Re: [photo-3d] Digest Number 363

["Robert J. Vaughan" <k0mz@xxxxxxxx>]

. . .more of Cha-Cha
It seems that many of us started with the Cha-Cha method.  I started with
what I called the Side-Step-Stereo in the late '60's.  Back then with
little purchasing power and no experience in photography, the side-step
method was the only way I had to make stereo pictures.  I didn't even
know anything about what stereo cameras were available then or where to
get them.  I didn't know anyone who knew anything about stereo.  But I
knew what I wanted to see imaged.  Cha-Cha has allowed many of us to
start, experiment,  and graduate upwards to real stereo equipment once we
got ourselves into stereo photography.  Cha-Cha is good; still do it from
airplane hypers to hypos of architectural models.
Robert J. Vaughan
 
George Themelis writes;
> Sorry, but I think you guys are out of your mind.  Cha-cha
> for a beginner?  I don't know where you are coming from,
> but this is one of the most difficult techniques to do
> right, even for experienced stereo photographers.  There
> is certainly a great chance that this kind of introduction
> to 3d can lead to failures and disappointments.
> 
> For a beginner I would only recommend single-camera stereo
> pairs if used with a slide bar, like the Bogen bar.  But
> then, you need a tripod> 
> George Themelis