Samples with Rotatable Images (1485)

These are samples that have QuickTimeVR 3D and JavaScript stereoscopic rotatable images associated with one or more samples. You can download the latest version of QuickTime for Macintosh or Windows from http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download. To make these files I first used a "VR Micro Studio", which consisted of an up-side-down panorama head, a three-axis adjustable tripod mount, and a 1000W halogen light. The camera was covered with tinfoil to keep it from burning up under the hot light. After making about 130 3D images (almost 10,000 individual photographs) I got a fiber optic illumination system and my studio looked like this. It was much more flexible, and doesn't get hot at all. Light really is the key to photographing small things: You need a lot of it close in. Then after another 50 or so I finally got an automatic turntable. Commercial stepper-motor systems are available, but they are very expensive and I've found they all vibrate, which disturbs delicate arrangements. I instead use a cheap surplus turntable with a 5 revolution per hour timing motor, combined with a time lapse control set to take a picture every 10 seconds. That works out to 72 images in one 12-minute revolution. If you do the math, the motion blur is less than one pixel even at a 1/15 second exposure, so a stepper motor that starts and stops is really not necessary. That was good, but in preparing for a Discovery Channel film project, I needed to upgrade to 360 steps instead of 72, and I wanted to be able to handle all sizes from nearly microscopic to a couple hundred pounds. The solution was a pair of custom-machined (by me, of course) turntables, cast iron mounts and a slate base for everything (because of vibrations, which are a big problem for samples less than about 5mm across). In late 2004 the studio looks like this.

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Text and images Copyright (c) 2010 by Theodore W. Gray.
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Rhodium
Rhodium Sample from the RGB Set
3D3D
Sample from the RGB Set.
Source: Max Whitby of RGB
Contributor: Max Whitby of RGB
Acquired: 25 January, 2003
Text Updated: 11 August, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 0.2"
Purity: 99.8%
Rhodium
Rhodium Museum-grade sample
3D
Museum-grade sample.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 24 February, 2004
Text Updated: 11 August, 2007
Price: See Listing
Size: 2"
Purity: >99%
Sample Group: RGB Samples
Rhodium
Rhodium Poster sample
3D3D
Poster sample.
Source: Max Whitby of RGB
Contributor: Max Whitby of RGB
Acquired: 25 January, 2003
Text Updated: 4 May, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 0.2"
Purity: 99.8%
Rhodium
Rhodium Reed switches
3D3D
Reed switches.
Source: eBay seller virtualvillage-usa
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 28 February, 2009
Text Updated: 1 March, 2009
Price: $0.30
Size: 1"
Purity: 98%
Rhodium
Rhodium Questionable medallion
3D3D
Questionable medallion.
Source: eBay seller alpha-omegaman
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 11 March, 2009
Text Updated: 12 March, 2009
Price: $107
Size: 1.25"
Purity: <0.01%
Rhodium
Rhodium Rhodium-plated Sacagawea coin
3D3D
Rhodium-plated Sacagawea coin.
Source: eBay seller jeffshobbies
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 11 March, 2009
Text Updated: 17 March, 2009
Price: $1.50
Size: 1"
Purity: <0.1%
Rhodium
Rhodium Rhodium-plated cuff links
3D3D
Rhodium-plated cuff links.
Source: eBay seller pancholv
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 24 March, 2009
Text Updated: 24 March, 2009
Price: $15
Size: 1"
Purity: <0.01%
Rhodium
Rhodium Rhodium-plated cuff links
3D3D
Rhodium-plated cuff links.
Source: eBay seller pancholv
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 24 March, 2009
Text Updated: 24 March, 2009
Price: $15
Size: 1"
Purity: <0.01%
Palladium
Palladium Sample from the RGB Set
3D3D
Sample from the RGB Set.
Source: Max Whitby of RGB
Contributor: Max Whitby of RGB
Acquired: 25 January, 2003
Text Updated: 11 August, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 0.2"
Purity: 99.9%
Palladium
Palladium Ring
3D3D
Ring.
Source: QVC
Contributor: QVC
Acquired: 15 January, 2006
Text Updated: 20 February, 2006
Price: $140
Size: 1"
Purity: >95%
Palladium
Palladium Poster sample
3D3D
Poster sample.
Source: Max Whitby of RGB
Contributor: Max Whitby of RGB
Acquired: 25 January, 2003
Text Updated: 4 May, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 0.2"
Purity: 99.9%
Palladium
Palladium Element coin
3D3D
Element coin.
Source: Dave Hamric
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 1 December, 2006
Text Updated: 14 January, 2007
Price: $90
Size: 0.75"
Purity: >99%
Sample Group: Coins
Palladium
Palladium Coin or stamp?
3D3D
Coin or stamp?
Source: eBay seller mattpeters1
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 11 March, 2007
Text Updated: 12 March, 2007
Price: $20
Size: 3"
Purity: >99%
Sample Group: Coins
Palladium
Palladium Coin or stamp?
3D3D
Coin or stamp?
Source: eBay seller mattpeters1
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 11 March, 2007
Text Updated: 11 March, 2007
Price: $20
Size: 3"
Purity: >99%
Sample Group: Coins
Palladium
Palladium Antique sponge
3D3D
Antique sponge.
Source: Ethan Currens
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 19 November, 2008
Text Updated: 1 March, 2009
Price: Anonymous
Size: 2"
Purity: >99%
Palladium
Palladium Catalytic converter honeycomb
3D3D
Catalytic converter honeycomb.
Source: Farm & Fleet
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 8 February, 2009
Text Updated: 8 February, 2009
Price: $70
Size: 5"
Purity: <1%
Palladium
Palladium Palladobismutharsenide
3D3D
Palladobismutharsenide.
Source: Jensan Scientifics
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 17 October, 2009
Text Updated: 18 October, 2009
Price: Anonymous
Size: 0.5"
Composition: Pd2(As,Bi)
Silver
Silver One ounce silver rounds
3D3D
One ounce silver rounds.
Source: Coin Shop in California
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Price: $5/ounce
Size: 1.5"
Purity: 99.9%
Sample Group: Coins
Silver
Silver Cool snake bracelet
3D
Cool snake bracelet.
Source: Flea Market in London
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 10 January, 2003
Price: $10
Size: 3"
Purity: >90%
Silver
Silver Wool
3D
Wool.
Source: Greg P
Contributor: Greg P
Acquired: 18 April, 2003
Price: Donated
Size: 1"
Purity: 99.99%
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