T3D Re: Now yer in trouble

[Bill Davis <bd3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>
>What was the reason that the Kodak/Realist viewers had longer-than-ortho
>lenses?  Was it to exaggerate depth a bit, or was it to lower cost
>of lenses?  Seems that a higher-magnification "ortho" lens would be
>ideal.
>

Bill Ewald addressed this at the NSA convention in Rochester:

35 mm lenses were originally specified for the Kodaslide II but these
lenses alone would have *cost* $35 (each? per pair? dunno. ) The bean
counters didn't think they could sell the viewers for enough to make a
profit.  None were ever made, even in prototype.  (According to Bill)  
Best regards,
Bill Davis
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