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Subject: Puck Stereo Advice
Date: 2011-01-17 10:34:14
From: Steven Lederman

Thanks, Rod & John; Sometimes I need to be talked down when I find a 'new' stereo camera.   My main camera is the TL-120 (thanks to your recommendation and patient e-mail correspondence, John) and so I probably wouldn't be satisfied with anything that came out of the Puck.  I have an old Sputnik that takes great pictures, thanks to Sam's tweaking, but I haven't used it since I purchased the TL-120.  I expect the novelty of the Puck would wear off after only a roll or two.  I have plenty of interest in achieving artistic results with medium format stereo, but I find I can experiment plenty with the TL-120, using different film stocks (mostly expired) and cross-processing.  If I had found a Puck in my Grandparents' basement, I would surely make use of it, but for $275 plus shipping,  I think I'll let the Puck stay where it is.

Rod - you mentioned pinhole cameras - have you tried the Holga pinhole or the Holga stereo flash?  I have not, simply because I assume they are just the modern equivalent of the Sputnik.

Appreciatively,

Steven

 

 

>Posted by: "RodS" rsage@earthlink.net   roderickdsage

>Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:45 pm (PST)

>I have owned and used the Puck, and the results are pucking poor. You may get some sort of artistic results like with any box camera, or >Diana, but nothing sharp. If it is in great condition and not more than $100 it may be fun to try. Slide film would be tricky to use with the one >speed shutter. I think it may have a couple apertures. I think you could get better results with a pinhole camera. IMO.

Rod S

--- In MF3D-group@yahoogro ups.com, John Thurston wrote:
>
> Steven Lederman wrote:
> > I have the chance to purchase an old Thornton Stereo Puck box camera, and I was
> > wondering if anyone on this list has used one, and if so - were you happy with
> > the results?
>
> I haven't used one, but I would expect to be disappointed
> with the images. As I recall, these used a simple,
> single-element lens and shot 6x4.5 images. It would, however,
> be a simple, light-weight stereo camera. Depending on the
> cost, it could be fun to try.
> ____________ _________ _________ _________ _
> John Thurston
> Juneau, Alaska
> http://stereo. thurstons. us

Subject: Holga stereo [was: Puck Stereo Advice]
Date: 2011-01-17 12:34:39
From: John Thurston
On 1/17/2011 7:34 AM, Steven Lederman wrote:
> Rod - you mentioned pinhole cameras - have you tried the Holga pinhole or the
> Holga stereo flash?

Take a look at the thread from December, 2008 which started in message 2503:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MF3D-group/message/2503

Wherein we find the following:
> I have to confess based on my
> over-all impression of the camera as I handled it I wasn't expecting
> much. But, to my surprise, all the images I shot came out sharp and
> with 'more or less' equal focus for l/r views. The biggest draw back
> of the camera is the quality of the lenses - there is a lot of edge
> distortion (barrel distortion, I guess it is called due to the quality
> of the lenses?).

If you _do_ shoot with the Holga, please do us all a favor and do _not_
mount anything in the Holga mounts. They are an abomination and should
be melted down and turned into something useful (toothpicks, maybe?).

John Thurston
Juneau, Alaska
Subject: Re: Puck Stereo Advice
Date: 2011-01-18 14:14:11
From: RodS
If you look in my photo album on photo3d you will see a pinhole swiss cheese camera I bought from 3D World in Switzerland about 20 years ago. I shot about 2 rolls and put it aside. There is also a Holga Stereo I hacked about 20 years ago, I think Holga/Lomo stole my idea. But I stole the idea from 3D News, an article about twinned Diana's.
I have another 35mm stereo pinhole camera by Gakken. I actually bought 6 Woca cameras (Holga's with glass lenses) about 10 years ago with the idea of twinning them, never did, all still mint in boxes.


Rod

--- In MF3D-group@yahoogroups.com, Steven Lederman wrote:
>
> Thanks, Rod & John; Sometimes I need to be talked down when I find a 'new'
> stereo camera.   My main camera is the TL-120 (thanks to your recommendation and
> patient e-mail correspondence, John) and so I probably wouldn't be satisfied
> with anything that came out of the Puck.  I have an old Sputnik that takes great
> pictures, thanks to Sam's tweaking, but I haven't used it since I purchased the
> TL-120.  I expect the novelty of the Puck would wear off after only a roll or
> two.  I have plenty of interest in achieving artistic results with medium format
> stereo, but I find I can experiment plenty with the TL-120, using different film
> stocks (mostly expired) and cross-processing.  If I had found a Puck in my
> Grandparents' basement, I would surely make use of it, but for $275 plus
> shipping,  I think I'll let the Puck stay where it is.
> Rod - you mentioned pinhole cameras - have you tried the Holga pinhole or the
> Holga stereo flash?  I have not, simply because I assume they are just the
> modern equivalent of the Sputnik.
> Appreciatively,
> Steven
>  
>  
> >Posted by: "RodS" rsage@...   roderickdsage
> >Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:45 pm (PST)
> >I have owned and used the Puck, and the results are pucking poor. You may get
> >some sort of artistic results like with any box camera, or >Diana, but nothing
> >sharp. If it is in great condition and not more than $100 it may be fun to try.
> >Slide film would be tricky to use with the one >speed shutter. I think it may
> >have a couple apertures. I think you could get better results with a pinhole
> >camera. IMO.
>
> Rod S
>
> --- In MF3D-group@yahoogro ups.com, John Thurston wrote:
> >
> > Steven Lederman wrote:
> > > I have the chance to purchase an old Thornton Stereo Puck box camera, and I
> >was
> >
> > > wondering if anyone on this list has used one, and if so - were you happy
> >with
> >
> > > the results?
> >
> > I haven't used one, but I would expect to be disappointed
> > with the images. As I recall, these used a simple,
> > single-element lens and shot 6x4.5 images. It would, however,
> > be a simple, light-weight stereo camera. Depending on the
> > cost, it could be fun to try.
> > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _
> > John Thurston
> > Juneau, Alaska
> > http://stereo. thurstons. us
>