Developing 3D photographs from Nishika

[acgoldis]

Hi!

I got one of those Nishika 3D cameras and sent the film back to Nishika for development. It was returned to sender with a REFUSED on the envelope.

Is there somewhere else I can send the film to get the photographs developed?

Thanks in advance,

ACG

 

[chris]

A quick search came up with www.snap3d.com - may be worth a try.

 

[acgoldis]

The prices there seem to indicate rolls of $2.50/photo for 4x6 images. But what do they consider a "photo"? Remember that each photo has two images associated with it. Would a 24-exposure roll count as 24 photos are 12?

Even if it's 12, with shipping and handling it would be $41 -- kind of pricey. Is this expected with 3D processing?

 

[Helen B]

Remember that each photo has two images associated with it.

It's a long time since I have seen a print from a Nishika, but aren't they single lenticular prints rather than stereo pairs? Lenticular prints were never cheap.

Best,
Helen

 

[acgoldis]

They're lenticular.

Hmm...I wonder if there's a way to do something clever with this to save money. Have the film developed normally and put on a CD.

This will give us left and right images (I would hope). If there's a way to take those two images and do something with them with software to make a 3D image (maybe print your own lenticular somehow?)

ACG

 

[sdaleb]

I've seen posts where others have tried digital processing and they report that is does't work. Yes, lenticular processing is not only expensive but time consuming as well. I found a place, clik3d.com out of Canada. $54.00 for a roll of 36, which will yield 18 prints. I've had a Nishika for about 15 years, although I haven't used it in about 10. I probably took 6 or 8 rolls and found the effect to be pretty cool. The Nishika takes 4 images at once, each image using a half frame. The process is is laborious and time consuming, hence the cost. I'm going to give it a go, though. I'll report back in a few weeks if all goes well, or even if it doesn't.