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

["John A. Rupkalvis" <stereoscope@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Bob Aldridge" <Bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 7:29 AM
Subject: [photo-3d] The Digital Future (was No more Kodachrome)


> on 27/4/2001 3:14 pm, Marshall Rubin replied to my post to the list with:
> > ...that's part of where digital comes in.
> > give up on film? definately not!  experiment and invest in digital? YES,
> > YES, YES!

> 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

You two (Marshall & Bob) have just expressed some rather profound thoughts
with great incite into the future of stereography.

Some added concepts:

Contrary to inflationary trends, electronic devices seem to defy the laws of
economics and decrease in price.  In 1946, an 8 inch black and white
television set cost over $1,200 in 1946 dollars (over $6,000 in real solid
mahogany or teakwood cabinet with AM-FM1-FM-2 radio and 78 r.p.m. record
changer built in) and had to be purchased at a very upscale furniture store.
Today you can buy a 19" color set at the local grocery or pharmacy for $78.

Today, digital memory is relatively expensive, yet cheap compared to
yesterday.  The Nikon D1x has a 5.47 megapixel CCD and is priced at USD
$5500.  The day will come when we can buy a 25 or 30 megapixel camera
(equivalent to film) for under $100.

But, that day is not here yet.  If we have a film camera now, we can have
the satisfaction of getting results superior to digital (if we really want
to) right now.

However, digital can be real useful to the newbie today.  A single camera
with left & right eye shift (or cha-cha, if you prefer) can get one started.
Two friends, each with a camera and a shared stereo bar, can go out on
shooting "expeditions" and have a lot of fun.   And, they can learn.  A lot.
Quickly.

In the past, you had to shoot several rolls of film, and wait an
interminable amount of time (no half-hour processing) for the results, try
to remember the details of how you shot them, and apply this knowledge to
your next roll.

With digital with a viewscreen, you not only can see the results
immediately, but you can afford to experiment, discarding mistakes and
reshooting as you go.  You can shoot 30 or 40 pictures on 10 pictures of
memory by deleting what you don't want until you get what you really want to
save.  Two digital viewscreens, and you can freeview right now.  What a
fantastic stereoscopic educational instrument!

So, you can't afford two digital cameras?  Hey, get together with someone
else who has one, and work together.  Your local stereo club would be a
great place to start.  Group stereo shoots, organized by your stereo club,
can be a lot of fun as well as educational.  Ask your club officers, or
offer to start one of these shoots yourself (I'll bet your offer will be
accepted!).

JR


 

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