P3D Re: More on the Loreo/Argus/Discover Channel 3D

[Peter Davis <pd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 03:59 PM 12/20/1999 -0700, kiwi1957@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>Sorry, I got on a bit of a tangent in my first posting about the Loreo/Argus
>3D camera.
>
>The Loreo was notorious for picking up extra reflections that would often
>appear in prints. Supposedly, the Argus-incarnation was suppose to have
>addressed these issues, so I bought one.

This, I understand, is the reason for the detachable septum which can be 
mounted between the front openings on the camera.


>The good thing about the Loreo/Argus is that the mirrors are front-surfaced.
>Some companies (Franka, a Russian company, and a Chinese company) offer
>attachements, but they use inferior rear-surfaced mirrors...totally useless.

I have a Chinese splitter which uses front-surface mirrors.  I don't know 
the make, but the box says JZL-A STEREO SCOPE.  The rest is in Chinese.

-pd


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