My Soviet Stereo Camera - Sputnik + GoPro POV landscape photography
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2024
- Come along for a hike with my weird but wonderful Sputnik Stereo camera, a soviet film camera that takes two pictures at the same time to give a 3D view! Due to the way the stereoscopic process works the effect of these pictures is quite hard to share, so in this video I will show you two ways of sharing these pictures: As red blue anaglyphs that require 3D glasses and as 3D images that can be shared on Facebook.
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0:00 Sputnik Stereo Camera Overview
4:15 POV landscape photography
7:39 Techniques for shooting and sharing stereo images
8:56 Making Anaglyphs
9:50 Anaglyphs for 3D glasses
10:12 Sharing stereo images on Facebook
11:56 Wiggle videos created with Facebook
12:33 General review of most soviet cameras
15:02 Why I don't really make review videos
17:51 Outro and Channel update
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This is one camera I've never used. Such a cool idea. Thanks for the explanation!
It’s such a fun toy. I should really take it out more often!
Great Video, and one of the few about the Sputnik camera. I was lucky enogh to get a broken one over ebay for around 50€. Repaired the shutter, aligned the lenses, syncronized the sharpness and aperture. I found a good/cheap way to adjust the camera is to use photographic paper directly in the camera as sheet film negative(shot at ISO 4-6). The contact prints from this paper negatives (or from the 120-Film Negatives) can be viewed directly with the stereo viewer that your have presented in your video.
Hello again!!!!!!! We've missed your videos, bloopers, and your camera collection!!! I love your videos and your cameras!
Aww, thank you! ✨I’m so glad you enjoy the videos and the cameras I’m showing! The bloopers are always fun to make and totally unavoidable 😂
@@LillySchwartz they're also a great way to show the human side.
Now I want a stereo camera. 😂
Editing yourself talking is a really weird thing, especially on a medium like TH-cam where you can cut mid sentence and get away with it! The bloopers definitely make it more real 😂
Stereo cameras are really cool, I definitely recommend them for the mind bender alone!
Good to see you again! :)
Interesting camera you have there!
Last time I used those two colour 3d glasses I had to stop using it after a while as it gave me a headache!
Have a nice week!
Nice to see you here Sina! Yes, the red blue glasses can be quite straining, I try not to use them for very long periods, but to look at a few anaglyphs it’s luckily fine for me! You have a nice week too! 😀
These look so good! I've seen these sputnik cameras online and have been temped, but I still have not headed the call of the stereo. Great video!
Aww, thanks, glad you enjoyed the video! The siren call of the stereo is tempting, isn’t it? It was one of those treats I allowed myself a while ago and I was not disappointed! Managed to find a nice copy with the stereo viewer and have not regretted getting into this mind bending pursuit. Definitely a fun one! 😀
I ran into one of these last weekend while on vacation. I wanted to dive into it but I was intimidated. Thanks for making the video and explaining it all :)
Oh, did you pick one up then? They are definitely cool cameras, such an interesting process!
Lilly, this is a fun video, and the best thing about it is your eyebrows!!!
Hah, thanks I guess? 🤔 just imagine me doing the Spock thing 😂
Glad to see youre Back!!! welcome back Bayonetta :D
Hah, thanks 🙏 That association still cracks me up 🤣
@@LillySchwartz Your're welcomed!!! 😁
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3D Photographie? Endlich die ganze Welt zum Greifen nah auf dem Bildschirm ihrer Wahl! 😁
Du scheinst genug von einem ein Nerd und Geek zu sein und hast gleichzeitig so eine entschleunigende Art, ich glaube, ich lasse mal ein Abo da.
Dankeschön für’s Abo!
Also 3D photographie wirkt in Person mit Stereoviewer nochmal so viel besser!
@@LillySchwartz Noch besser als die Realität? 😲
Naja, wer weiß, vielleicht ergibt sich ja irgendwann mal die Gelegenheit für eine persönliche 3D Besichtigung. 😆
Oh Lilly, you have an Olympus XA as well. I have my fathers old XA from years back :). Small fun camera which makes really nice images. Looking forward to your videos - they are always a joy to watch. Oh, and shoot more TLR :). I recently got back from Spain traveling with film and I shot 3 rolls of street portraits with my Mamiya - and a few rolls with the XA as well. Take care!
