[photo-3d] Congratulations on your twins!

["Jim Harp" <matmail2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>After years of using my Ricohs simply plugged together, I took the brave (for 
>me) step of doing this same operation on Saturday with complete success. 

I'm glad to hear your procedure was a success - don't you feel like you just
got a brand new stereo camera?

>I think Jim's idea of using modular telephone wire and jacks is 
>brilliant.  The connections snap together and contact is much better than 
>mini phone jacks.

I got the idea of using telephone jacks from an article in Stereo World a
few years ago- someone used phone jacks to twin two Minoltas.  There's a
photo in "Jim's XR-10M folder" in the P3D files which shows which color
wires we've soldered to the three shutter connections.  If everyone uses the
same colors we can connect 8 or 12 Ricohs together at NSA and take some nice
synchronized full frame lenticulars.
 
>I was long accustomed to the camera wake up routine and resigned to a few misfires 
>on every pair of rolls but those problems are now a thing of the past.

Nothing but a fond memory now... 

>Jim has also helped Sheldon Aronowitz connect a pair of his Ricoh bodies in this 
>manner.

Sheldon came over and we successfully wired up two of his XR-10Ms.   I
learned an important tip which I forgot to put in my instructions in the P3D
files.   Always check that the camera has good batteries before taking it
apart!  That's right folks - I spent an hour trying to figure out why
Sheldon's camera wouldn't power up, removing the phone connections and
apologizing profusely for having destroyed it.  Just for the heck of it I
switched battery compartments....


>I currently have 4 of these bodies and I'll be on the lookout for more.  I'm 
>thinking lifetime supply here! 

Shhhh....Keep it under your hat!   Jim

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