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Richard verascope, how to take the pictures....

Started May 30, 2019 | Discussions thread
Gerry Siegel
Gerry Siegel Veteran Member • Posts: 3,244
Re: Richard verascope, how to take the pictures....

freakpix wrote:

My question is how to take pictures of the pictures that are on the glass plates in richard verascope format, literally keeping the same 3D format as watching in the little box. Thanks for the help.

Let us say I had a collection of early plate camera film with stereo pairs. How to digitize them first of all. From there you can proceed w other photographic methods of viewing...

I guess I myself being a researcher at heart would seek specific advice from those who handle these items regularly and can offer practical suggestions. 1) Get in touch with the Library of Congress which has huge collections and equipment and ask how a humble soul might approach this task without destroying the original source material. Never shot on glass. But digitization has become an almost industral process for musuems. They have the info and the caveats. Hope that helps a bit....noone I ever knew has personally done this. Thought I have seen some 1920 era camera slide shows  projected from the LA Stereo Museum and they may also have a clue. And smarts on this subject...

Yes, I am sure I could find a way to do it at home...but shoot glass plates are fragile like china. A jig of some sort might be necessary. A copy system for your size is a challenge I am sure with typical camera and lens, but doable, certainly home doable, with time. With care.

Aloha, Gerry

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