[photo-3d] Twinned XAs

[Pixschack@xxxxxxx]

Mark Shields wrote:

"As for the Realist and the Kodak, even if they weren't strictly
manual, I just plain don't like the Realist. I picked one up,
held it up to my eye, and didn't like it at all. The Kodak I
do like, so much that I've been tempted to buy one--nice to
hold and to look through, and controls that fit for me. But
in addition to auto exposure, I also lose the rangefinder.
That's another reason I like the XA so much--the rangefinder."

Mark, I disagree with you on just about everything!  Of course it doesn't 
mean I don't love you!  ;)

In my opinion, a depth of field scale is the most useful focusing aid in 
shooting stereo, not a rangefinder.  When using a stereo camera, the 
hyperfocal setting will usually get you the sharpest results.  It's very easy 
to achieve on the Kodak stereo.  My feeling regarding exposure is that only 
by manually setting a camera and bracketing, can you come away not only with 
a good exposure, but with a range of good exposures.  There is no "proper" 
exposure with slide film.  It all depends on the light source used for 
viewing.  What seems perfect in a viewer might seem quite underexposed when 
projected.  I usually like have a range of exposures for important images. I 
do understand that auto exposure may well save your life with certain fast 
types of subjects.  As for mounting and viewing, I still think it's a 
tremendous waste to shoot 8p images only to crop them down to beamsplitter 
format 4p! 

I know we both agree on one thing.  Regardless of how you approach it, once 
you do stereo photography, there's no going back to a flat world!

Gary Schacker




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