Hi all,
I'm new to the group, and new to MF3D. I'm really glad to have discovered this group! I've spent the past month going through the archives and reading everything I can, and I'm ready to take the dive. I've ordered a Sputnik, some lens hoods and a bunch of flocking paper. If the experience of MF3D is as immersive and astonishing as it's been described here, I think I'm in for a treat.
My current question is about viewers. I've tried to collect as much info as I can, but it's hard as there are a lot of dead links that even archive.org/web/ can't access. It seems like my current options are:
1. $10 Folding cheap viewer available from berezin.com and 3dstereo.com
2. $20 Holga 120 3D Viewer available from many places, including B&H
I've read over and over that the mounts aren't worth the plastic they're made of, but is the viewer acceptable? Maybe similar to the Uni-colour 2Q viewer?
3. $90 Uni-colour 2Q viewer (aka MFPV) available from 3dstereo.com
Lots of info on this one (thanks John). Doesn't seem like it's worth $90.
4. $750 Heydascope from Larry Heyda's site
I'd love to get this, but it's a bit out of my price range for a first viewer.
5. Build my own. This option appeals to me quite a bit, and I've found a fair number of plans/designs (mostly from Robert Thorpe's page). Larry, do you still have a pair of lenses you used in your viewer and were offering to sell in a post back in April?
What are your thoughts on the above options? Have I overlooked anything?
Also, is there a supplier of slide mounts? It seems like Rocky Mountain Memories isn't operating any more. Are the newest 3D World mounts available new anywhere? I'm quite interested in the recent post about using a 3d printer to print your own mounts and am interested to hear how they work.
Thanks for all the incredible information here. I hope to be a contributing member of the group.
Ian