T3D Re: TDC lenses

[michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxx (Michael Kersenbrock)]

> I've been extremely pleased with the optical performance of both my Vivid
> and Colorist. The Vivid lenses seem to outperform - in sharpness and
> contrast - anything the Realist can offer, and without the annoying
> vignetting.

Although I wouldn't be so "dramatic" in my assertions (having only one
working Realist), with the many stereo cameras that I personally
have and use, I think my Vivid has the best lenses.  Of course my testing
isn't scientific and is a "non-blind" testing -- but seeing as how I
the competition were other cameras I owned, my biases are about 
equal all around.   This testing doesn't take into account unit
variations nor variations in design, esp. with all the different 
lenses in different Realists.

Gut feel puts my FED's lenses about equal with my Vivid.

But I'd still rather have an RBT.  Anybody want to get 
a pile of 50's stereo cameras (plus FED) in trade for their RBT X3 camera?  :-)


Mike K.




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