[rollei_list] Re: Possibly OT: two tlr camera stereo query
- From: tyco@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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- Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:15:25 +0300
Hi:
I made up something similar but using two rollei 35 cameras. Please post some
of the results of your efforts at
making stereos using two tlrs. Good luck.
Best Regards
John Saldanha
----- Original Message -----
From: Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2008 6:05 am
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Possibly OT: two tlr camera stereo query
> Hi Lance -
>
> Sounds like you have thought things out well and have the important
> stuff covered. I'l bet if you tell everyone to "hold it" and press the
> two shutters at the same time, you'll do just fine.
>
> If you are doing prints, you can compensate for the FL mismatch. Try
> slides sometime in a decent MF stereo viewer and be prepared to have
> your socks knocked off!
>
>
> Eric Goldstein
>
> --
>
> On 3/3/08, Choiliefan@xxxxxxx <Choiliefan@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Eric:
> > Appreciate the help.
> > I'm planning to shoot static family groups outdoors tomorrow.
> > You make a great point re the FL of the lenses reminding me
> that zeiss
> > repair literature indicates the FL will vary from camera to
> camera.> Made a quick and dirty bracket for the cameras today and
> the rig is tripod
> > mounted, loaded and ready to go. Even have matching hoods on
> the 3.5 Tessars.
> > I had planned on using the double cable release from my bellows
> but can't
> > locate that. Have two small cable releases which will be pressed
> > simultaneously to capture the images.
> > It's supposed to be cloudy tomorrow so I'm going with 800 speed
> Portra but
> > the max shutter speed of 1/250 may be a bit slow even at f22
> but it will be a
> > fun learning experience if nothing more and we can always move
> into the shade
> > if necessary.
> > Obviously, flash is out due to synching the two cameras.
> > The worst case scenario is that I'll have two sets of nearly
> identical> prints!
> > Once again, thanks for the input.
> >
> > Health, Peace
> > Lance
> > Selma, NC 27576
> >
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 3/3/2008 12:23:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> >
> > egoldste@xxxxxxxxx writes:
> > Yes, I have shot MF stereo with a twin rig, and yes, the two big
> > challenges you will face are stereo base and sync. With the stereo
> > base you mention, try not to shoot any closer than about 12
> feet, or
> > things will look mighty small in the viewer. Toeing the
> cameras in
> > will not help, and will in fact introduce other problems, so
> keep them
> > parallel and back off.
> >
> > Hyperfocus is generally the rule with stereo so you will need
> lots of
> > light and small apertures shooting MF (challenge #3). The
> mismatch of
> > the actual FL of the lenses may well be a factor in the viewer as
> > well; it could be off by as much as 10%.
> >
> > How will you sync the two cameras? With moving subjects, this
> is not a
> > trivial problem...
> >
> >
> > Eric Goldstein
> >
> > --
> >
> > On 3/3/08, Choiliefan@xxxxxxx <Choiliefan@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > I'm having a small family gathering tomorrow and desire to
> shoot a couple
> > > rolls of 120 but would like to try for a stereo effect with
> the small
> > finished
> > > prints mounted on cards for viewing.
> > >
> > > I don't have a stereo camera for this so the plan is to
> make a bracket and
> > > mount two identical TLRs side by side and fire them
> simultaneously.> From the
> > > little information gleaned so far I find the spacing
> between the two
> > taking
> > > lenses will be roughly twice the recommended distance
> giving hyper stereo
> > > views more suited to distant objects.
> > >
> > > Curious if anyone here has tried this method making closer
> people pictures
> > > and if it will work as hoped for? Should the cameras be
> canted a bit
> > toward
> > > the centerline between the two or mounted straight on?
> > > Any help or suggestions appreciated.
> > > Health, Peace
> > > Lance
> > > Selma, NC 27576
> >
> >
> >
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