Re: [photo-3d] Re: suggested equipment for beginners

["Dr. George A. Themelis" <drt-3d@xxxxxxx>]

>I like making better pictures then can be done by the 
>program in the P&S camera.  Making the decisions myself about shutter 
>speed, F stop, DOF, and focus as well as framing is most of the fun 
>of stereo shooting for me.  Automatic cameras take much of the fun 
>out of it.  

I would agree before I got my RBT S1.  The S1 has changed
my mind, especially about exposure.  An autoexposure camera 
*that can be trusted* frees your hands and mind to concentrate 
on composition.  It's a blessing.

>I gave my daughter a Loren and she liked it for a while but has now 
>put it down and gone back to flaties.  It was easy to shot but the 
>results weren't all that good and so it was a failure.  

The fact that you gave your own daughter a Loreo is a
proof that this is a valid camera for a certain portion
of the population.

>I now feel that you should start with a manual stereo camera good 
>enough to produce quality photos and shoot and mount your own slides 
>to get the full stereo experience.  I believe Seton Rochwite felt the 
>same.  

Just a minute... That was 60 years ago.  How many options did
he have?  Automatic cameras were only a dream.  Kodachrome was
the only color film (so prints were out of the question).
The Realist system was backed by a reliable stereo mounting
service (no need to mount your own slides).

What would Seton have done today?  Most probably building
a digital stereo camera system.

George