diff --git a/examples/osgdistortion/osgdistortion.cpp b/examples/osgdistortion/osgdistortion.cpp
index e260b5431..3e4d04866 100644
--- a/examples/osgdistortion/osgdistortion.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgdistortion/osgdistortion.cpp
@@ -542,8 +542,6 @@ void setDomeCorrection(osgViewer::Viewer& viewer, osg::ArgumentParser& arguments
     viewer.getCamera()->setProjectionMatrixAsPerspective(90.0f, 1.0, 1, 1000.0);
 
 
-    viewer.assignSceneDataToCameras();
-
 
     // distortion correction set up.
     {
@@ -577,7 +575,7 @@ void setDomeCorrection(osgViewer::Viewer& viewer, osg::ArgumentParser& arguments
         
         camera->setName("DistortionCorrectionCamera");
 
-        viewer.addSlave(camera.get(), osg::Matrixd(), osg::Matrixd());
+        viewer.addSlave(camera.get(), osg::Matrixd(), osg::Matrixd(), false);
     }
     
     viewer.getCamera()->setNearFarRatio(0.0001f);
@@ -602,17 +600,17 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
     if (arguments.read("--dome"))
     {    
-        viewer.setSceneData( loadedModel );
 
         setDomeCorrection(viewer, arguments);
     
+        viewer.setSceneData( loadedModel );
     }
     else if (arguments.read("--faces"))
     {    
-        viewer.setSceneData( loadedModel );
 
         setDomeFaces(viewer, arguments);
     
+        viewer.setSceneData( loadedModel );
     }
     else
     {
@@ -622,6 +620,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         viewer.setSceneData( distortionNode );
     }
 
+
     // set up the camera manipulators.
     {
         osg::ref_ptr<osgGA::KeySwitchMatrixManipulator> keyswitchManipulator = new osgGA::KeySwitchMatrixManipulator;
diff --git a/include/osg/View b/include/osg/View
index 71457827b..8d21aa212 100644
--- a/include/osg/View
+++ b/include/osg/View
@@ -54,29 +54,39 @@ class OSG_EXPORT View : public virtual osg::Referenced
         /** Slave allows one to up a camera that follows the master with a local offset to the project and view matrices.*/
         struct Slave
         {
-            Slave() {}
-            Slave(osg::Camera* camera, const osg::Matrixd& projectionOffset, const osg::Matrixd& viewOffset):
-                _camera(camera), _projectionOffset(projectionOffset), _viewOffset(viewOffset) {}
+            Slave(bool useMastersSceneData=true):
+                _useMastersSceneData(useMastersSceneData) {}
+                
+            Slave(osg::Camera* camera, const osg::Matrixd& projectionOffset, const osg::Matrixd& viewOffset, bool useMastersSceneData=true):
+                _camera(camera), 
+                _projectionOffset(projectionOffset), 
+                _viewOffset(viewOffset),
+                _useMastersSceneData(useMastersSceneData) {}
         
             Slave(const Slave& rhs) :
-                _camera(rhs._camera), _projectionOffset(rhs._projectionOffset), _viewOffset(rhs._viewOffset) {}
+                _camera(rhs._camera), 
+                _projectionOffset(rhs._projectionOffset), 
+                _viewOffset(rhs._viewOffset),
+                _useMastersSceneData(rhs._useMastersSceneData) {}
 
             Slave& operator = (const Slave& rhs)
             {
                 _camera = rhs._camera;
                 _projectionOffset = rhs._projectionOffset;
                 _viewOffset = rhs._viewOffset;
+                _useMastersSceneData = rhs._useMastersSceneData;
                 return *this;
             }
 
             osg::ref_ptr<osg::Camera>   _camera;
             osg::Matrixd                _projectionOffset;
             osg::Matrixd                _viewOffset;
+            bool                        _useMastersSceneData;
         };
 
-        bool addSlave(osg::Camera* camera) { return addSlave(camera, osg::Matrix::identity(), osg::Matrix::identity()); }
+        bool addSlave(osg::Camera* camera, bool useMastersSceneData=true) { return addSlave(camera, osg::Matrix::identity(), osg::Matrix::identity(), useMastersSceneData); }
 
-        bool addSlave(osg::Camera* camera, const osg::Matrix& projectionOffset, const osg::Matrix& viewOffse);
+        bool addSlave(osg::Camera* camera, const osg::Matrix& projectionOffset, const osg::Matrix& viewOffse, bool useMastersSceneData=true);
 
         bool removeSlave(unsigned int pos);
         
diff --git a/src/osg/View.cpp b/src/osg/View.cpp
index 6bedbb40f..3a5aef356 100644
--- a/src/osg/View.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/View.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void View::updateSlave(unsigned int i)
     if (slave._camera->getInheritanceMask() & osg::CullSettings::CLEAR_COLOR) slave._camera->setClearColor(_camera->getClearColor());
 }
 
-bool View::addSlave(osg::Camera* camera, const osg::Matrix& projectionOffset, const osg::Matrix& viewOffset)
+bool View::addSlave(osg::Camera* camera, const osg::Matrix& projectionOffset, const osg::Matrix& viewOffset, bool useMastersSceneData)
 {
     if (!camera) return false;
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ bool View::addSlave(osg::Camera* camera, const osg::Matrix& projectionOffset, co
 
     unsigned int i = _slaves.size();
 
-    _slaves.push_back(Slave(camera, projectionOffset, viewOffset));
+    _slaves.push_back(Slave(camera, projectionOffset, viewOffset, useMastersSceneData));
 
     updateSlave(i);
 
diff --git a/src/osgViewer/View.cpp b/src/osgViewer/View.cpp
index cc7ac01d9..c3e56e713 100644
--- a/src/osgViewer/View.cpp
+++ b/src/osgViewer/View.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void View::assignSceneDataToCameras()
     for(unsigned i=0; i<getNumSlaves(); ++i)
     {
         Slave& slave = getSlave(i);
-        if (slave._camera.valid())
+        if (slave._camera.valid() && slave._useMastersSceneData)
         {
             slave._camera->removeChildren(0,slave._camera->getNumChildren());
             if (sceneData) slave._camera->addChild(sceneData);