P3D Re: Is bigger really better?

["Greg Wageman" <gjw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

From: Dr. George A. Themelis <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


>Of course, this discussion is about stereo slides.  Print makers
>don't have to worry about issues like these...


George,

That depends on what the print makers are shooting.  They seem to use
everything from Nimslos on up.

On the (rare) occasion when I load print film into the RBT X2B, I get
back 3.5x5" prints.  Mounting these in ~3.5x3.5 aperture Q-vues means
cropping 1.5" from the horizontal axis of the frame.  This isn't as
difficult as it may sound, however; I've found that I like the
flexibility of choosing the final composition at mounting time.  I find
it helpful to include more "space" around the subject when shooting, and
then crop later, as opposed to framing as tightly as possible and
finding later that the composition was *too* tight, and then there is
nothing that can be done about it.

     -Greg W. (gjw@xxxxxxxxxx)