I'm enjoying my Sputnik a great deal since it's received a tweaking by a fellow Forum Member. I've mounted some of my recent post-tweak slides, and have been really pleased. Hopefully the Forum Member will let me pay him some day. ; P
Anyhow, I had the opportunity to review some slides I shot with my 2.8 Realist the other day, and there seems to be some sort of 'magic' when viewing a Realist slide that's lacking a bit in the Sputnik photos. Is it because the Realist was my first camera and the Sputnik is relatively new? Is it the quality of the lenses?
I'm presently on the fence in regards to purchasing a 3D World TL-120. It's a big, luxurious purchase, especially in these economic times. I've been told that for people shots, it wipes the floor with any Sputnik. People shots comprise roughly about 90% of my photographic output.
Will a TL-120 be just like having a medium-format version of the 2.8 Realist?
I'm not talking about the aspect ratio - I'm talking about the 'magic' when you look into the viewer, perceived or otherwise.

--- In MF3D-group@yahoogroups.com, Steven Lederman wrote:

> Will a TL-120 be just like having a medium-format version of the 2.8

Realist?

> I'm not talking about the aspect ratio - I'm talking about

the 'magic' when you look into the viewer, perceived or otherwise.

>

Without wanting to appear biased in any way toward a fellow countryman
from Australia, I once saw some portrait slides taken by Peter Thomson
with his TL120. He used a fairly good lighting set up and the results
were just the most beautiful "people" photography I have ever seen.
There is something magic in his shots for sure. To me, the magic is
whether or not you feel part of the image and with his portraiture, I
felt I was standing there in front of them. The lighting he used
certainly helped, but the TL120 was a great basis.

Harry Calderbank

Well known Sports Illustrated 3-D Photographer, David Klutho, loves his
TL-120 for portraits. As a matter of fact, the front cover of his new
book, In Your Face 3-D: The Best 3-D Book Ever!
(http://www.amazon.com/Your-Face-3-D-Sports-Illustrated/dp/1603200274) was
taken with the TL-120. He had in his disposal at least a dozen different
stereo cameras (including a Horseman 3-D camera which he borrowed from me,
a great 35mm portrait camera), but selected the TL-120 for this shot.

George Themelis

Just curious, what makes the TL-120 better for portraits?

DrT (George Themelis) wrote:

Well known Sports Illustrated 3-D Photographer, David Klutho, loves his
TL-120 for portraits. As a matter of fact, the front cover of his new
book, In Your Face 3-D: The Best 3-D Book Ever!
(http://www.amazon. com/Your- Face-3-D- Sports-Illustrat ed/dp/1603200274) was
taken with the TL-120. He had in his disposal at least a dozen different
stereo cameras (including a Horseman 3-D camera which he borrowed from me,
a great 35mm portrait camera), but selected the TL-120 for this shot.

George Themelis

> Just curious, what makes the TL-120 better for portraits?

I don't know.

George