... A lot of the junk is not junk because it has been picked-over. It was junk to start. A lot of people took a lot of very bad stereo pictures back then.... ...
Being that focus is one of the problems you mention, do you see better results from the amateurs of yesteryear using fixed focus cameras like the VM Personal...
Of course you must consider that the color slide film in the 50's was very slow. Kodachrome was ASA 10 I think. And with the Viewmaster camera your focus is...
Slow film would absolutely be a problem. On average it would reduce sharpness and DOF. Flash bulbs however were an advantage. They provided much greater...
I have a feeling, though, that someone who purchased and used a stereo camera would have been a cut above the average snapshooter. It was more of an investment...
Hi Kathi You wrote:- <I have a feeling, though, that someone who purchased and used a stereo camera would have been a cut above the average snapshooter. I...
i have uptdated my reel list of duplicates. i hope some collectors want to swap with me i look for single reels and have many of them in my new reel list (ca...
Yeah, but could old Bert pull it off with post-War Coronet! The Brownie lenses were (are) actually quite good. ... make! As proof, Bert Hardy (famous ... mid...
Good point. I know it's "the singer not the song," I just thought that someone who took enough interest in photography to go into stereoscopy might have an...
... This is true today but it was not true back then. The stereo cameras and the 2d cameras were about the same in terms of difficulty. Kodak offered stereo...
... Although I have many more Realist-type slides than VM, I think my VM's tend to be more out of focus (from shooting too close). To another post on...
... I also think that because it was in 3-D, more "junk" was kept. I'm amazed how many "awful" shots I've gotten were owner-mounted in glass! One more...
Perhaps eBay auction # 3211755005 is interesting? I have never seen before these reels in Belgium nor in Holland (after many years of search). Klaas [Non-text...
Klaas... These are test reels from the factory. Both Belgium & US plants made loads of test reels - they still do for that matter. These are reels that the...
Hi All Klaas just pointed out the uncommon Orly Airport 'test' reels and this raised another question. As I have only seen a couple, I am still not sure the...
Mary-Ann wrote: "Both Belgium & US plants made loads of test reels " but http://www.rollanet.org/~vbeydler/van/vmcolect.htm reads: "Usually only 12 to 36 test...
I meant they made loads because they made them for every single reel! LOL It is true they only make 12-36 of each but for the millions of reels produced over...
LOL = Laugh out loud! I think you know what I meant now? Loads meaning every reel made for the last 40-50 years had proof reels made. Scarce because each reel...
ER, meant to say, uh, "George Snapshot"??! "Zack Snapshot"? "Homer Snapshot"? Kathi I also think that because it was in 3-D, more "junk" was kept. I'm amazed...
Have a look at this website: http://home.att.net/~drt-3d/catalog/VM/VMPastPresent.htm On that site Dr. T. shows you our beautiful book "3-D Past and Present"...
J.H. zur Kleinsmiede
3dbook@...
Mar 7, 2003 1:56 pm
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Dear Friends, I just received a little card as follows: "Dear Ms. Nancy, We here at Hogan Hozhoni, received your View-Masters. We are a shelter for abused and...
Nancy Gallamore Stewart
roots@...
Mar 7, 2003 9:20 pm
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Is it alright to ask questions about VM reel values? I couldn't find a FAQ, so I figured I'd better ask first. thanks! Spungehead...
In my search for variants, I have come up with another variant of a common reel: Single reel # 165. Miami Florida U.S.A. (typeset) variant 1: copyright 1949,...
My understanding is that crocodiles are very rare, secretive and seldom seen in Florida. On the other hand there is a plethora of alligators. Looks like...
We now offer: Hans Scharoun: Buildings in Berlin See: http://www.berezin.com/3d/scharoun.htm Or below: This is a View Production 3-reel architectural Reel. The...
Hi! Just saw that a commercial reel, promoting accordeons, sold for nearly 120 US dollars on eBay (Item # 3211813158). There were 11 bids. Why is this reel so...
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