Digital 3D Picture Viewer - "The DigiStereopticon"

Step 6 Taking photos in 3D...

Okay, the last step is taking a bunch of pics in 3D. There are TONS of great websites describing how to do this. I've sampled many techniques but the easiest and most satisfying option (in my opinion) would be to buy a 3D lens in a cap from Loreo at the same time as you order the viewer lens. They cost about $75.

http://www.loreo.com/pages/products/loreo_3dcap_photo.html

Comments

[GeoB]

This sounds exciting! I have a digital picture frame just sitting in a box, I picked up after Christmas for $40! Meanwhile, some folks might want to get a jump on viewing stereo digital pics. This works well with scenery, I think up close it gets harder. I take a scenery pic, then move a couple inches to the side, or six inches... it isn't critical when the subject s far away. Later on on my computer, I trim the two pics to show the same area. I simply display them side-by-side, then adjust my eyes to see them in stereo. One way to learn to do this is get the pics ready, displayed side-by-side, hold your finger tip about 3" from your noce, stare at it, and note that you can still be aware of the blurry out-of-focus compter screen. Now, slowly move your finger away from you, watching your finger tip, and at some point you should see the pics converge into a 3-D image. You will learn to adjust size and such to make it easier. I no longer need to use my finger tip. I imagine scenery photos taken as described above will display just fine with your viewer, after being cropped and maybe stitched together. Many photo editing software can do this.

[nachobobs]

By crossing your eyes in this method your 3d picture will appear "inverted" or as if you were looking at the inside of a cave. To correctly view them you need to be looking "past" the pictures, trying not to focus on the photo itself but at a point somewhere in the distance behind it. The easist way is to put a sheet of glass or plastic in front of the pictures and try to focus on YOUR reflection in the glass, then bring your attention onto the pictures. Sounds complicated but it is very easy once you know how. Hope this helps, and im not trying to be bitchy!!

[GeoB]

I think we haven't achieved clear communication. My 3-D pictures do not appear inverted. They appear correct. By some kind of eye movement (focusing at a different depth?) I can look at up-close shrubbery in my scencery pics, and I can look 'outward' at the canyons and mtns, not exactly the same eye movement one would use to see the real thing, but I do see the proper subjects at the proper 'apparent' depth and locaton. I am not really sure what you mean about looking at the inside of a cave. I think what you are describing happens when I have swapped sides with the two pictures for some reason. It sure looks weird then. > you need to be looking "past" the pictures, trying not to focus on the photo itself but at a point somewhere in the distance I believe this is what I am doing. I cannot see 3-d when I focus on the picture. I don't have one of my stereo pairs nearby to check my eye movement with, sorry.

[bravebaker]

I own one of those. It's, well, okay I guess. Some things to keep in mind: no auto focus, no auto exposure. It has a small slider for focus and a switch for selecting one of two apertures (f11 or f22, as mentioned in the photo there). Using it is a lot like shooting with an old polaroid camera. If you are not familiar with manual photography, you are not going to get good photos. Also, the left and right half of the image are slightly misaligned on mine. hopefully they're not all like that. Having said all that, its still a bargain and easier to use when compared to synched digital SLRs :-)

[Whatnot]

This is more an ad (70%) than an instructable (30%) in my view, but I don't mind because how many companies support 3D viewers? So they deserve a little boost and it can't be helped to mention them really.