Re: [photo-3d] Uncut Stereo Film Viewers

[Linda Nygren <lnygren@xxxxxxx>]

How does this compare with the TECO version of transposing viewer? Does
anyone have any experience with the Teco viewer? -Linda

http://members.home.net/stereophoto/teco3.htm

"John N. Dukes" wrote:
> 
> Two years ago I took some transposing viewers to NSA. These had two prisms
> to individually reverse the views, and lenses to magnify them, so that the
> uncut stereo film (35mm) looked pretty darn good! (Years after I made my
> first prototype I found out that Veriscope transposing viewer was based on
> nearly identical optics.)
> 
> Unlike the Veriscope and some mirror design transposing viewers, the film
> transport in my viewer lets the film slip through without sprockets or
> scraping contact with the emulsion. In addition the film transport
> (removable) fits in many stereo projectors, so that the uncut film can be
> projected. (The viewer has to turn his stereo glasses upside down to see
> correct stereo for projection.)
> 
> I sold out, and for two years was too busy with other matters to make more
> of them or even think about them.
> 
> Why mention all of this now? It's just that the subject keeps coming up in
> this list, and it came up again on MY list. So I touched up the design a
> bit, designed a bright light source, and made a few.
> 
> And I'll be taking them again to NSA.
> 
> To avoid conflict-of-list I won't give sales details here, but I did want
> to mention that one indeed CAN look at uncut stereo film in correct stereo
> with available viewers. (OK, perhaps not WIDELY available!)
> 
> John Dukes
> 
> I'll try to get some details on the sell list but I'm running ragged just
> finishing up the light sources. See you in Mesa!
>