Re: [photo-3d] Camera separation in stereo photography

[Greg Erker <erker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>GREG, IF YOU DIDNT NOTICE  i ICLUDED THE FOCAL LENGTH of the lens  which
>means that a 35mm lens with 12 inches of separation , the closest point wold
>be 35 ft, therefore 6 inch separation  would get you down to 17 ft. The
>Realist has 70mm separation Therefore 17 ft/2.8 = about 6ft.

  Sorry, but I don't understand this. Why are you
dividing 17' by 2.8?


>I was trying to
>point out a quick way to figure out  the proper way to quickly figure out
>the stereo base when using different focal length lenses when the 1 to 30
>doesn't work ! How close can you shoot the Sputnik when you include infinity
>7 ft , 10ft. I doubt it.? Don.

  I'm sure I've taken 7' to infinity shots
with the Sputnik. It's hard to get enough
DOF but from a deviation point of view
it works okay.

Greg