Oh, that sounds like a nice combination, Mamiya and XA. One is heavy and the other light! I really enjoy both too! Haven’t shot the XA in a while, but there is actually a video with the Mamiya C220 coming up soon. Might be one of the next ones? In any case, I’m really glad you’re enjoying my videos 😀 take care 😀
That Sputnik is a wonderful camera - takes a lot of getting used to, though. It is the combination of depth perception with directional modelling of light that makes a great stereo picture. The ultimate is a stereo picture that tells a story. I reckon you’re on your way. 👍
Nice video! We also have been in self isolation for year and a half and, yes, it is super hard experience.
I love my soviet Zorkiy (grandpa's), Fed, Moskva, they are super nostalgic, but cameras quality varies from one piece to another. At the same time, it is an opportunity to try some amazing (and cheap) soviet lenses like Jupiter, Orion, Industar and so on.
Thank you a lot for the links as well!
I’m glad you enjoyed it Vera! Self isolation is tough for sure! Did you at least get to go out to take pictures where you are? It varies a lot depending on how crowded the surroundings are. Some of my friends manage plenty of photo walks, others are restricted like me with too overpopulated surroundings!
The quality of the lenses is definitely a bit hit and miss with the Soviet cameras. My Jupiter-12 is sharp and nice, but my Jupiter-8 is misaligned and wonky. I definitely enjoy the lenses more than the cameras! I keep breaking my fingernails on the stiff forwarding dials, this Sputnik is super stiff as well! The rewind fell off my Horizon which seems to be a common problem. They do work for the most part though and I love some of the pictures I’m getting with them! Very nostalgic for me as well! I wish I could have repaired my mum’s old Lubitel!
@@LillySchwartz The first half a year we spent in Moscow, it is super overcrowded and people don’t think much about one another, but then we moved to Switzerland to the small city near Zurich, and we can hike here, take pictures, shoot videos. So it is not so bad finally :)
Have you tried Jupiter-9? Or Jupiter-3? I don’t have 3rd one, but in Russia it is very valued and loved. I have Jupiter-9, it is very nice for portraits.
Oh, I can imagine that Moscow must have been quite difficult! It’s so good that you could move to a less populated place! Around here it is overcrowded because of tourism, but we’re planning to move to a less crowded town soon which will hopefully make things quite a bit easier for me!
I haven’t tried the Jupiter 3 or 9 yet, but they have been on my list of lenses to try for a very long time. I just haven’t yet managed to find a good copy at a reasonable price! How do you like the Jupiter 3?
Watched a couple of your vids, not decided to subscribe, but how u talked about Cccp "stuff" really made my decision.. I am Italian, but I spent my childhood in Russia in the last year's of the soviet. And I have such good memories of that time...
Oh, I’m glad you have fond memories! I grew up in a former soviet country too and although the soviet cameras I have aren’t always the most reliable I do find them very inspiring!
Yippee! Lilly is back!
Yay, glad to be back!! How have you been, David? ✨
@@LillySchwartz Doing well. Out doing street photography!
Oh, that’s perfect! I shot some street a couple weeks ago as well! Still need to finish the roll, since we were just out doing other stuff. I don’t get to shoot street often these days sadly!
Hi Lily, really good to see you again, ‘hello’ ! I remember when I was very young my parents used to bring those cardboard glasses home for me to play with after going to the cinema. They were issued to the audiences to watch certain films.
Stay safe Lily!
Hei Roy, good to hear from you too! Ah yes, 3D movies that used red blue glasses used to be quite the rage! I find them far more fatiguing than the current 3D movie technology though, I remember getting a massive headache from them. Much better just for looking at single images! I do alright with the current 3D movie glasses, but we don‘t have a cinema here that shows 3D movies. It was something I used to do regularly when I lived in Berlin! You stay safe too, Roy! How are things going in your area?
Thank you for replying Lily. I live in the South East of England. Things appear to be getting back to normal although we are constantly reminded about the risk of COVID. I like to do my street photography in Canterbury Kent. The place is crowded with visitors of all nationalities. Cafes and shops are well attended. We now are having a third COVID jab; Mamiya Super 23’s, so far, are excluded!!! God alone knows, if it will ever go back, entirely, to what it was; not in all cases a bad thing! Mind you it is better!
