On Sat, 17 Apr 2004, Zane H. Healy wrote:
Why on
earth would you want to use modern cameras???
Quality lenses and better shutter
speeds! I'm normally limited to a
Do you know of ANY lens made in the last 30 years that can compare with a
Summicron? (or even the Nikkor 105?) (Goerz Dagor?)
Remember, I'm talking about the quality of lenses used in 3D cameras,
not in something like a Leica or Nikon.
There is a
really impressive difference between projected Viewmaster,
Realist and standard 35mm 3D images!
Why is that?
It's a combination of lens quality, overall camera quality, and the
size of the resulting slide image. A View-Master slide chip is
roughly 1/4th, the size of a 35mm slide. A Realist format is the
same height, but a smaller width than a 35mm slide (width actually
varies depending on the mounting of the shot).
Or the prism attachements that fit on the
front of the lens and take the 2 images on a single 35mm frame.
I've seen
these advertised, they result in what I'd call an odd format.
"Standard" half-frame is an "odd format"?
What I've seen results in a "fuzzed" dividing line between the two
images, and you have to use what is normally a pretty poor looking
viewer. Actually one of these with a little time in Photoshop might
be fairly good for people that view their 3D images on computers,
which are a surprisingly large number these days.
Zane
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