Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/12

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Subject: RE: [Leica] square format Leica?
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 14:24:59 -0500
 
James,

> Might it not be better to modify a medium format camera so that it
> would take Leica lenses and produce a square negative that is as tall
> as the current 35mm file is wide?

That would increase the diagonal, and the image circle of the lenses would
not cover that.

Austin

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