Dennis Biela contacted me to share his latest project he is going to realize with the help of the Sony NEX cameras:
“Hi we have a project covering the end of the Space Shuttle Program and wanted to do 3D images for part of it. Problem is to get the spacing between the cameras correct to give the proper 3D affect and not give the viewer a headache. Plus even though Sony has a 3D effect built into the camera but it does not capture 2 images at the same moment in time one photo is taken then the camera moves and another photo is taken. Best solution we found for great quality and speed is 2 [shoplink 3003]Sony NEX-5’s[/shoplink]. One camera is inverted and we are using 2 [shoplink 5717]Nikon 20mm lenses[/shoplink] with [shoplink 5718]Nikon to Sony E adapters[/shoplink]. The cameras are fired though IR Bob Fisher the projects “Widget Guy” created the circut and the San Diego Air & Space museum restoration shop machined the bracket. Bob then put it all together. The small size and weight make working with two NEX-5 a breeze and no shutter lag.
Here is the various link to learn more about the project
www.thelastshuttle.com
our Facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Space-Shuttle-project/147909435224821
our funding page has a good video showing an overview to the project
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1691016518/the-last-shuttle? ”
SonyAlphaRumors wishes you good luck!
10 Responses
um… i don’t quite follow the description.. what is this project about? and what is the purpose of the 3D images?
Hi,
This is a message of one your many ipad feollows.
Most of the picture within your articles are cut-off at the right side and can’t bee viewed completely for ipad users. It’ s not possible to wipe them to their right border.
Hopefully it’s possible to solve this issue.
Thanks a lot.
Nobody needs an iPad adjustment… Thats like I would tell them that the page dosn’t fit completely in my Sony K750i
Wow…. that’s really great project. Thank you for sharing! I’ll repost the news on my website for Polish readers. Good luck with the movie Dennis!
wow… what a complete waste of time.
Let me introduce you to some recent (or not really recent) inventions.
http://www.amazon.com/Fujifilm-FinePix-Real-3D-W3/dp/B003ZHV70M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1299273476&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-12-5mm-3D-Interchangeable-Cameras/dp/B0043VE292/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1299273505&sr=8-4
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-HDC-SDT750K-High-Definition-Camcorder/dp/B003XREDVE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1299273575&sr=8-1
I”ve read that the m4/3 3D lens is crap, and the other two cameras you listed have small sensors.
yeah, because making a ghetto contraption with absolutely minimal consistency is gonna have better results.
The results will certainly be better. The question is how many throwaways they’ll have to get those results. My guess is that there will be enough keepers in a project like this to make it worthwhile.
the lenses don’t even look the same, and how will they ensure the focus will be accurate…
But at least they have 2 identical lenses 😉