[photo-3d] Re: all you need for great stereo

[L <jet_lk@xxxxxxxxx>]

Bob gave a list of the few things you need for great
stereo.

Of course this is a can of worms you have opened.

I have seen a lot of awful stereo photos using the
ingreedience you described.  I have seen some good
ones, too, but what you mentioned guarenties nothing.

You seem to have forgotten:

Composition
Lighting
Proper focus
Light meter
Good ideas
Steady hands or a good tripod

Not to be insulting, but sometimes I wonder when
people state there definitive opinions, just how many
different viewers, cameras, types of film they have
tried.  Years of doing the exact same thing under the
exact same conditions with the exact same
equipment/materials doesn't make someone an expert on
what everyone else should be using.

Even crappy lenses don't look so bad when you are
drunk.

My suggestion to anyone that wants to take better
stereo pictures with the equipment they already have
is to be very critical of their own work.  When you
get a shot that you are happy with, write down what it
is that you like about it.  When you see an image that
you don't like, write down what you think you did
wrong.  Eventually you will have less and less of what
you don't like, and more of what you do. 

It is true that a really good image looks better in a
better viewer, but some images will look worse in a
good viewer.  I had some images that looked great in a
cheap viewer, but when I looked at them in a viewer
with really sharp lenses I noticed that the image
itself wasn't very sharp.  Because of this, I have
started to be more aware of holding the camera more
steady.  I had realised that it was a bit of camera
shake that caused the over all softness in the image.

One thing to keep in mind, is that to have a great
stereo image, you still have to have a great image. 
Don't forget that there are numerous 2d web sites that
give free tutorials on composition, lighting, and
depth of field, and subject matter.  These are more
important than whether or not you use a red button,
green button, or a Realist or a Belplasca or an RBT.

Most people don't buy the expensive equipment just
because they can.  They buy it because they have seen
how much better certain aspects of their work could be
improved.  

Some viewers have better lenses---- Image sharpness
improves showing more detail and giving a sense of
more reality

Some cameras have sharper lenses---- Giving they same
situation as above

Some cameras record a wider image than 5P---- Allowing
totally different types of composition, and in some
cases (some RBT's) allowing the use of normal 2d
mounts and getting prints.  They also allow you to get
closer shots for more 3-D punch, with the option of
mounting down to 4 or 5P if required to get a good
stereo window.

I am not suggesting that people sell their car and get
in line for an RBT, or buy a Belplasca, but if you try
a Realist 3.5 with a green button viewer you will
probably be happy, but when you try a Belplasca or RBT
with a viewer with better lenses, you just may giggle
with more happiness than you thought was possible.  I
know I did/do.

Lincoln
http://www.lincoln3d.com





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