Other collecting activities?

From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh_at_aracnet.com>
Date: Sun Apr 18 01:53:30 2004

>Is there anything particuarly odd about the bulbs? Projector bulbs in
>general are not that hard to find.

I'm just concerned about their continued availability.

> > Of course if you can afford it you can get custom made camera's made
> > out of twin modern 35mm camera's. They take the two camera bodies
>
>Why on earth would you want to use modern cameras???

Quality lenses and better shutter speeds! I'm normally limited to a
max of 100 speed film, though I did shoot 1600 speed once in a cave
in Majorca. I think the max shutter speed is something like 1/200th
of a second.

There is a really impressive difference between projected Viewmaster,
Realist and standard 35mm 3D images!

>There have been several adapters made to take 2 normal camera boddies.
>CZJ made one that takes 2 Werra cameras (that's one Werra accessory I've
>not found yet).

Is this one of the rigs for holding two standard cameras at the same
time? I think I've seen something like this that puts them base to
base. I don't think I've ever heard anything about how well they
work though. I'd be concerned about shutter timings unless shooting
still subjects.

> And of course there were those sliding devices where you
>take 2 pictures with a single camera, moving it between exposures. Only
>works for static subjects.

I've actually been looking for a slide bar to try on some experiments
with a digital camera. They seem to be something of a rare item
these days. I've not looked to hard though as the tests I did by
shifting my weight from one leg to the other were less than
satisfactory (this actually works quite well with film cameras).

>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.

>The Russians made a thing called a Sputnik. A _triple_ lens reflex
>camera. 2 taking lenses coupled to a viewing lens. Took 6 sterao pairs on
>a 120 roll film. I've never seen one at a sensible price, though.

I've heard of it, but not seen one.

BTW, for an interesting page on the different cameras that have been made.
http://www.stereoscopy.com/cameras/

                Zane

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