stereo adapter set 49mm

Boxed but without instructions but tbh its pretty plug and play so to speak and the instructions can be found here

http://c758710.r10.cf2.rackcdn.com/files/support/manual/283_1314744959-137215896...

I was looking for a guide price but cant find one on sale in the uk atm and can only find this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pentax-Stereo-Adapter-Set-52mm-Stereoscopic-Beamsplitt...

anyone interested make me an offer

I think you'll have to be clear about exactly what you have; do you have the part that goes in front of the lens? Do you have the transparency viewer and/or the print viewer?

Be aware to that some versions are 49mm only whereas others are 49mm and 52mm.

Although designed for 35mm film and a 50 or 55mm lens, it works best on digital with a 35mm lens such as the 35mm f2.4 DA.

sorry gartmore im not too clear on it myself as it was my late fathers but it appears to be the bit that goes infront of the lense and the print viewer and only states 49mm, i dont think he ever used it tbh

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It's not a print viewer, it's a slide viewer. Not sure how much use they are with digital but worked well with 35mm Kodachrome slide film and a standard 50mm lens.

John

ok my mistake, thanks jak

I have some fun images taken with that set up when I used slide film. Since the demise of Kodachrome it hasn't seen any use which is a shame.

The stereo lens attachment would work with digital but you would need a stereo print viewer (like the ones used for looking at aerial images) to see the effect properly.

Best wishes, Kris.

Hi All,

I just became excited about stereo photography and wondered if the subject adapter would work with the Pentax DSLR cameras; they all have APS-C sized sensors.

I also came across the Loreo 3D Stereo Lens - Full Frame for Pentax. The "Full Frame" comment leads me to believe the DSLR sensor will be too small.

Is anyone aware of an lens adapter to create anaglyph images in camera. I have seen the special telephoto zoom, but I was not very satisfied with the output as it seems only to 'tinker' with the out of focus parts of an image; very clever, but not what I think is needed.

Anyway, I know this thread is a couple of years old, but I thought I would give it a try.

Best of everything

Bill Wehrmacher

I have used this Anaglyph Maker program:

http://www.stereoeye.jp/software/index_e.html

reasonably successfully with the Pentax adapter and the 35mm lens.

Worth a try if interested as it's free!

The slide viewer, of course, is only really useful if photos are shot on slide film.

Thanks John,

I have used similar programs as well as Photoshop processes. They all work well if one begins with stereo pairs. Do I understand that you used the subject adapter to capture the stereo pairs?

In any case, thank you so much for your speedy reply.

Regards,

Bill

In the photo in post #3 above, it's the Stereo Adapter that's needed to shoot the pair (the lower of the two items), the slide viewer is above it in that photo.
Note that the results are basically two half frame images side by side so it works best with vertical subjects (portrait format as opposed to landscape.)
It really needs part of the subject reasonably close or the 3D effect is lost.

John,

I did recognize the roles of the two elements. So, in your opinion, the device would work as designed with a APS-C sized sensor?

I was afraid that the side by side images on the sensor would be cropped such that the centers of the portrait would not be in the centers of the stereo image pairs forcing further narrowing of the stereo field of view.

Oh well, perhaps I will give it a whirl. It is not all that much money in the grand scheme of things.

Thanks again. I really appreciate your comments.

Bill

Have a look on ebay for the Stitz version it can be adjusted
from about 50mm to 300mm. It also has a variable centre baffle
to control the dark strip up the middle. Very well made.

I don't think a lens wider then 50mm will work.

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Thanks Algi,

I looked this up on Ebay and I believe this is a bracket to hold two cameras. or to quickly move a camera from side to side to produce the 'stereo' views. I have done this in the past with a slide rail (designed for fine focusing for macro photos) moving a camera from side to side. It worked well, but it not what I want to continue doing.

I really appreciate your help.

Best regards,

Bill

That's the wrong one they did a beam splitter attachment like the Pentax one.

It's shown on the leaflet .....

http://www.dewijs-3d.com/Services/technical_documents/Other_manuals/Stitz%20stereo%20adapter%20UK.pdf

The best beamsplitter is the Carl Zeiss Steritar which used
prisms instead of mirrors. Unfortunately they go for about £300

Some samples here



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The Pentax one works on digital with the DA 35mm f2.4 which is the correct focal length and filter thread. Its easy to pick up a print viewer either second hand or new, just make prints to fit it.