Carry on Lily we all missed you!
Ah yes, I follow how things are going in the UK because I used to live down in Brighton. For the moment it seems like Brexit and shortages seem to be causing loads of trouble beyond all the covid stuff, it’s weird to watch from the outside! Here we still see plenty of masking which is good and it kinda seems doubtful that it’s going to go back to how it was. The crazy tourists perhaps, but not the locals? I barely just got my first 2 jabs last month so it’s not yet time for my booster!
I’ll try to keep the videos coming more frequently now that tourist season is over. Should be less crowded in the woods so I might be able to film there! Fingers crossed 😀
Brighton is a very exiting place! Not that I’ve been there many times. Well Lilly, I very much look forward to travelling with you while watching your videos when you manage to get started again. 👌
Yeah, Brighton was fun for a while, but of course silly expensive too. I miss it quite a bit at times. But then I remember the iffy housing situation where you pay a small fortune for a room in a mould infested shared house with shoddy heating and then I shake my head about nostalgia 😅 it’s a great place for music though, that’s for sure!
I’m fairly certain I can keep the videos coming now, and if it’s by keeping a dynamic mic in the shot! I’ve got plenty of stuff prefilmed, so it’s really just the talking head bits that are giving me trouble with all the construction noise!
I recently got a Stereo Realsit and is a very good alternative as it can make 28-29 stereo pairs on a 36 exposure film.
Thanks for the videos and have fun.
Sounds great! I have to check that one out!
Saw you in the camera forum. We had a U-bass discussion. Sorry about the construction noise. Thanks for the video
Thank you Sharyl! Cameras + guitars, best combination!! Definitely try a u-bass when you get the chance, they are really fun 😀 🤘🎸
Sputnik is a great camera. When the interior is flocked, lenses cleaned, light seals installed and used with hoods it can deliver very nice photos. Sharpness is acceptable at small apertures and the pictures look very pleasant with nice soft colors and almost artistic touch. I shoot medium format stereo with Mamiya TLR set up with professional grade lenses and Sputnik and I prefer Sputnik.
Definitely a great camera. What kind of material would you recommend for flocking the interior? I had some reflections in it because the inside is quite shiny.
I've learned to cross my eyes to get a 3D image.
The FB glitch looks kinda cool for the portraits.
That works for me too on a small screen, but on a big screen I‘m always struggling to get the effect! I just always have my dorky 3D glasses on my desk since I got this beauty!
The FB glitch looks so surreal, I kinda love it! Picasso would have enjoyed it I‘m sure 🙃
OMG, Long Tine no see. Very interesting camera and Great Photos. The coolest camera I‘ve ever used is Jäger LeCoultre Compass. Really fun to use.
I know, right? It‘s been too long! The construction noise really makes filming difficult at the moment! And wow, how did you get your hands on a Compass, they are so rare?! My eyes are watering just from the eBay listing price 😅😱 And thank you, glad you enjoyed the photos too ✨
@@LillySchwartz it‘s from my grandpa. In 1990s he has traveled to Schweiz and bought one there from the son of a local doctor. Luckily it was not that expensive.(maybe it was because the doctor just passed away and the son didin‘t care about it …..
But honestly, it‘s not very convenient to actully shoot as it has to load film by yourself. The filters inside are quite brillent. A Symbol of the Schweiz camera making history
Well, you take good care of it, collectors really like this one I think. I could imagine that it‘s not very convenient. Is it the first version that is with sheets or the cartridge one? Anyway, it looks like such a Swiss Camera, very cool!
@@LillySchwartz it‘s the II version.
Sweet! Such an interesting camera. Reminds me of Swiss clocks!
Finally, I've found a specimen of a Lilly Schwartz (Goofus ballus)!!!!🤣🤣😛😛 Great to see another video from you on here. Been missing my dose of your vids and have been doing reruns of old ones. Which are good to watch, as well😀 I haven't been over at Twitter much, lately, as I've been engrossed in doing some genealogy work. Been chasing down Dutch and German relatives. Doing the usual connect the dots as I have a lot of them already, but with my tree it's like a gigantic ball of twine and I have connections going all over the place!! I invariably have cousins from various sides of my tree marrying others from other branches. And, they're also usually related themselves, at some previous point in my tree. It's a wonder I'm not some genetic misfit...well, my other relatives, at least!!. Or, that should read as well😛
You know, it's kinda ironic you got your shots in a bullfighting ring. Since you went through a lot of bull in order to get your shots🤣😛 That's what bureaucracy does for you!!
