P3D RE: P3D 1/30, not a rule?

[Eddie Bowers <eddieb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just wanted to say I'm a newcomer, and I'm finding the discussion
fascinating. I'm not sure everything applies to me right now because I'm
shooting everything on a VM Personal Stereo Camera, but I have noticed in
the past a few shots that didn't work because my main subject was too close
and the background was far away. I'm still not sure of what the Stereo
Window is (no one has actually given a definition since my joining the
list).

FYI, an Introduction:
My name is Eddie Bowers and I'm a systems engineer at Microsoft. I got my
stereo camera a little less than a year ago, but I have been an avid
photographer before then (not just snapshot stuff). This has really awakened
a new obsession with photography for me. Not only is there new stuff to
think about in compositions, but my camera being limited to a small range of
apertures and shutter speeds has actually made me have to think more when
shooting and that has surprisingly been a lot of fun.
I just got back from a 3 week trip to Europe where I took a ton of stereo
pictures. I also unfortunately dropped my light meter and killed it. I had
to estimate and bracket all my shots the rest of the trip. Try asking a
photo shop if they have light meters in a language you don't speak. It's
like an old Abbot and Costello routine :)
Any suggestions on the best light meter to use? I picked up a simple Sekonic
to get me by for now.

Anyway, I'm really enjoying the list!

-Eddie

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Rod Sage [SMTP:rsage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent:	Tuesday, October 26, 1999 1:07 AM
> To:	Multiple recipients of list PHOTO-3D
> Subject:	P3D 1/30, not a rule?
> 
> I hope all this discussion of bases and rules and charts and lenses and
> near and far etc. isn't confusing newcomers to the sport...