[photo-3d] re: tdc vivid

["Michael Galazin" <rexlion22@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

     I think George Themelis contributed these comments:
"> I would like to point out that the reason the TDC Vivid
> was designed with a lens spacing of 65mm was not to obtain
> a better match to the average human eye-spacing
> but because the camera was originally designed for the
> 7 perforation format (like the Belplasca)."
     To which Chuck Holzner replied:
"For whatever reason, it is a better match to the average eye-spacing.
Wouldn't it have been nice if they had increases to loop size another
5 MM and went 8 perf?  Full frame with ortho spacing, WOW.  So close
and yet so far."

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My comments:

Is anyone performing modifications on the Vivid to turn it into 7P format?
Sounds like it might not be too difficult if that's what the original design
accomodated.

About the Vivid, can someone please explain how that linkup works between
aperture and shutter speed?  I'm wondering if that setup precludes one from
overriding the settings to gain either the aperture priority or shutter
priority one might desire.

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John Goodman wrote:

"...the Wollensak and Iloca Rapid I've
been using are practically free from overlap. Just about every
chip has a black line of unexposed film separating its neighbor."

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I would add to this that the Stereoscopy.com camera descriptions list the
Realist as having an image format that's 25.4mm wide, versus the Iloca
Rapid/Realist 45 at 22.54mm width.  Thus the more consistent black bands
between chips, which makes cutting easier but IMO makes mounting just
slightly more difficult....because you have a bit less picture width to play
with when making adjustments.  Nothing we can't live with, though!

Best regards,

Mike Galazin