The Project EM3D

Last update: Tuesday October 09 2001

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Front view of Nikon EM3D (JPS-File 74k)

I built the EM3D in the spring of 1998. I needed about 150 hours to complete this difficult project, but the effort was worth it. This was my first and only 3D-project I have made. I got the idea for it after I visited some caves with two mechanically coupled cameras. Some of my slides were very dark because of the difference in the shutter opening.

Technical specifications of the EM3D:

Camera for taking two stereo pairs of full 36x24mm format
interchangeable Nikon-lenses
metal shutter
mono viewfinder
Stereo base: 75.5mm
TTL-metering through the right lens
difference between the left and the right shutter: < 1/2000sec

manual automatic advance of the film in 1 and 3 steps to effectively use the film
18 stereo pairs per film

Top view of Nikon EM3D (JPS-File 67k)

I can say that the slides are really of excellent quality! The exposure is expertly identical on both slides.
Most of the images in my Gallery are taken with the NIKON EM3D, but the quality in the gallery is not so good due to the very old slide scanner :-(

The construction manual (only German - useless!)

Please note that I cannot build a camera for you, but if you have any questions about the construction, you may contact me.

Please do not try to build this camera yourself!