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<strong>Cyclopital3D</strong><br />
News<br />
ISSUE 07 <strong>April</strong> 2013<br />
Photo by Tanya Alsip<br />
“How to cut a pineapple”<br />
Last June 2012, Ken and I had the exceptional opportunity to travel to the Philippines to consult on the<br />
set of a 3D movie being filmed there. The company bought 8 "Sony Film-maker Packages" of our<br />
adapters and I helped the film crew with their use while Ken worked as the on-set Stereographer<br />
assisting the Director who had not shot a 3D film before. We are so thankful for the amazing experience!<br />
The images I have shared in this newsletter provide just a peek of what we saw and it all feels so surreal<br />
now- especially with the two feet of snow we've gotten here in the foothills of Colorado this week! I hope<br />
you enjoy them!<br />
Filter/Close-up Adapter for new<br />
Sony HDR-TD30V 3D Camcorder<br />
This new compact 3D camcorder from Sony was released at CES in January at a much lower price than<br />
the older TD10 and TD20 models costing under $1000 from various retailers. A customer of ours bought<br />
the camera and had it sent directly to us so Ken could design some adapters for it. Incidentally, the<br />
generosity and patience shown by Christopher Parkhouse in Thailand is a good example of how we are<br />
able to keep designing new products for new cameras because we can’t afford to buy every new camera<br />
that comes out on the market. In fact, another customer is sending us a TD20 to adapt this design to fit it!<br />
Ken liked the camera because it shoots amazing close-ups and produces beautiful image quality, but like<br />
the TD20 and TD30, it does not shoot stills. (continued on page 4)<br />
this issue<br />
New Products P.1<br />
iPad Viewer P.2<br />
LPV & Fuji Camera Wish List P.3<br />
Ken’s Latest P.4
Photo by Tanya Alsip<br />
Cy-3D iPad Viewer Uses the Full Screen Width!<br />
All of the new 3D televisions and monitors are great and beautiful, but there is nothing quite as immersive<br />
and realistic as looking at 3D images through a stereoscope. Ken was inspired to design this unit after<br />
receiving many requests at the 2012 NSA conference in California last July.<br />
The Viewer is designed to fit the newest full-sized iPad (with Retina<br />
Display.)<br />
This new iPad Viewer enables 3D viewing with a 40 degree field of view!<br />
The Viewer incorporates high quality, prismatic, achromatic lenses that are<br />
fully coated for anti-reflection- and it shows video in perfect sync! The<br />
resolution for each eye is 1024x1536. This unit can be hand-held but is<br />
more comfortably used when attached to a table-top tripod.<br />
We have sold and shipped the first three production models, which were all very<br />
well received so we have opened up the sales. If you own and enjoy one of the<br />
first viewers produced by <strong>Cyclopital3D</strong>, the Digital Stereoscope, then you are<br />
going to love the improved image quality and ease of use with this iPad Viewer!<br />
Additional Features and Benefits:<br />
• No need to reformat pictures if you already view in parallel/side-by-side format<br />
• Adjustable inter-ocular and focus<br />
• Super fast image scrolling<br />
• Shows video in perfect sync<br />
• Eye-guards help to block out visual distractions<br />
• Cable-free viewing if iPad battery is charged<br />
• Tabletop tri-pod included (iPad not included)<br />
For more information, go to the <strong>Cyclopital3D</strong> site http://www.cyclopital3d.com/Cy-3D-iPad-<br />
Viewer.html<br />
“Everything is clear, sharp and the field of view is unparalleled! The lenses are operating perfectly<br />
and appear to be of very high quality. Congratulations on a terrific device that should satisfy even the<br />
most critical stereo photography fanatic.” Lorran Meares, Enlight-10 Fine Art Photography
How do you view your printed side-by-side images?<br />
Photo by Tanya Alsip<br />
When we get our StereoWorld and Stereoscopy magazines in the mail, or any other printed side-byside<br />
(SBS)image, we use our LED Lighted Print Viewer (LPV) to easily view the stereo images. We<br />
have been told by many happy customers that the <strong>Cyclopital3D</strong> Lighted Print Viewer is a great way to<br />
view SBS images in stereo magazines. The image sizing in Stereoscopy is consistent and works well<br />
