P3D Re: Kodak stereo camera

[Charles Pflanze <cwpf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In a previous post, Greg Foster <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
 
>I have been lurking on this list for about a year and it has taught me
>a lot as well as providing some amusement with the more heated
>discussions.
 
I've been lurking for maybe a month, and unfortunately don't know enough
of the tech stuff yet to fully understand just what the heated
discussions are about . . . 
 
><Fortunately there has been sufficient humour (on most occasions) to
>get past these altercations.
 
Altercations are part of the scenery on the net - the existence of a 
faceless medium makes it much more tempting to get into somebody's
face.
 
>My most recent work has been mainly 35mm full frame sequential work
>using an slr on a slide bar on tripod. 
 
This interests me as well.  I do most of my photography in caves, and
I've taken some rather spectacular slides of giant, stadium size rooms
in some caves here in the eastern US.  The fun and the challenge is in
lighting these rooms up.  The effects would be even more spectacular
in 3d, but I'll need a slide bar for a stereo slide of a 7 acre room.
 
>I have found this to be very tricky due to any subject
>movement or sudden change in lighting, 
 
That's the advantage to cave photography, you supply *all* the light,
and nothing moves except flowing water.   
 
>not to mention problems of accurate mounting (separate 2 x 2's)
>for projection.
 
>From my reading, it takes two Kodak Ektagraphic slide projectors to
do this with good results.  These projectors aren't cheap.  Have you
found a less expensive setup?
 
>Now to the reason for this posting - I have no instructions for this
>camera and know nothing about the strengths and/or weaknesses of
>Kodak cameras.  In particular I am very uncertain of the possiblity
>of using electronic flash with this camera.  
 
There is an adaptor for electronic flash available for the Stereo
Realist (from Reel-3d) that will probably work on the Kodak as well.
I plan to modify my Stereo Realist by using a dremel tool and grinding
down flat the round protrusion that prevents use of electronic flash.
 
>I would be extremely grateful for any information anyone can provide or
>directions to sources of information, particularly an instruction book.
 
I've been shopping for stuff on Ebay for weeks now, and about every other
day various manuals and books about the Kodak Stereo camera are up for
sale.  
 
Charles