Hah, I definitely had fun with this video, perfect opportunity to look like a dork with my 3D glasses 🤓 So you’ve been watching re-runs even? Nice! I will definitely try to keep them coming more regularly now! Not quite 7 seasons yet like all the series they show in reruns! Gotta make more for you to watch!
So, your family tree is a bit of a genetic accident waiting to happen too? 🤣 one side of my family comes from a village in the mountains. I prefer not to investigate 😜 my husband has traced his family to Italy for passport reasons. He looked up the village where his - I think - great grandparents were from and the phone book is funny: half great grandma’s last name and the other half great grandpa’s last name 😂 Oops 😅 Untangling that mess would be quite the job I think 🤔
And nope, the bullfighting ring isn’t ironic at all, very appropriate! Had to deal with all the crap upfront 😅 Good one ☝️
@@LillySchwartz The genetic accident happened a very long time ago!!!🤣🤣😛😛 I have about 42000 people in my tree, so you can imagine the likelihood of all sorts of whacked and off the wall combinations going on!! Like today and the last few days, I'd been working on 7 or so "separate" lines simultaneously, getting all the links sorted out. Still more to do!! When you've got people like Mabel de Belleme (medieval France's equ' of Freddy Kruger!!!!) in your tree, which I have (she's a great-grandmother), it's no wonder I feel off colour a lot!!!🤣🤣😛😛
I watch your vids as reruns all the time. I've got a few faves as well😀
I just had a look at her wiki entry and what an admiring display of wickedness 🤔 amusing! And 42000 people?! That would give you a thing or two to do! Whew! But well, if you can find the likes of Mabel among them, that could sure prove entertaining!
Oh, you’ve got favourites even? Now I’m curious, which ones are they?
The weirdest camera I have used is an ALVISTA panorama camera, Model 5B. I have the film, and made film spools and developing reel for the processing. Great results, and now don't have a darkroom.
Oh wow, that’s definitely an unusual one and quite old too! Older than my oldest camera which is my Zeiss Super Ikonta C. I have a Horizon 202 panoramic which also has a swinging lens design, but it’s a lot newer than yours. Sorry to hear you don’t have access to a darkroom anymore! You could load it in a darkbag though? I can darken my studio enough for handling film, but I still prefer the dark bag because it means I don’t trip over guitar effects pedals in the dark 😉
Hi, could you tell the title of the book about stereo plates from video? Thanks! :)
Sure! The book is actually not directly about stereo photography, but about Eadweard Muybridge, who is known for his early motion studies, but also took stereo plates like many photographers of his time. It’s a nice book, the printing is really good and it’s fascinating also if you’re into animation or cinema, because his motion studies are essentially a precursor. I just added a link to it in the description! 😀
@@LillySchwartz perfect! thank you very much! :)
You’re welcome 😀
This camera looks so cool!
I got my first russian camera a couple months ago, a Zorki 4k. I agree they can be frustrating, as mine ripped the film right off the reel on my first shoot.
My first Russian camera was a Zorki too, a Zorki 3C! I struggled with the forwarding dial a while then decided to go with a 4K too and they all shred film, my Horizon as well! What I’ve learned: Shoot film with thicker base! HP5+ or Tri-X works well, but Kentmere, RPX or APX not so much. Also difficult: Delta 3200! Shot 2 rolls, 2 shredded, so not trying that again 😂 It also happens more on humid days or when it’s really cold outside because then the base gets brittle. It happens because Soviet film canisters had a slightly different size. It used to annoy me a lot because Kentmere used to be all I could afford when I shot my Zorkis! They do take nice pictures when they don’t shred the film though 😅
@@LillySchwartz I was quite lucky with the roll it shredded. I felt it go weird and immediately thought "I've ripped this". I unloaded it in the dark and the lab were able to process it, only a big scratch over 2 or 3 frames. I've shot tri-x in there fine, haven't tried any more yet. I've got a roll of Rollei Super Pan I'm thinking of shooting it with.
