Stereoscopic zoom lens system for three-dimensional motion pictures and television

Apparatus for the taking of stereoscopic three-dimensional pictures comprising in combination paired first and second spaced apart cameras, first and second zoom lenses mounted to said respective cameras for changing zoom in at least focus or magnification;

• said zoom lenses on said respective cameras actuated to change zoom in either focus and/or magnification simultaneously and identically;
• means to prevent spurious vertical and horizontal parallax between the respective pictures taken by said first and second cameras comprising means to move one camera with respect to the other camera in a predetermined manner to maintain centration of said image fields of said cameras unchanged upon change in zoom in magnification and/or focus.

Apparatus for taking stereoscopic three-dimensional pictures comprising in combination paired first and second spaced apart cameras;

• first and second zoom lenses mounted to said respective cameras for changing zoom in at least focus and/or magnification;
• said zoom lenses on said respective cameras actuated to change zoom in either focus and/or magnification simultaneously and identically;
• means to prevent spurious vertical and horizontal parallax between the respective pictures taken by said first and second cameras comprising means for translating the lens of one of said cameras with respect to the lens of the other of said cameras in a predetermined manner to maintain the centration of the fields of view of said cameras unchanged upon change in zoom in magnification and/or focus.

Apparatus for the taking of stereoscopic three-dimensional pictures comprising in combination paired first and second spaced apart cameras;

• first and second zoom lenses mounted to said respective cameras for changing zoom in at least focus and/or magnification;
• said zoom lenses on said respective cameras actuated to change zoom in either focus and/or magnification simultaneously and identically;
• means to prevent spurious vertical and horizontal parallax between the respective pictures taken by said first and second cameras comprising means for moving one camera with respect to the other camera in roll, pitch and yaw in a predetermined manner to maintain centration of the fields of view of said cameras unchanged upon change in zoom in magnification and/or focus.

Apparatus for the taking of stereoscopic three-dimensional pictures comprising in combination paired first and second spaced apart cameras;

• first and second zoom lenses mounted to said respective cameras for changing zoom in at least focus and/or magnification;
• said zoom lenses on said respective cameras actuated to change zoom in either focus and/or magnification simultaneously and identically;
• a variable optical wedge placed in front of one of said cameras and means to prevent spurious vertical and horizontal parallax between the respective pictures taken by said first and second cameras comprising means operatively connected between said zoom lens and said variable optical wedge for changing, in a predetermined manner, the power of said optical wedge responsive to changes in zoom in magnification and/or focus to maintain centration of said fields of view of said cameras unchanged upon changes in zoom.