P3D Re: I saw the Future - Part II

["Dr. George A. Themelis" <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John Roberts writes:

>We're talking about preserving
>the ancient and beautiful art form of 1950's stereo slides, but at the
>same time people are spoiling the authenticity of this heritage by
>intruducing wider slide formats, and by using modern films with finer grain
>and faster film speed. 

Aggghhhrrr... John! You have a way of twisting and bringing up unsual
aspects to every argument! :-)  Well, I think what counts more is not
how the images are recorded (old cameras, glass plates, etc.) but
how they are viewed.  Using a computer to print Holmes' cards to be
viewed in an antique or modern Holmes stereoscope for me is a continuation
of the old tradition, while using liquid crystal glasses to view the
images in a computer, is not.  It is the viewing that defines the
craft in this case, I think.

>Are there any significant number of stereo *slide* exhibitions in which
>all the slides are viewed in viewers (as opposed to projection)?

I don't know of any PSA-approved.
    
>What would you say to an existing card-only exhibition allowing a category
>for slides, with the provision that the slides only be viewed using viewers?

That would be fine by me.  Of course, I would like to know about it
before I submit my entries because images tend to have a different
impact depending on the viewing method.  That's why I am expressing
a surprise that PSA has not put strict standards in viewing stereo cards
in PSA exhibitions (I don't know if this is the case, but that's what
I understand from Bill's postings).

George Themelis


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