Rangefinder Stereo Cameras

[Vince Lupo]

Mumma Farm Stereo2 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

 

[Vince Lupo]

With the Lumiere Sterelux.


Riley at Antietam Stereo by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


Riley at Antietam Stereo Colorized by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

 

[rfaspen]

Well. I've overlooked this thread for a while. Oh what I missed.


Now, I have to go dig out one of my stereoscopes to enjoy it. Thanks guys!🙄

 

[Vince Lupo]

Well. I've overlooked this thread for a while. Oh what I missed.


Now, I have to go dig out one of my stereoscopes to enjoy it. Thanks guys!🙄

Thanks for the encouragement! I've been meaning to get out and do more stereo shots, but paying work has gotten in the way. Hate when that happens 🙂

I hope to get back up to Gettysburg soon, but here's one from Antietam. With the Sterelux:


Burnside Bridge Sterelux Stereo by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


Burnside Bridge Sterelux Stereo Colorized by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

 

[OlivierAOP]

Got my hands on a non-functional Stereo Realist. It was very easy to repair... quite an ingenious brick of a camera. One side seems to have a faint leak.



sign by Olivier, on Flickr

 

[Vince Lupo]

Jeanneret Monobloc, J. Lane glass plate.


72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Stereo by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Stereo Colorized by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


New York Infantry Stereo by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


New York Infantry Stereo Colorized by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

 

[Vince Lupo]

The Cut Stereo by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


The Cut Stereo Colorized by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

 

[Vince Lupo]

Puddingstone, 20th Mass Infantry Stereo by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


Puddingstone, 20th Mass Infantry Stereo Colorized by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

 

[OlivierAOP]

Jeffrey Baldwin, 1997-2002


SIM00358-3-sc by Olivier, on Flickr

 

[Vince Lupo]

With the Heidoscop.


Little Round Top Stereo6 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


Little Round Top Stereo6 Colorized by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

 

[Vince Lupo]

A colorized version of a shot I did last year. With the Lumiere Sterelux.


New York Regiment Stereo1 Colorized by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

I really love this camera - only thing is that the frame pairs have very little space between them, making for a bit of a tight fit at the edges in the Skier scanning box. I think what I should do in future is not cut the negs in order to ensure film flatness.

 

[largedrink]

Anyone active with their stereo cameras lately?

 

[Vince Lupo]

Anyone active with their stereo cameras lately?

I haven't touched any of mine in a while -- maybe now that you've mentioned it, I will pick one up again!

 

[largedrink]

I haven't touched any of mine in a while -- maybe now that you've mentioned it, I will pick one up again!

That's good to hear Vince! I had my 35mm Wirgins out today, and started to get enthused again to make stereo cards for my viewer, something I haven't got around to so far.

 

[largedrink]

Today I called into the WW1 Gallipoli exhibition in the national museum here in Wellington, New Zealand and there was a French Jules Richard stereo camera on display. An associated video exhibition included (gruesome) stereo images taken from the camera on the battlefield, that could be viewed using 3d glasses. The images were fantastic and absorbing.

 

[jankap]

Anyone active with their stereo cameras lately?

I use my Lytro Illum camera regularly.

 

[Ambro51]

At roughly $50 to shoot and mount a roll of slides.....mine are all shelf queens now.

 

[largedrink]

At roughly $50 to shoot and mount a roll of slides.....mine are all shelf queens now.

A stereo viewer for prints might be a less expensive option. I'm experimenting with cheap prints from 35mm scans that I'll mount on cardboard. Though I'm finding the "matt" finish is still too glossy, I need a zero gloss print ideally.

 

[Vince Lupo]

Woo it's been a minute since I've done anything stereo-related. I managed to develop a roll of HP5 that's been sitting around for over a year, and lo and behold it was a roll from my Nil Melior stereo camera.


L'Hermitage by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


L'Hermitage Colorized by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

I've been going through my stereo camera inventory and will likely be thinning the herd in 2023. Right now I have two Nil Meliors, one 6x13 Heidoscop, A 6x13 Voigtlander Stereflektoscop, the 6x13 Jeanneret Monobloc (also a panoramic camera), the 6x13 Tiranty Verographe (also a panoramic camera), the Revere Stereo 33 and the Lumiere Sterelux. Think I'll likely sell the Voigtlander, maybe the Heidoscop and the Revere. I think!

 

[cvansas]

Im working on something nice that could be interesting for owners of a Heidoscop with Plate film back or without back or a roll film back thats old and leaks. A 3d printed roll film back. The back has a complex geometry trapping the light in every corner, a perspex plate at the back that allows continuous vision on the frame numbers, a pressure plate that is also light trapped with a maze like construction. Im testing the prototypes and will hopefully show you the first results very soon!