[photo-3d] Re: Progress with Lenticulars

["Jim Harp" <matmail2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- In photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxx, hatfieldme@xxxx wrote:
> I promised to keep everyone up on my progress to produce my own lenticulars... I need some way to digitize the images so that I can run them through the aformentioned program, 
> so far this is a log-jam...

I've gotten excellent results using Provia 100F slide film in my 
Nimslo, pushing it one stop to make up for the Nimslo's tendency to 
underexpose, and mounting the two trimmed half frame images in one 
standard 2X2 mount.  If you're careful you can even align the stereo 
pair.  You should have no problem getting such slides scanned on any 
Photo CD system that will do transparencies.  (www.adiweb.com is one 
good source for this.) I also recently shot a roll of print film in my 
Nimslo and had Moto-Foto make a Kodak "Picture Disk" from it.  This is 
lower resolution than a Photo CD, I think 1500 pixels wide.  The scans 
came back with two half-frame images per file and the machine didn't 
seem to notice the difference.  The scans were sharp and I was able to 
create nice 4X6 prints and anaglyphs from them, and it only cost 
$10.95.  I'm not sure if this resolution is sufficient for making 
lenticulars.   I've also been looking into getting an Epson printer. 
Dr. Dave recommended TSSphoto.com as a source of information, and I 
found that site to be helpful.  My conclusions so far:  The six ink 
"Photo" printers do seem better able to create detailed photographic 
images than the 4 ink models.  The Epson Photo 1270 has ink cartridges 
with chips that won't allow less expensive third party inks to be used, 
so that's out. The Epson Photo 870 uses the "lightfast" inks that 
reportedly had fading problems. I'm now leaning towards the Epson Photo 
750, which Epson sells directly for $150.  I've seen some spectacular 
images that Dan Shelley printed on his using Epson film.
Jim Harp