1: SLIDE PROJECTORS - Modifying and Building

Second hand stereo projectors are hard to find and should you mange to get one, it will be worth looking at how it may be improved, you may even wish to build one from scratch.  This project will describe work carried out on three projectors.  A modern, home built projector based on two Leitz Pradovat P150 doners; A FED Etyud (shown) modified to take modern 24v 150 watt halogen lamps; A Duplex II / Bamag, also modified to take modern 24v 250 watt halogen lamps.  A Hawk I has also been updated using the optics from two scrap Kodak S-AV 2000 projectors.

2: SLIDE BAR - Adapting a shelf runner for stereo sequential use

Your local DIY store will have shelf runners with linear ballraces, that can readily be modified for use as a stereo sequential slide bar.  More to come

3: SCANNING - Slides and View-Master reels

Many modern flatbed scanners are supplied with transparency adapters.  In all cases the slide and negative carriers are for modern day formats but may be adapted to less common formats. 

On camera duplicator/Copier attachments also provide an opportunity to convert slides to digital. 

4: SLIDE STORAGE - For Realist mounts

Slide magazine storage boxes are readily available.  Some that carry 6 x 50 slides cost as little as £10 and can be modified to take 150 Realist format mounts.

5: LIGHTED VIEWERS - LED upgrade

Many of the popular lighted viewers use what might best be described as torch bulbs for illumination.  LED equivalents are now available which last indefinitely and improve battery life by a factor of six.

Having purchased a "Phototainer", portable hard disk with LCD display, I decided to make an attachment that would allow me to view stereo pairs taken by my digital camera fitted with a beam-splitter. 

I have now made a second viewer using twinned media players and a Loreo viewer.

Digital cameras are now available at a reasonable price.  The first project involves twinning two Fuji Finepix F440's without modifying the cameras in any way.  The second project involves twinning two second-hand Sony DSC V1's purchased on eBay.

Top And Rear Displays In Stereo - providing an enclosed image perceived to be greater than viewer itself.

Computer monitors are now available at moderate cost and married with a desktop or laptop PC or Laptop provide the means for creating high resolution 3D slideshows.

Using two digital projectors to present stereo images.

Digital projectors suitable for the projection of stereo images and movies are now available for less than £600.  Two of these, in conjunction with a suitable computer provide a comfortable and very satisfactory way of entertaining a 3D audience.

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10:  DIGITAL STEREO CAMCORDERS

The price of digital camcorders and projector are falling to an affordable level.  This project offers a route that could be taken by those wishing to explore 3D motion pictures.

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11:  TAXIPHOTE VIEWER - Making your own slides from digital images

The Joules Richard TAXIPHOTE viewers are amongst the best ever made.  For those fortunate enough to have one, it is worth considering spending a little time adding some of your favourite images to your slide collection.

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