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Author Topic: Chris J. Condon 3-D Pioneer has passed away Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 12-20-2010 08:56 PM                     Chris J. Condon 3-D pioneer has passed away at age 87 from a stroke in Encino, California. He was the President of StereoVision.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-20-2010 10:10 PM                     Chris was a HUGE resource for me and many others in the '80s for 3D. He really seemed to know his stuff quite well. -Steve  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 12-20-2010 10:58 PM                     I pretty much learned everything I know about 3-D from Mr. Condon. He answered a phone call from me when I was a teenager still living in The Bahamas trying to make 3-D films on Super-8. I got the phone number for StereoVision out of a back issue of American Cinematographer (July 1983?) that was all about 3-D. He was very generous with his time and knowledge and pointed me in a lot of good directions. In the end, I was able to do Super-8 in 3-D.  |  IP: Logged John Eickhof Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 588 From: Wendell, ID USA Registered: Jan 2000 posted 12-20-2010 11:33 PM                        I worked with Chris many years ago. A very knoledgable man! Condolences to his family.  |  IP: Logged Richard Fowler Film God Posts: 2392 From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA Registered: Jun 2001 posted 12-22-2010 01:26 AM                     I first met Chris when he was still operating Century Precision Optics, now part of Schneider; prior to his start of StereoVision. My first purchase was a couple of lenses for my Arriflex IIB at a price a "starving cinematographer" could afford. I delt with him my times during the 1980's boom of 3D. My last visit with him was at Showest convention in 2008....always cordial and promoting 3D.  |  IP: Logged

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