Cool, finally I 'll do some 3D stills on the GH2 (I prefered sofar for the "common" 2D stills always the GH1)....the lens will be adaptable, hopefully?

Pity... Hasn't F12 bit too much diffraction on the m43 sensor? Is there topic for the 12,5mm lens?

Has anyone tried the 3D SCN on the LX7? If not, I may need to go to my friends house and see what the pics look like.

@v10tdi

Strange for Sharp, all last year LG TVs have MPO support as I know. Most probably Panasonics also.

i have a pana 3d lens, but is very crap, bad quality lens, 3d is unusable if you are not in a specific range of distance from subject, the shot is 2mpx only (no comment please)... good for used bought at 56$ but if bought it at original price, 350$ i would ask the soul of stupid pana developer that sums all possible error that you can do to build a 3d lens...

VItality i respect a lot you knowledge, but i'm stereographer from some years, and 3d lens with fixed interaxial and small F numer is the cause a bad reputation of 3D picture and movie... same things for cameras with double lens, also if is 20k $ cameras ...

3d is very delicate balance between eye distance, subject distance and more, and fixed lens give every time or flat 3d effects, or (when you are too close) cause strain to see 3d picture instead of two separated picture.

the only way to do a good 3D is beam splitter; side by side rig are only for panoramic shooting where you lie to viewer with hyperstereo technique. Other way to do 3d are poor, give to viewer a poor sensation of depth, only few plane, not a full and continue depth information in every direction, often give ocular strain, and many other problems.

This is the reason be cause most of movie are converted and not 3d shooted. Is not simple to shoot in stereo be cause not exist a real math formula to build a correct stereo alignment and convergence, but like a musician, you must have a correct sensibility to setup stereo rig.

I reviewed most of software for stereo calculation, and all are based on wrong assumpt that they must replicate fisical distance of eyes, or near it... but our stereo viewing is not based only on it, but is a brain matter where we reach and build all informations, where we discard info that not we need, and build that we need. On 20 meters screen you have printed two different point of view, and brain cannot discard part of that information, then you must have ONLY the correct information, or causes strain. ps i throw pictures on 3 meters screen at home, i have a fullHD 3D projector.

btw i used to have the pana 3d lens, and is just not worth it, after several months i managed to sell it but is not a good buy, a better option is the Fuji w3 (around 250 usd)

@markr041

Yep, it works on NX300 and NX300M too. :-)

@crunchy Not matched in color, DR and shallow DOF effects - and portability.

This is a typical response from someone who has invested in a generally impractical large two-camera rig. Sure, synchronized large sensor cameras have an advantage. And ARRI cameras shoot better video than your GH4s - want a link?

The issues you raise from the technique used are well-known - in theory. Should we conclude that only nitpickers defending their 3D investments would actually dislike the video (representing a tiny and shrinking universe) or should no one ever use this device? Fast-moving subjects make up less than two percent of the video, and are peripheral to the scenes they are in. Is the gap in synch ruining every shot? Clearly no; the 3D is very effective when the distances are chosen wisely.

And I disagree strongly that 3D and shallow DOF are not complementary.

People with this device can take more 3D video in more places, given the portability, than anyone with two camera rigs. Obviously, they shouldn't shoot sport events, however.

I beat you - I have (had): Sony 3D Bloggie, the Fuji W3, the Panasonic 3D1, the Sony HD10, and the Panasonic Z10000 (I forget the # of zeros). I have scores of 3D videos on Youtube, that no one watches.

In any case, here is another NX500 3D video:

I left in two artifacts of motion, just to show the issue:

1. Fast L to R tail wagging up close.

2. The vertical leap of a dog.

I like the combo of 3D and shallow DOF; makes me feel good :).

And there is the NEW Nintendo 3DS XL - it plays 3D Youtube through its browser, full color and glasses-free with face tracking camera. A good experience, and a way to share 3D video that is actually more acceptable among at least the people I know - everyone hates the glasses and other hassles of 3D.