Re: [photo-3d] Projection of MF Stereo Slides

[Tom Deering <photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 6/18/00, James R. Motley wrote:

>In all of these discussions I did not see any reference to
>projecting MF Stereo slides as is commonly done with Realist,
>RBT, and 2x2x2 for club competitions and/or shows.

You can project MF side by side in plastic GEPE glass mounts.  Old 
TDC medium format mono projectors usually run under $35 on eBay.  Not 
as simple as a 716A, but certainly possible.

There are certain comforts that you will do without if you choose 
medium format.  No question.  But if comfort were paramount, you 
would be shooting Polaroids.  If you shoot medium format stereo, you 
will not have it easy, but you will have eye-popping pictures.

The dearth of MF projection setups is due to the small numbers of MF 
photographers, not to any inherent problem with MF.  If you wanted to 
enlarge an image to 7 feet tall, then five times as much emulsion 
would certainly be no handicap.

But please let me make it clear.  While the images are clearly 
superior to any smaller format, everything else is a pain.  You have 
your choice of two viewers on the planet, one wooden, one plastic. 
Sharing your images with others is nearly impossible because viewers 
are so uncommon.  Sputniks are plastic crap.  A nice MF dual rig can 
be expensive and heavier than even a Realist.  You will have to learn 
to use a light meter, and since you only get 6 shots to a $4 roll, 
you can't simply blow film to compensate for poor technique.  You 
will probably end up making much of your own apparatus.  You cannot 
buy film at Walmart, and you can't process it at Walgreens.

If you need a reason to stick with 5p or 2x2, then there are plenty 
to choose from, and I'll freely admit it.  And if I were the only one 
in the room with MF slides, I wouldn't mind at all.

Cordially,

Tom Deering

PS: If you want to see some MF slides in Mesa, see the man in the red suit. :^)

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