Re: [photo-3d] Stereocard copying

[Herbert C Maxey <bmaxey1@xxxxxxxx>]

>>With a quality scanner you will have more
>>control and possibly more resolution than copying to sheet film, and
I'm
>>sure it would be less expensive, especially getting prints made.
>>Stereocards are ideal for digital retouching, since there's usually a
>>"back-up" of any damaged image area available to clone from.  My
opinion is
>>that you should scan at the highest resolution that yields meaningful
>>detail, since future printing technologies will certainly be able to
print
>>at higher resolutions than what's currently available. 

I think digital should be used if you just want cheap copies to send to
friends and family, but if you are serious about the best possible
quality, sheet film is the best way to go. It is costly, granted, and it
will cost more, but the results are worth it in the long run. You
mentioned 8 x 10, overkill from my perspective. You can make spectacular
copies on a smaller format. Personally, I have always used 4 x 5 not 8 x
10 because of cost. And I have copied thousands of old photographs.

 >>There's also the possibility of creating large Stereo-Jet prints from
high resolution scans,
>>or even having slides created.  If you don't mind my asking, why don't
you
>>want these images transferred to electronic media?  

Wait for Stereo Jets. Very expensive to do at this point. 

Bob