[photo-3d] Those sleepy Ricohs

["Jim Harp" <matmail2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>One thing I really hate about the Ricohs (actually: two things).  The damn
>things go to sleep constantly.

No doubt about it, my Ricohs get a lot more sleep than I do.  My solution to
this is to figure out aperture and shutter speed, and then turn the cameras
off.   I take my time adjusting the composition and focus and then turn the
cameras back on just before shooting - the cameras remember the last shutter
speed that was set and I have 30 seconds to shoot.  This might not be an
adequate solution for the candid shooting you're describing.  I've also
noticed that taking a shot wakes the cameras up, so if I hear the shutters
firing out of sync (you can clearly hear the difference) I immediately take
another shot.  I am going to try to pursue Ray Moxom's solution of wiring
everything together so that pressing one shutter wakes both cameras.
(Thanks for the info Ray)  Jim Harp


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