pics of the dish farm...post yours too :)

[gpflepsen]

Ok, just for fun, this is my other passion, stereoscopic photography.

What you do is click the image to bring it full screen then you stare at it cross-eyed. It works best if you sit back about three feet from the screen, I’m using a 24” wide screen.
It takes a little practice but the two images will converge into one stereoscopic 3D image where you can see depth.
The dog messes with my head because she moved her head during the shoot so try to ignore that.

I also shoot anaglyph (red/blue).. I own several true stereoscopic cameras plus I do the “slide” method with my big DSLR.. This one I did with my Canon EOS 5D Mark II by sliding it.

And now you can see my dish farm in 3D...

Pretty cool, how far do you slide the camera, interocular distance?

 

[Dee_Ann]

Pretty cool, how far do you slide the camera, interocular distance?

Yes, I think for me it’s like 2 1/2” so I just go with that. I also have the Eg-D focusing screen which has crosshairs on it which I use to help keep things aligned.
I also pan the camera very slightly while keeping a focus point on something, in this case one of the large LNB covers.
I set for aperture priority, auto ISO and F/16 for a better DOF.

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Comment

 

[Tron]

Dee, do you have a 3D TV? I'm shooting 3D HD using a Sony TD10 and also a GoPro 3D rig.

 

[Dee_Ann]

Dee, do you have a 3D TV? I'm shooting 3D HD using a Sony TD10 and also a GoPro 3D rig.

No, I’m afraid I don’t.. I’ve never even seen a 3D TV, I’m not convinced they are worth the extra expense. I have an older blu-ray player, I doubt it supports 3D, I have a very modern blu-ray burner in my Mac which should support it but my displays don’t.

I had planned on buying a new, large TV this year but it didn’t happen, hopefully next year I can. Where would one go to see a live demo of a 3D TV?

I have several actual stereoscopic cameras (antique, I also collect antique cameras) but no 3D video equipment. I hear those are very expensive. I’m a lifelong stereoscopic fangirl. When I was little I would spend HOURS in the library staring at OLD stereo photos, it’s like a time machine where you freeze that one moment in time forever. It’s as close to time travel as one can get..

Sorry, didn’t mean to get off topic here..

 

[Tron]

Best Buy has 3D HDTVs.

I've recently become interested in shooting 3D on roller coasters and other rides.

Back to our originally scheduled topic ...

 

[Borisov-54]

Has bought in the autumn of 2013 new LNBF, noise-0.1 db. France working out, and Made in P.R.C. China at itself collects for Europe. Has cleaned old LNB with noise 0,2-0,3 db on this new with noise 0,1 db. The signal has well grown up, more on 5-15 % quality.

 

[danristheman]

Borisov how many channels do you get with your setup? Do you have a lot of channels that are scrambled?

Dan Rose

 

[Borisov-54]

Good afternoon.

how many channels do you get with your setup?

-Dan Rose-
The good question, the answer - is a lot of. At present at me in a city on a balcony costs 4 Dish and 7 companions catching. And in 3 km from a city I have still a wooden house with a site of 20 hundred parts or 31?65 metre. On a summer residence at me 6 Dish on 44 companions. + the motor with Dish-1,1 m-it from the companion motor-44 in KU diapazone.-or 1095 channels in FTA and 20 channels in coding BISS, Cryptoworks, Viaccess. Go.
16 companions are connected through switchboard DiSEqC v1,1 4/1. The cascade.

DiSEqC v1,1 4/1 is Switch the switchboard 4 in 1 unites signals from four converters and deduces these signals on one cable.
And also DiSEqC v1.1 4?1 allows to connect in a cascade mode to 16 LNB, i.e. using one switchboard DiSEqC of version 1.1 and 4 switchboards DiSEqC of version 1.0 (2.0) it is possible to accept signals from 16 companions and to reduce them in one cable which is brought to a receiver. In a receiver it is necessary to choose operating mode DiSEqC 1.1, thus point "Uncommitted" the point "Committed" - on position ??????? 1.0 influences position ?????? 1.1, and. Adjustment can differ for different models of receivers. Work possibility on the same cable ??????????? or ??????????? DiSEqC 1.2 or USALS thus remains.

