[photo-3d] re: affordable starter suggestions?

["Michael Galazin" <rexlion22@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Elwin Oost wrote:
<I'm new here, I got interested in 3D photography through my fathers'
<beautiful pictures (he has a 50's camera, I forgot which brand- it has
<plastic frames in which you click the left/right frames).

Elwin, I'm puzzled about your meaning here.  By plastic frames I assume you
mean stereo mounts, the things that hold the left and right slide film chips
together at proper distance and rotation.  But, you click the frames--???
Please clarify.  Do you mean that you snap the front and back together to
seal the film chips in?

<I'm now looking for an affordable camera myself, being a student. I
<was thinking about a Loreo/Argus, as the price is still semi-friendly
<to my budget (although the not-anymore Discovery $40 price tag is
<still quite a bit more in line with what I'm looking for than the $80
<I usually see now).

You might find a used Nimslo for about $40 on ebay.  It produces four images
at a time, each about 18mm wide, and you basically mount the outer two and
disregard the rest.  A '50s camera like the Realist or Kodak would produce
the almost-square (about 24x23mm) images like your father's camera and might
be more satisfying to view, but you will spend closer to $100 for one of
those.  But starting out on a budget, you can always use any 35mm normal
camera and take two pictures, each about 70mm apart, using either a slide
bar ($40) or the cha-cha method (shift weight from foot to foot); this will
get you full-frame 24x35mm pics which practically any photo shop can deal
with.  If you already have such a camera, even a cheap $15 one, you can
shoot stereo!

<Is the 3D-experience of this camera anything like those working with
<slides?

I've never personally used an Argus, but I believe they produce two
half-frame images side by side within the frame.  Working around the center
stripe, you get images on film about 17x35mm, which is pretty hard to mount
in any stereo slide mounts.  So this camera would probably be best used just
to make what it was designed for: two images side by side on a single print,
which you view with a special print viewer.  All in all, not nearly as
satisfying in quality as a decent slide!

<Also, can anyone tell which of these cameras have the suction
<anti-flare nozzle, and which ones have the more solid twist-nozzle?

Huh??? Suction nozzle...you sure you're not talking about vacuum cleaners?

<The second reason besides budget I'm wary about buying a 50's camera
<is that I don't want to run out of frames to store the slides in- or
<are these still being produced for a survivable price?

The "frames", or stereo mounts, are available from several sources.
Cardboard ones are about $10 per hundred.  No shortage!

I suggest that you look at www.Stereoscopy.com where you can see pictures
and info on various cameras, search links for supplies, and so on.  Good
luck!

Best regards,

Mike Galazin


 

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