stock?  Pretty good
pictures, considering the camera is plastic.  I was able to siamese them
into a single MF camera without much trouble.

Greg turned me on to the Ricohs. I have purchased three or four on eBay,
and have been able to get them in the $8-35 range, although I buy the ones
that need shutter repair, and fix them myself.  Perfectly good Ricohs seem
to go for about $50. They are metal, so they're heavier, but sweet cameras.


In my tests the Ricoh lenses are much sharper than the Lubitels, but the
Lubitels slides are stunning compared to five-perf.  I am in stereo heaven.

Cheers,

Tom



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