P3D Re: PHOTO-3D digest 3190

[JNorman805@xxxxxxx]

George writes:

<< You know... in addition to trying to convince the "Holdouts" to include
 cards perhaps someone can try and convince the "card only" exhibitions
 to include slides....? >>

Well, speaking from a profound wealth of total ignorance as someone who has
never entered a stereo competition of any sort, but as someone who enjoys both
cards and slides, it seems to me that an organization dedicated to handling
slides could easily adopt to the comparatively low-tech use of cards.  But a
group dealing with cards only would have to make a major investiment to handle
slides properly.  I think George's suggestion would lead to the disappearance
of a few print competitions.  

In my view, one of the attractive aspects of stereo cards is that the entry
barrier is so low.  You can get started in 3-D with the simplest of single-
lens cameras (a cardboard single-user will do) and a $4 lorgnette.  And if you
can see those "Magic Eye" things, you don't even need the lorgnette.  You just
can't say the same for slides.

Jim Norman


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