[photo-3d] Vanity Mirror

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Harold Kaiman brought an interesting book to the OSPS meeting using a
long narrow septum -like mirror to view the print pairs. I experimented
with this to view pairs using a regular hand -held vanity mirror and it
works great! This will certainly drive your favorite mini-lab crazy, but
the use of a stereo viewer and /or freeviewing is not necessary. Make a
print of the left image normally. Now flip the negative backwards and
print the right image. ( not upside down, but flip the emulsion side
over). Place the images side by side like a holmes style pair. Turn the
mirror on edge, mirrored side to your left, and place the edge of the
mirror against your nose. The mirror becomes the septum. The right eye
looks directly at the right image, while the left eye looks into the
mirror observing the left print reflection. You may have to align the
prints and experiment with distance etc. If you mounted the mirror on a
home made stand and mounted  your prints properly, you would get
consistently good results.
WARNING: I have the luxury to experiment with print machines. Your local
lab may not be as excited. :-) You would most likely have to order the
left side reprints first ( by each frame #) Then request a later order
for the backward prints ( again by frame #) You'll save $$ avoiding
stereo viewers but make enemies at the local lab. :-) I just found the
idea very interesting and plan to construct such a mirror devise.                             
                                           Mark Dottle


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