As I make my way out there on the 1st, I'm thinking of bringing my Stereo Slide Camera. I will have to judge how much I can use a 50 yr old antique in windy desert conditions - BUT, it's still capable of outdoing any other imagery you can find today - digital or holographic ("Avatar" included!) :o

I used to do weddings, car shows, events, etc. with it years ago. When done right, it goes beyond "super real" or "super vivid" - you can count the stitches on your ripstop in these (as long as you aren't moving too fast!) Most people have never seen anything quite like it before, (and tend to get excited) :smug:

I could laboriously scan. process and post some 3D shots for the web - but nothing really compares to experiencing the originals in a viewer.

Soooo...If I can, I will def try to get some shots of new, exciting stuff (and will paparazzi-tize the PL crowd!). Maybe take some gear n' desert shots to mail to some of you later (perhaps for considerations, rides, trades, etc. - cameras and padding are all I'm bringing out there this time!).

Oh, yeah, I still want to bum some gear and do a little riding too...:saint:

hell yeah !

Make your way to the pl camp and we have lots of extra buggies to use.

See you soon, am at YVR waiting for our flight and just spent $100 on litre bottles of booze. Who thought that it's so cheap at the duty free.

lad i have done so very amateur 3 shots involving a swivel arm on a tripod with so pretty cool effects. but all had to be still to make it work. how do ya get action shots? 2 cameras?

Technology so old...it's new!

Well that answers that. epic old timer gear points. its even in mint condition wow. i researched some people have rigged dual dslr's together. looks costly. would love to see some of your work!

When I worked on Ghosts of the Abyss, we used two DSLR cameras in a rig to do 3D time-lapse. One of the cameras was setup with mirrors to get the 2.75" interocular distance correct. The movie was shot with the same dual Sony HD setup as on Avatar's live action (non-CG) sequences.

Actually, that's some flickr dude's camera - but mine is the same model, and almost as flawless (if you don't see the top!). The TDC Colorist, models I & II; imported from Germany by Bell & Howell; somewhat fragile, but also about the sharpest retro designs ever! (sharp lens, too!) Dunno how'd Playa Dust look on em, tho!

If someone scores the new digital Real 3D Fuji camera and brings it along too...well....

Abyss: Digital tech and mirrors are great for interocular compensation and greater audience comfort. But in the first 3D flick wave of the early 50's, no such goodies:

Hitch#@%$#!, in "Dial M for Murder" needed a close up of a finger dialing a rotary phone. No shortcuts back then. He built a giant, fake telephone and finger(!) - and filmed it normally!

The guy who directed "House of Wax" had only one eye! He just relied on math formulas for the compensations.

But no matter how well they compensated in production, it was up to some high-school kid to sync the projectors in dilapidated, mid-west movie theaters! Thus, the first decline of 3D flicks...

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Ah...to get only half as good a shot in 3D.....

Man, I hope you and that rig can make it to Wildwood this spring!

hey lad is there a higher resolution of that pic anywhere? looks like it'd make a great desktop background

hey Wannabekiter, I've sent you a u2u for a larger image
Mark

thanks :D