Here my list Dish



And it only I have chosen itself excellent channels. And if still to look various advertising, shop, sex by phone, the Arabian channels and other. That will be approximately 5000 channels.

These are all there were I FTA channels. Paid package IPTV through the Internet under telephone number is Still connected. On it at me 46 channels. The traffic of the Internet and price IPTV more low on a photo.

At us in the Union still it is possible to look paid packages =?????? =-?/?-viewing. Package NTV + - 5$ from the companion 36?. But for illegal installation of the equipment and viewing there is article of the criminal code at us.

 

[danristheman]

you guys are so lucky over there. here every thing is paid tv service not much for FTA its just that popular over here unless you are a HAM radio operator. Manly you have to have a C band dish to get a lot of channels not much on ku band. I get about 40 channels with my setup.

Dan Rose

 

[TheHamNerd]

Okay, so I don't have a farm yet, but here is my first install and current setup. I hope the file size is okay...I tried to find the forum rules for image size...seems like I once seen them somewhere.....Probably not looking in the correct spot.

 

[TheHamNerd]

Within the last year, my wife and I built a new home. CC&Rs said no dishes visible from the street. We have a corner lot so it was going to be a bit challenging (fun). We worked with the architect and had a fake window with acrylic glazing designed into the front of the house within the garage attic. Had him lower the roof by four feet so we could aim a dish from the (small) backyard. - no dishes visible from the street

I must say I am very impressed and the creativity and thought put into this project! This gives hope to the folks with CC&Rs for sure! Very NICE setup!!! PROPS!!!

TheHamNerd

 

[FaT Air]

I've used irfanview to resize most attachments down to 800x640 or so. Some smaller, some a bit larger. Just so they fit on everyones screen. (It Crops also, amongst other things) Saves bandwidth and there's enough detail. Your's there are Prrrrfekt.

forum rules for image size

Don't think there is any....(Psss - I've seen 6400x4800px images attached)

 

[jorgek]

Ok, just for fun, this is my other passion, stereoscopic photography.

What you do is click the image to bring it full screen then you stare at it cross-eyed. It works best if you sit back about three feet from the screen, I’m using a 24” wide screen.
It takes a little practice but the two images will converge into one stereoscopic 3D image where you can see depth.
The dog messes with my head because she moved her head during the shoot so try to ignore that.

I also shoot anaglyph (red/blue).. I own several true stereoscopic cameras plus I do the “slide” method with my big DSLR.. This one I did with my Canon EOS 5D Mark II by sliding it.

And now you can see my dish farm in 3D...

Yep it worked. I actually did view your dish farm in 3D on my laptop. Okay so now how do I uncross my eyes! lol

 

[danristheman]

some updated pics for you guys.

i took some dishes down cleaned up around the outside the apartment plus testing out an idea.

Dan Rose

 

[RimaNTSS]

This is my 1,2m Gregorian dish, just installed on balcony. I can turn it from 31,5*E till 12,5*W. Dish is 15 (or even more) years old, but still in great shape. Quality is much better than majority of nowadays products made of tin). I've also tried C-band on it, yes, it is possible, but not interesting, so use it as originally designed- for Ku-band. And, BTW, I do not agree with statement that fixed antenna can perform better than motorized one. If motorized following Clarke-belt than there are no concerns about performance.
Video, how it moves you can download here.

 

[danristheman]

More pics again.

 

[Titanium]

Just closing up the shop and headed home when I glanced up at the dish with the moon behind it. Had to snap a photo!

 

[Magic Static]

My moon shot is with my Sat Cat. The moon is perched on his ears.

 

[danristheman]

Is that cat on a hot tin roof? I am a cat guy nice cat.

 

[RimaNTSS]

My balcony is so small that it is even not possible to make good picture of mini-farm. Behind toroidal antenna there is also small terrestrial antenna hidden.
Sat dishes: T90, Gregorian Delta Star 120 (arc 31,5*E-12,5*W) and Gregorian Kreiselmeyer (arc 53*E-30*W)