Re: [photo-3d] Next step from Realist?

[Brian Reynolds <reynolds@xxxxxxxxx>]

Peter Davis wrote:
> I'd love to jump to an RBT, but that's not in the budget for 
> now.  (Probably a Belplasca isn't either.)
> 
> So what's the next step from a Realist?
> 

A Sputnik.

The format is square, but there are mounts for vertical or horizontal
rectanglar cropping.

Exposure shouldn't be a problem on any camera, unless you're in
rapidly changing lighting.  Meter the scene, set the camera, and leave
it alone.

Focus can be a problem on the Sputnik, but I've either used the
hyperfocal distance for the aperture the camera is set at or I focus
with another camera (it it's my K1000SE I'm also using it as a meter)
and transfer the distance setting to the Sputnik.

A Sputnik costs far less than a RBT ($200-300 for the camera and then
you build or buy a viewer), and the quality is better than anything
you can get from any 35mm camera.  Having 3.6 times the film area is a
huge advantage.

Not many people project MF stereo, but a few do and others are working
on figuring out how to make it easier.

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