One week ago we told you that Panasonic will introduce a new 3D videocamera on July 28. I don’t know if Panasonic will also announce the development of 3D photocameras. My question to you is if you are interested in 3D photocameras…or 3D mirrorless system 🙂
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My two cents: There is something weird behind all that 3D hype. And I can’t understand why I have that feeling. Is it just me? And do you know the reasons why the giants (Panasonic-Sony-Samsung) are pushing 3D?
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Man, 3D is great! There is a long history of 3D, both in movie and stills. See here for just an appetizer of it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereoscopy
And there is a great history of stereoscopic cameras (only in small part described here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereo_camera )
Having a “native” stereoscopic camera such as the Fuji W1 (or, better, the rumored panasonic) is great. I really look forward to it. I’ll buy it, if not too expensive!
Of course companies don’t care about history, desires, or real photographic needs. They just care about profit, so they go where people put their money. And I’m glad that people are starting to put money on stereoscopy, so I don’t have to mess up with junky custom equipment like this: http://www.google.com/images?q=stereo+rig
Well, Loreo already has the lens for both m43 and 43:
http://www.loreo.com/pages/products/loreo_3dlenscap9005-43_spec.html
I’m thinking they are starting to push it because they have more £D tv and investment on the way, 3D DVD players etc…?
To push their TVs. User generated content.
a micro four thirds version of Fuji’s W1 would be amazing along with a home printing system (instead of waiting weeks for prints to come from Japan)…
85% not interested in 3D. 🙂 I agree.
They are pushing 3D to sell more TVs, new DVD formats, new cameras, etc.
It’s misplaced. 3D is really, really boring, no more than just an oddity, and not worth the expense. Blech.
Why Panasonic-Sony-Samsung keep pushing 3D? and why Nikon, Canon and Olympus aint? cos they are Home entertainment brand. :p
They want u to change your OLD Plasma TV and LCD TV. (LCD is die hard piece of equipment).
because of the flat-screen TV’s price battle left the big companies with a very marginal profit’s they are pushing a new “Feature” to sell higher-end higher-price tv’s and players.
it shows you how the big companies “educate” the audience to what to like
It’s the next step in photography, whether we like it or not. It started with black and white film, next was color film, than digital photography appeared and it brought video with it. Now 3D photography and video era starts. And every time there were people used to old format who were not interested.
I want to have 3D stills and video capability in my camera(s). It’s all about capturing life’s important moments – once holographic space capturing becomes available, I’ll buy the necessary device.
And yeah, manufacturers are developing these new technologies in order to make money, but 3D reproduction requires “only” 100 ( or 120 Hz ) TV. The only “bad” thing manufacturers did were to start with 60 Hz flat screen models. Did they know 3D would require 100 Hz ? Yes. Did they care to enable all TVs to play 3D ? No. It’s up to us to outsmart them, that’s why websites like this exist.
I’m not interested. The 3D fad has been rearing its ugly head once every few decades for nearly a century now. It never sticks.
Everything started with the success of Avatar! Thats why every major company is pushing 3d.
Its the natural evolution of Photography. Still it will not meet true success until the technology allows you to see a 3d photograph on the tv without glasses or hold a 3d print in your hands (again without glasses).
3D photography is something I have always enjoyed using my old stereo camera. 3D TV and movie viewing has NO appeal to me and I will NEVER buy a 3D TV, so they can save their marketing dollars……they won’t trick me.