Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Projcted MF
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 18:36:35 -0700

Jim Brick wrote:
><snip>
> An interesting artifact is that 2-1/4 square images completely fill the
> screen both ways. Looking at 35mm slides on a screen always reminds me of
> looking at a Cinerama movie that hasn't been re-formatted, on the TV. The
> human eye/brain seems to meld very well with the square format. It does
> not, subconsciously, seem like something is missing. It seems fulfilling.
> 
> Jim
> 
> At 04:30 PM 8/11/99 -0700, Mark wrote:
> >
> >I'm surprised to hear this because from what I often hear and not have
> >personally yet seen is that a projected medium format slide is an astounding
> >sight! ><snip>

I think part of it is it is just to hard to force light though such a small
opening as 24 by 36 and project it on a screen without melting the film or
shattering it's glass mount even. With 6x6 the light just passes through.
Mark Rabiner