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[photo-3d] Re: Proselytizing Stereoscopic Photography
- From: "Gerrard M Burnell" <circle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: [photo-3d] Re: Proselytizing Stereoscopic Photography
- Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 17:42:27 -0000
--- In photo-3d@xxxx, "Dr. George A. Themelis" <drt-3d@xxxx> wrote:
> I think the crucial step is to hand your stereo camera
> and ask the victim to take their own pictures. This
> could be sufficient to get them hooked. I see you are
> using a twin SLR. I think a compact stereo camera,
> like a Stereo Realist (NO, I AM NOT KIDDDING!!!) is
> better.
>
> I have done it to a dozen people and have converted
> half of them.
George,
What you say is true, two SLR's mounted side-by-side looks rather
unwildy to say the least. Especially when my friends use point and
shoot compacts! However, purpose built stereo cameras are hard to
come by and expensive. I recently bought a Nimslo simply because it
was cheap and compact. I use it for 2x50mx50mm slides where my twin
rig is not convenient, the results are excellent despite the portrait
format. The question I ask is why I haven't been succesful in
getting converts to stereoscopy?
I was honoured to be the official Amatuer 3D photographer at my
Cousin's wedding about 10 years ago. Of cause her professional
photographer was in 2D only! They were impressed with the results.
However, several years later I asked if she ever viewed the 3D slides
and showed them to friends. Basically her reply was that they were
too much hassle swopping slides in and out of the viewer and only one
person at a time could view them. 2D print enlargements in an album
were much better!
And that is where I think part of the problem lies,
1. You need equipment to view them, ie. Glasses, viewers, projectors,
etc.
2. No one makes an affordable stereo camera, (except the beam-spitter
variety.)
Ged
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