I originally wanted a 3c, I like the look of the front dial. I may still end up buying a body and using the later Jupiter lens that came with the 4k.
The Jupiter that came with my 3C was misaligned sadly, so I keep shooting the Jupiter-12 I got with the 4K too or an Industar a friend gave me. Keep in mind that more of the frame will end up on the sprockets with the 3C. Some of the 4Ks were meant for export, so they work a bit better with our canisters, usually the ones without the Cyrillic. They still tear the film, but at least most of the frame is where it’s supposed to be? I haven’t shot anything but RPX from the Rollei lineup in it, so can’t predict whether it’ll break or not. Carefully forwarding helps a bit too, although not always?
@@LillySchwartz my 4k is in Latin, so definitely an export model. The fames seem to be fine on the reel so far. That's a shame about the 50. My range finder was out when I got it, but it was reasonably easy to fix.
I'm hoping to get some other Jupiter lenses, but I think I'll also need a finder for the top. All in good time though, I'm in no rush. Looking forward to shooting it again some time.
Well done on managing to fix it. I think mine is still a touch out, but never really bothered to get it accurate. I might just have a go at restoring the thing properly at some point. I haven’t really shot it much ever since I got my Leica though. It takes the lenses and is just so much smoother in general.
Anyone can see the stereo pictures by the crossing eyes technique.
I take stereo pictures using a plate camera Jules Verascope from 1913 :)
That looks like such a cool camera! ✨
Eww, who steals masks? :D Love the video, esp the bit of history at the beginning. Where are these trails, looks like a great spot.
Thanks Rob, glad you enjoyed it!! Yeah, those masks were stolen before use obviously and this was right at the beginning of the pandemic when there were none. My parents sent us a package and someone stole the masks and gloves right out of it. So much for humanity 🤷♀️ anyway, a dear friend made us some masks and sent them in a letter and they luckily got through! Meant a lot!
The trails are in the Basque Country on the Spanish side! The countryside around here is very pretty! Tough to hike because of the mountains, but the vistas are very much worth it!
When i was a kid in Soviet Russia i had parts of this camera scattered around the house! Still have no idea why it was disassemled
Now that’s mysterious! Maybe it didn’t work correctly and someone took it apart to repair the shutter? On mine one of the shutters sometimes sticks.
@@LillySchwartz yup you probably right since my dad was into photography back in a day
Did he have a darkroom too? My mum was the one who was into photography when she was younger and my grandma enlarged the pictures for her in the kitchen.
@@LillySchwartzat his job yes, but not at home, also i remember black and white negatives everywhere
Black and white negs everywhere sounds like my house 😀
Vaccinated in a bullfighting arena? I'm picturing picadors chasing people around with syringes :)
Seems like a fairly accurate description 😂 to be fair they did a fairly good job of herding us in the right direction and leaving us little space to avoid the needles 🙃 it was quite well organised! The name in the press was genius too: “vacunódromo” 😉
The more videos i watch the more we have in common lol, im from Ireland but i love russian culture and technology. Currently my latest addiction is Russian witch house music, you might dig it too! Also learning a lot, never even knew about stereo photography before, really interesting effects :D
I first was wondering what is Russian witch house music, thought it is some old folk Baba Yaga music, then had to listen to it ;)
Wild, I had no idea Russian witch house existed! I definitely need to listen to more, what I just heard sounded as if Burial and early 2K goth had a baby, fascinating 😅
Glad you enjoyed the little excursion into stereo photography. I love oddball cameras like that!
@@LillySchwartzOf course it exist! It is called a hut on chicken legs and it is standing in the deep dark wood! Baba Yaga is living there. If you come to this house and say: Hey, hut, turn to me with the front and to the forest with the back - it will do as you said! If you are a good hero and have a reasonable request and good communication skills the , Witch, Baba Yaga may help you!
😀 I grew up with the Baba Yaga stories ✨
If you had a VR headset, or used one of those ones that use your phone, then you can view these as 3d photos that way. There's a certain apps that will put one photo in each eye to achieve the 3D affect.
Sadly all the VR stuff gives me motion sickness. It works really well with the viewer thingy that was included with it, just means I need to make contact prints.