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a new way to take and view 3D scenes<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. In the 1950s, a new ‘lenticular’ technology threatened to turn the 3D world \u00a0on its ear. A camera took multiple shots from slightly different angles. When the images were printed, a special lenticular screen was added to the print to display each ‘strip’ of image making a 3D scene sans glasses.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately a special camera was required as well as special print processing resulting in limited appeal. Traditional 3D technology continued on, thank you and the Nimslo camera and process faded into history.<\/p>\n

Here is the start of the story in issue 26-1: “S<\/span>tories in Volume 25 #2 concerning\u00a0the <\/span>Nimslo and Its Vancouver Connection <\/b>and\u00a0<\/span>The Wonderview S\u2013102 Single Lens 3\u2013D\u00a0<\/b>Photo System <\/b><\/span>have brought our attention to\u00a0an earlier multi-lensed camera featured in\u00a0the accompanying advertisement from the\u00a01954 British Journal Photographic Almanac.<\/p>\n

“T<\/span>he 1953 issue of the BJP Almanac has\u00a0the following to say about the process and the\u00a0equipment:\u00a0A Portable Camera for Autostereoscopy<\/b><\/p>\n

“Autostereoscopic three-dimensional pictures \u2013 pictures\u00a0which appear to the observer in full natural relief without\u00a0any artificial viewing aid such as polarizing spectacle \u2013 have\u00a0become known in this country chiefly through the examples of\u00a0Deep Pictures which have been exhibited here and used in\u00a0advertising.<\/p>\n

“These used the lenticular system as developed in\u00a0France by the firm La Reliephotographie, using the Bonnet\u00a0process. In the Bonnet process each (vertical) lenticular element has twenty strip-images. The negative is obtained by what\u00a0is termed a \u201ccamera sweep\u201d, the one taking lens moves along\u00a0on an arc round part of the subject, the plate and the lenticular\u00a0selector remaining however parallel to the plane photographed.<\/p>\n

“The camera required to do such a job may weigh as much as\u00a0half a ton. The twenty strip-images necessarily call for considerable camera-sweep, and thus also for bulky apparatus. Deep\u00a0pictures were made in a similar manner.<\/p>\n

“Maurice Bonnet designed a 26-lens camera called the\u00a0Multiobjectif<\/em>, to enable the lenticular system to be used for\u00a0instantaneous photography, but this was not really portable.\u00a0Now Mr. Colin Butement, formerly associated with Deep\u00a0Pictures, in conjunction with Ferrari, of Maidstone, Kent, have\u00a0produced the Lentic<\/em> camera which, as the illustration shows,\u00a0really is portable.<\/p>\n

“The best way of describing the Lentic<\/em> system is to say\u00a0that the technique has been turned back to front. The making\u00a0of the strip-images takes place after <\/i>the exposure has been\u00a0made. This is achieved by making a specially designed\u00a0enlarger \u201csweep\u201d over the lenticular elements.<\/p>\n

“The necessary\u00a0controls, including an electric motor, are incorporated in the\u00a0enlarger and make for automatic printing.\u00a0Portability of the camera has been obtained by reducing\u00a0the number of strip-images to the very minimum possible.\u00a0This has been found to be six, hence there are six lenses in\u00a0the camera.<\/p>\n

“These six perspectives are projected by the special enlarger on to the lenticular screen placed in contact\u00a0with a sheet of bromide paper. A master negative is made if\u00a0large quantities are to be printed.” …<\/p>\n

Members read the entire story of the predecessor to the Nimslo and the lenticular system in the 26-1 pdf file on the free members-only DVD\/memory stick. See above and at right to join. Email all membership questions to member@phsc.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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