Here are some sites that are out there already:
Stereoscopy.com has a lot of technical information, but no opinions or discussion about pros and cons.
Photo-3d.com has pictures but no reviews.
This site discusses different types of stereo photography. I am focused on a twin lens camera.
This site has a few reviews, though the picture links are broken.
The Rise of the Stereo Realist - is in the mold of the type of site I was looking for.
Here is what I've been able to learn:
- Kodak Stereo - Most have shutter problems - the speeds stick and even when working the two shutters can fire at different speeds, producing
- Realist 3.5 - This I've actually held. Seems ergonomically weird. The viewfinder is on the bottom, the focus dial is on the side and the shutter release is on the top. The Realist 2.8 was essentially the same camera with better lenses.
- Realist 45 (or Iloca Stereo Rapid) - Supposedly easy to use but no rangefinder. Bottom viewfinder.
- Revere 33 - Has a bubble level in the viewfinder, but the viewfinder is apparently small and the rangefinder is seperate. Supposedly the hotshoe is "not standard." I've seen it described both as delicate and built like a tank. Perhaps the external is solid, but the internals are delicate?
- Wollensak 10 - A upmarket Revere 33 with top quality lenses.
- Stereo Graphic - Two shutter speeds and fixed focus.
- TDC Colorist II - Normal hotshoe and integrated rangefinder, but no bubble level. Aperture grease can supposedly get gunked up. The Colorist I has no rangefinder.
- Wirgin Stereo (Edixa IA) - No rangefinder and cold shoe. Issues with light leaks have been mentioned.
Based on what I've seen, I've narrowed it down to the Revere 33 or the Colorist II. Both have 35/3.5, 3 element Cooke-triplet lenses: Revere's Wollensack Amaton and the Colorist's Rodenstock Trinar lenses. I'm not sure if one is better than the other. Both were good brands.
