[photo-3d] Stereo Binocular photographs?

[Peter Homer <P.J.Homer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have just recieved a mail order delivery of an altimeter which also came
with a pair of those compact none prismatic binoculars which were a free
gift with any order. They actualy seem to be quite good quality and I am
more pleased with them than the altimeter, especialy as I have found that
they fit nicely over the lenses of my Fed camera although they need a
little support to ensure they dont drop off. I have already tried using
some frosted tape as a diffuser in the film plane and the images fill the
frames and seem to be sharp once focussed. The cameras own distance
settings dont seem to make much difference, should focussing the binoculars
visualy before slipping them over the camera lenses do the trick? I realise
that for the distant objects viewed with the binoculars the stereo-base
will be rather small especialy as these type of binoculars do not increase
the base slightly as prismatic ones do except for the modern trend which is
to have the objectives closer than the eyepieces. At least these will have
a bigger stereo base than that type and the image viewed through them is
stereo even a little cardboard as binocular views tend to be. They also
give an interesting distorted stereo view with great depth of field
allowing for close ups if viewd through backwards but the image is small,
especialy on the film plane. I have actualy meant to get a pair of these
for some time because you can get an adaptor for them which turns them into
a compact stereo microscope.


P.J.Homer
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