Occasionally people taking pictures of radios to be offered on auction web sites accidentally take a pair of pictures that can be used to make a 3D stereoscopic image. Though some are sideways.

Cross eye mode, left eye looking at right image, right eye looking at left image.

More images Radios in 3D

And I have a very vintage "stereoscope" viewer to look at them with.

Marc

The photo at the bottom of the linked page is the one WA2ISE has in his avatar.

I would hope there's a viewer to see the 3D effect because I can't focus my eyes on them, not for the lack of trying.

A few years back went to the picture theatre and saw a movie in 3D and of course everyone had to buy a pair of 3D spectacles to view the movie.

Still had these in the glove box of my car and fished them out and looked at the Astors.

Even turned the monitor on its side so the picture was the right way up.

Could not see any 3D effect, even with the spectacles on.

Am I doing something wrong ??

The steroscope photo's are normally taken with the lenses about as far away as binocular lenses are apart.

The distance apart is what gives the depth of field, and consequently the 3D that we see with our eyes.

The Photo pair are mounted on a card and of a specific size so that they fit the mount on the stereoscope. The mount actually slides to and away from your face, to adjust for the focal length of the individuals eyes.

I can photograph mine if there is interest?

Marc

Simplex,

The glasses you were using aren't for this type of 3D effect. More information is here.

There's a trick to try: Hold your index finger of your right hand (or left hand, just one hand) in front of the center of the dial of the radio, so the left eye sees the finger in front of the right radio center of the dial image, and position the finger (towards you and or away from you) so the finger is in front of the left radio center of the dial as seen from the right eye, while the finger is still in front of the right radio center of the dial image as seen by the left eye. Focus your eyes on the finger, and gradually shift your gaze onto the radio, the image should pop into 3D.

I tried various versions of that the other night. I just hurt my eye muscles I reckon heh.

You might be too close to your monitor. Try being a meter or more from the monitor, that way, your eyes won't have to shift as much.

Yeah, I still can't get it to work for me. I must be getting old I reckon.