A good sign for 3D movies – 43% of opening weekend’s $104 million ticket sales went for 3D showings.
Source: ’The Jungle Book’ Unleashes A Mighty 3D Roar At The Box Office With Approximately 43% Of The
3D photos shot with dual Lumix GH-2 cameras
I used two Lumix GH-2 micro four thirds cameras, and two wireless remote controls. A remote receiver was used on each camera to activate the shutter, with a single remote control transmitter. Surprisingly (to me!) the two cameras synchronized very well.
I used two of these wireless remotes. Amazon says they work with any of these cameras – Panasonic: DMC G1, G2, G3, G6, G7, G10, GF1, GH1, GH2, GH3, GH4, GX1, GX7, L1, L10, LC-1, FZ20, FZ20K, FZ20S, FZ20S, FZ30, FZ30K, FZ50, FZ50K, FZ50S, FZ100, FZ200; Leica: DigiLux 2, DigiLux 3, V-Lux 4
This image is in cross-eyed viewing format – both trains were moving in these shots:
Side by Side for parallel or 3D monitor viewing:
Red/cyan anaglyph version:
I have used the dual Lumix GH-2 cameras before but had to manually press the shutters on both cameras at “roughly the same time” – with the manual shutter control, I could not have photographed a subject like these two moving trains.
The inter-axial lens spacing is about 6 inches or 15 cm.
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Source: Don’t Leave 3D for Dead: Why the Movie Model Remains a Global Force (Guest Blog)
While the 3D consumer-space market has diminished greatly, 8 of the top 10 films last year were in 3D and 3D ticket sales made up a huge part of the revenue of films released in 2D and 3D.
Samsung said to not include 3D on 2016 TV models
Samsung continues to sell prior years models that include 3D but their newest TVs,
introduced for 2016, are said to not include 3D:
According to data from the NPD Group, 3D TVs have accounted for a diminishing share of US flat-panel TV sales every year since 2012, and the same goes for 3D-compatible Blu-ray players compared with 2D-only models. 3D TVs fell from 23 percent to 16 percent in that period, and 3D players from 40 percent to 25 percent.
“In terms of purchase motivators, I think 3D is pretty low on the list at this point,” said NPD analyst Ben Arnold. “There was a lot of interest in the feature from consumers early on, but most reports were the experience was not worth the hassle of wearing 3D glasses or finding content.”
Source: With a bullet to the head from Samsung, 3D TV is now deader than ever – CNET
The lack of 3D content is THE problem. With Youtube killing off their multi-format 3D player, there went the crowd created content too. VR headset “helmets” will provide 3D viewing capabilities but doubt that one will wear one of those helmets to watch a 3D movie.
With so much dreariness on 3D TV, I am now shooting 2D: 2D stills and 4K video in 2D, but still shooting 3D still photography. Phereo.com remains the best place for sharing your 3D still photos with others.
Stereo DataMaker SDM version 2 now available ! #3D Photos
SDM v2 now available !
Source: SDM v2 now available !
This is the tool that lets you link multiple Canon compact cameras together for stereophotography and more!