| With the advent – and now the disappearance – of Fuji’s 3DW3 camera, history repeats itself – once again. From the earliest times of photography 3D photos have become a fad, and then a fade. In the Victorian era stereoscopes (twin magnifying lenses and a holder for pairs of photo prints) were really popular, then the novelty faded. In the 1950’s it started again with (firstly monochrome) prints, then with colour cameras and projectors for slide shows with polaroid specs. At this time the big film studios also experimented with 3D (“House of Wax” springs to mind), and once again the viewing public got fed up with wearing specs, so the craze dwindled away. But wait! remember this? In the later years of the 20th century lenticular prints (NO SPECS REQUIRED !) became available, and in fact are once again, in the (mostly Chinese) stores – sometimes up to poster size, and also as 3D bookmarks with animals, flowers and gothic monsters! In 2011 Nintendo sold the 3DS (& larger 3DSXL) for both gaming and photos, but there was no easy way of showing the 3D photos apart from the game machine. Currently 3D has returned with 3D TV, sadly it appears to once again be a fading choice, as people still don’t like wearing specs. However the technology to convert any 2D image (photo, video) to 3D has made viewing TV in 3D a worthwhile development. All viewing can be made much more realistic using this clever technology Currently 3D has returned with 3D TV, sadly it appears to once again be a fading choice, as people still don’t like wearing specs. However the technology to convert any 2D image (photo, video) to 3D has made viewing TV in 3D a worthwhile development. All viewing can be made much more realistic using this clever technology Sadly Fuji’s camera went out of production in 2013. That currently leaves camera technology roughly where it was 50 years ago, with the only popular option being two “GOPRO” cameras lashed together! Hardly sophisticated. Finally, in the background, many years of patient research and development is making 3D holograms (still or moving) an enticing prospect for sometime in the not too distant future – again, no glasses needed.
| | If you use red/blue glasses to view this type of image, then this IS 3D!
That’s not “real 3D” however (it’s ‘anaglyph, dating from the middle of the 20th century before polaroid projection was developed)
So when you use a camera like this it will produce REAL 3D both still and video (both can also be viewed in 3D).
3D TV's and now an 8” 3D tablet will exhibit the results in perfect 3D
So this was the best yet. What a shame it’s now gone... |
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