Re: [photo-3d] Discovery/Loreo image Quality - Loreo Viewer vs Holmes vintage

["David W. Kesner" <drdave@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Quentin writes:

> Number one it involves mirrors, and IMHO viewers with
> mirrors don't help the image any (Just as Loreo/Discovery's images
> aren't helped by mirrors.

First, I don't think it is fair to compare the Loreo's mirrors 
to the quality front surface mirrors in the ViewMagic. Second, 
I don't think it is fair to dismiss mirrors all together. My 
RBT Macro Attachment uses mirrors to direct the 6 or 11mm 
aperture base to the 65mm film gate spacing and the quality of 
the image is totally unaffected. I realize you were talking 
about viewers, but the optical quality is the same whether the 
mirrors are used for taking or viewing. Besdies there is no 
optical distortion like you get with lenses in viewers.

For another opinion ask David Lee about his mirror viewer for 
large format prints - or anyone who has viewed them.

> The other problem with ViewMagic is, you
> don't have anyplace to put your view card. You put the card on a table
> and jiggle around with the ViewMagic till you get things lined up, sor
> t fof. Maybe what is needed here is an attachement to hold Holmes
> cards in the right place in front of it.

That is not true. There are several viewing stands available 
for the ViewMagic. Check out the following link to Rocky 
Mountain Memories for details on one such stand:

<http://www.rmm3d.com/viewers/vm.econ.html>

That's all for now,

David W. Kesner
Boise, Idaho, USA
drdave@xxxxxxxxxx