Re: [photo-3d] The Digital Future (was No more Kodachrome)

[Ron Beck <rbeck@xxxxxxxx>]

I've been mulling this idea over for a while now.  Theoretically, it should be simple to
make a 3D digital camera.  After all, it's only the CCD and memory.  Even hacking two
"cheapie" digital cameras shouldn't be that hard.  You could tie the shutter together with
a single switch and download the left and right images individually.  A macro on your PC
could then merge the images in whatever format you want (say jps...).

I may have to give it a try the next time I see those $39.00 digitals that take poor
quality pictures.  Or maybe those $89.00 ones they currently have at Walmart.  That is if
my new hobby of restoring my recently acquired pinball machine doesn't bankrupt me first
:-) :-)

Ron


> Now look through the recent archives and you'll see that I've been
> suggesting that if someone would market a digital stereo camera which made
> jps files from the two images, and which was bundled with viewers and
> software so that the buyer could just download the file to their computer
> and instantly see 3-D on screen, it would be an absolute winner!
> 
> A little thought in the software would allow printing to Loreo style pairs
> at the touch of a button.
> 
> This kind of "system" (a bit like the Realist system was for film based
> stereo photography) would take away the need for punters to mess around with
> mounting, but those that wanted to would still be able to tweak their
> images.
> 
> Unfortunately, the emergence of such a system will depend more on a camera
> maker looking for another gimmick rather than those on this list stopping
> their search for classic film cameras and sitting around waiting...
> 
> Bob Aldridge
>

 

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