with the LPV. StereoWorld is a little more variable with image sizing, but many of them work great.<br />
The LED Lighted Print Viewer provides a wide 46 degree horizontal field of view and the print holder<br />
accepts modern sized 4x6 prints. A few months ago Ken improved the mechanism for attaching the<br />
print holder so it’s much quicker and easier to put on and off. The Viewer can be hand-held or used with<br />
a tripod and the eye-cups easily fold back to accommodate eye-glasses. No more searching for the<br />
“right light” to view your 3D images!<br />
For more information, go to<br />
http://www.cyclopital3d.com/LED-Lighted-Print-<br />
Viewer.html<br />
If your audience doesn’t say,<br />
“It’s like I’m there!”<br />
Then you need a better viewer!<br />
What do you want us to build for your Fuji W3?<br />
Since we’ve heard that it’s<br />
unlikely Fuji is going to release<br />
a new 3D camera, we are<br />
asking you the question– what<br />
else do you want or need to<br />
make it better?<br />
You, our customers and friends,<br />
are a great source of inspiration<br />
that keeps us going in our<br />
business every day.<br />
Like many of you, we<br />
appreciate the benefits that the<br />
Fuji 3D camera has to offer. So<br />
we want to do what we can to<br />
improve its functionality.<br />
We are accepting ideas and will<br />
honestly and thoroughly<br />
evaluate them for feasibility and<br />
potential sales volume<br />
opportunities.<br />
We recognize that many of you<br />
are brilliantly creative! However,<br />
please understand that we won’t<br />
be able to build everything that<br />
you ask for, especially if we<br />
think what you want would be a<br />
custom/low sales volume<br />
product or low profit margin<br />
product.
Ken and Tanya’s Travel Update<br />
We will be attending several 3D conferences this<br />
summer. If you are planning to attend one of the<br />
conferences listed below and are expecting us to<br />
bring inventory to sell, please be aware that we might<br />
not bring what you want. So, if you are considering<br />
purchasing one of our products and hoping to pick it<br />
up in person, please give us advance notice and<br />
request that we bring the item for you. Our variety of<br />
products has grown too large for us to bring one of<br />
everything or for us to anticipate what you might<br />
want to see, so making a request is your best bet.<br />
We are looking forward to seeing you in person!<br />
June 2013<br />
1. National Stereoscopic Association<br />
Convention Traverse City Michigan, June 4-10<br />
http://www.stereoworld.org/2013/<br />
2. Stereoscopic Society Convention<br />
Cirencester, England- June 28-July 1st<br />
http://www.stereoscopicsociety.org.uk/<br />
conventions.html<br />
August 2013<br />
3. International Stereoscopic Union Congress<br />
Ljubljana, Slovenia- August 20-26th<br />
http://dsc.ijs.si/ISU2013/?page_id=110<br />
Photo by Tanya Alsip<br />
New Filter/Close-up Adapter for<br />
HDR-TD30V (continued from page 1)<br />
With the new Filter/Close–up Adapter the camera<br />
can now shoot amazing “macro” video and also<br />
includes a useful, removable lens hood. Even if<br />
you’re not a big “macro shooter” having the ability<br />
to use filters and polarizers is a huge benefit!<br />
We understand that people also want a Stereo<br />
Base Extender for the TD20 and TD30 because<br />
of the close lens spacing, but that product is<br />
further out and a lot more complex to design,<br />
requiring prisms rather than mirrors due to the<br />
small interaxial on the camera.<br />
To read more about <strong>Cyclopital3D</strong> Sony camera<br />
products and see sample macro footage of a<br />
running pocket watch filmed by Ken, go to our<br />
website at http://www.cyclopital3d.com/Sony-<br />
HDR-TD30v.html<br />
Ken’s Latest<br />
Ken is working on some new twin rig systems for slls<br />
and video. The features are very excing and he is<br />
hardly sleeping while he works to get this<br />
accomplished! We expect to have new products in this<br />
family to demo at NSA the first week of June.<br />
3D is the Future of Photography!<br />
<strong>Cyclopital3D</strong><br />
Fort Collins, CO<br />
970.221.3923<br />
talsip@cyclopital3d.com<br />
kburgess@cyclopital3d.com<br />
www.cyclopital3d.com
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