[photo-3d] [Fwd: 3d and flash]

[Paul Talbot <list_post@xxxxxxxxx>]

From: Doug Hallstead <dhallstead@xxxxxxxx>

Hi Paul, Alan, Dr. T, Ron and any other 3d affecianados,
    I have just purchased a second Pentax ME super to create a
dual camera rig.  I have 2 weddings to do in 3D for friends.
This brings up the age-old question of how best to deal with
flash.  I have seen the excellent summary posted by our friend
at RMM.  Has anyone anything to add? Any personal success stories.

   Just how bad is the effect of simply having a flash on each
camera; I realize the shadows will be from a different angle in
each picture.

   Rather than try to synchronize and risk one camera having full
flash of it's own plus a partial flash from the other, should one
mount two flashes side by side off to one side on a flash bracket
and deliberately stagger the camera release by about a half second
and hope for little movement by the subjects.

   This seems to be the one unsoveable challenge for twin camera rigs
(I don't think an "electronic" wiring solution is possible for this
model of camera; at least I certainly don't want to open the camers!

   Thanks in advance for all assistance.

doug from winnipeg (Canada) where it's currently minus 24 degrees
celsius and spring seems far, far away!

I wonder if someone could post this on Photo 3D site; I can't access
it at work as division filter blocks it.  Thanks in advance.
doug

 

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