Engadget has an image of Komamura’s two-headed Horseman 3D camera . . . like those folks I am disappointed that it’s not digital. Instead of getting a film camera at this point, I would suggest sticking to the digital alternatives. See the other posts in the 3D category here for more.
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3-D can save Hollywood
by Brian David Phillips •
James Cameron is out hitting the pavement with his message of hope, joy, and box office success . . . 3-D can save Hollywood, says director . . . James Cameron, director of Titanic, the most successful film of all time, has called on Hollywood to “fight for survival” with a return to 3-D movies.…
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Dimension 3 goes HD with Bluefish444
by Brian David Phillips •
More high definition 3D is on the table . . . anaglyph and otherwise . . . Dimension 3 goes HD with Bluefish444 . . . Dimension 3 goes HD with Bluefish444 April 7, 2006—Dimension 3 (www.d3.com) has recently started using Bluefish444’s HD| Lust video card on several 3D projects (8212Bluefish444 (www.bluefish444.com). Dimension 3 offers…
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‘Superman Returns’ To Go 3D
by Brian David Phillips •
The good news . . . Superman Returns is set to be the first live action film converted to IMAX 3D for simultaneous release in regular and IMAX theatres in both 2D and 3D formats. The bad news . . . it’s only twenty minutes of screen time that’s going to be in 3D .…
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Stereoscopic Bridges
by Brian David Phillips •
Amanda Pierre writes about an exhibit that displays bridges in stereoscopic glory . . . Bridge exhibit shows off engineering feats . . . Swiss designers and their landmark works are featured in the display at Grinnell College. It’s been a long time since basic bridges were considered feats of engineering. But now, it’s not…
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1st 3-D image of coelacanth produced
by Brian David Phillips •
A bit on the kool side . . . 1st 3-D image of coelacanth produced . . . The Tokyo Institute of Technology and GE Yokogawa Medical Systems Ltd. have joined forces to successfully produce the world’s first 3-D image of a coelacanth, a species of fish that has survived unchanged in the Earth’s oceans…
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Japanese researcher shows off real 3D images
by Brian David Phillips •
Right now, it’s not that great a product . . . just some dots . . . but the potential and implications go much further . . . Japanese researcher shows off real 3D images . . . The National institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology invented the device displaying “real 3D images” which…
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Thorpe Digital Stereoview Standard
by Brian David Phillips •
While I don’t use the “standard” per se, this is an interesting and helpful approach to setting up digital stereoviews . . . Thorpe Digital Stereoview Standard. I tend to use a format that will give me full 4X6 prints with all image and no text as I will normally print views with the local…
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Cascade Stereo Galleries
by Brian David Phillips •
Some wonderful images in a variety of formats in the Cascade galleries for the CSC 2005 Events.
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Stereo-Club Francais Gallery
by Brian David Phillips •
Whether you read French or not, the online stereographic galleries of 3D images of all variety at the Stereo-Club Francais Gallery are well worth a visit. The menus are fairly intuitive and for image types they use icons at the main page to guide you. Of course, my wife will head straight toward the stereoviews…
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eyeFx 3D Adapter for PS2 . . .
. . . SplitFish GameWare
by Brian David Phillips •
The folks at SplitFish GameWare are marketing their eyeFx 3D Adapter for Sony Playstation 2. This is the only true 3D console game adapter. It doesn’t work with all games, they do have a list of compatible games on their webpages and you can play around with those not on the list to see what…
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Color Stereo Stereograms
by Brian David Phillips •
Gene Levine has created a very interesting collection of original Color Stereo Stereograms, including stereo pairs, anaglyphs, animated stereograms, anaglyphs, and much much more. The site is an intriguing display and well worth the visit.
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photos en relief
by Brian David Phillips •
Some amazing red-blue anaglyphs in the Photos En Relief Anaglyhp Gallery . . . of special interest to my wife and daughter are the cat and other animal pieces.
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More Victor Bach 3D Photos
by Brian David Phillips •
Even more of Victor Bach’s entertaining 3D photographic images here. I had missed the root gallery in my previous post about his Lemons in Water. Worth a look-see.
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Panomundo . . . Anaglyphs
by Brian David Phillips •
Brian Greenstone, of Austin, Texas, has some amazing anaglyphs online at his Panomundo: Anaglyphs galleries. There are some very beautiful scenics as well as other subject matter. Be sure to click on the thumbnails to go to the full size images as they are well worth the visit.
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Lemons in Water
by Brian David Phillips •
Russian photographer Victor Bach has a marvelous gallery of stereophotos of lemons being dropped into a glass of water . . . Фото автора BE711 Личный фотосайт . . . I know what you’re thinking . . . yes, it sounds like a very mundane subject but the images are just plain outstanding. Even in…
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3D Olympics . . . Athens 2004
by Brian David Phillips •
This is an interesting exploration of the Olympics in 3D and how the photographer handled the issues associated with shooting the Athens 2004 Olympic Games in 3D. Go down the page to see the making of piece as well as some vintage shots from the 1906 Olympic games in 3D. The gallery has some interesting…
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New Stirrings in the Way of Digicams and Whatnot . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
Interesting developments in the arena of digital cameras . . . Pixel Counting Joins Film in Obsolete Bin . Over ninety percent of all new cameras purchased are digital and most of the film camera manufacturers have discontinued producing them. It’s a digital future. Likewise, industry insiders are predicting that the megapixel count wars may…
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new technology brings Mars to Evanston
by Brian David Phillips •
It’s not really new technology per se but it certainly is kool . . . The Daily Northwestern – New technology brings Mars to Evanston . . . A small room tucked away on the second floor of Northwestern’s library has the capacity to take a student out of this world with a pair of…
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First International Digital Anaglyph Contest
by Brian David Phillips •
Check out the galleries of winners and other entries for the First International Digital Anaglyph Contest:. There are some amazing red-blue anaglyphs there. Wow.
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Build Your Own Nikon Stereo Camera
by Brian David Phillips •
I am an idjit when it comes to things mechanical, electronic, or DIYish. However, for those with the know-how and inclination, John Thurston has placed a PDF file online about how to Build Your Own Nikon Stereo Camera. Please be patient with the link, it goes straight to the PDF and a few folks have…
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New 3D Rig goodness . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
Well . . . we now have a new rig for digital stereo photography . . . two Sony V3 digital cameras on a twin-rig, external flash with sync, using a LANC Shepherd Pro to control the cameras. Been wanting one of these rigs for some time. Got the LANC Shepherd Pro from Rob Crockett…
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Konica Minolta withdraw from camera business
by Brian David Phillips •
Big news . . . the field just got a lot smaller . . . Konica Minolta withdraw from camera business . . . no more cameras, film, the works . . . some of the Konica and Minolta assets will go to Sony for Digital SLRs but the rest of the business is getting…
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Fake Flatness . . . by Partyk Rebisz
by Brian David Phillips •
Patryk Rebisz has some beautiful pieces in his Fake Flatness gallery of short quicktime clips that are like wobble stereos but much more beautiful. Well done work. Wow. See his films and videos as well.
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Camera Toss . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
Hmmmm . . . something new to learn every day . . . Camera Toss . . . the art of throwing your camera in the air while it takes an eposure and seeing what random prettiness you get. Here is a pool of cameratoss images shared by folks from all over the planet who…