This is the third video in a what was originally a three-part series on building a large format 4x5 stereographic view camera. All pertinent information from the series is included in this final video.

The video contains quite a bit of information so a clickable table of contents has been made available in the video description on YouTube. After opening the video in YouTube, you can use the table of contents to jump to the topics in the video that are of interest to you.

*The table of contents is not available while viewing the video here on the website. Click the video title below to open in YouTube.

In the video, I'll discuss the camera build, how everything came out, the unique specifications of the camera and how they influence it's use, and different types of media that can be used (film, paper negatives, direct positives, glass plates, daguerreotype plates, etc). I'll also discuss in detail the lens spacing specifications that allow a scaled up stereo camera like this to work. Finally, I'll take you along as I make test stereo pairs with the camera using Harman Direct Positive Paper and we'll look at the pairs in the darkroom using an oversized mirror stereoscope. I also provide wiggle gifs for each of the images which provide a way for viewers at home to get a sense of the 3D effect produced by the camera. If you are able to “free-view”, the stereo pairs are provided below.

Below are the stereo pairs for those who would like the use the free-viewing technique to see the 3D effect.

Note: These are just photos of the prints made with an iPhone. They are not high quality scans and are only an approximation of the tone and quality of the actual prints. I’ve done my best to align these for easy free-viewing but some may need to print these and cut them out for easier free-viewing:

Building a 4x5 stereo camera