[Leica] Picture size

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Bob,

In my recollection, the "old-time studio" print sizes, which I learned from 
my late father-in-law, were 5x7, 8x10, and 11x14.  None of these match the 
35mm frame, but, when the cameras in use were sized for 4x5, 5x7, and split 
5x7 (3.5x5), and these old print paper sizes were readily available from 
photo supply houses, few photographers worried about the 35mm shape.  They 
just cropped to fit the available paper.

I have done little printing in recent years, but, I gather that there are 
many more options in paper sizes today.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Adler" <rgacpa at yahoo.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Picture size


> Intereseting thread to me.
> 35mm frame size is 4x6 and multiples thereof: 8x12, 12x18, 14x21, 16x24.
> It's tough when you work hard to frame an image and then have to crop. I 
> tend to stick to the 4x6 format and cut my matts and get frame sizes to 
> match. What am I missing? Are the other formats preferred by viewers? I 
> understand some of them come from film sizes (8x10 and 16x20 = 4x5 
> sheets), but is it aesthetically preferable?
> Thanks,
> Bob
> Bob Adler
> Palo Alto, CA
> http://www.rgaphoto.com
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> ________________________________
> From: Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at gmail.com>
> To: Leica LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Fri, March 5, 2010 8:05:58 AM
> Subject: [Leica] Picture size
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> Mark writes:
>
> My standard as most photographers was 11x14's for decades. Shows could be
>
> 11x14 but got to me mainly 16x20.
>
> Sometimes I'd go through an 8x10 phase. As would my friends it seemed.
>
> Right now my default is an idiosyncratic 5x7. Not a real popular size you
>
> hear of people printing in but I like it.
>
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> Photo shows restrict picture size as a matter of convenience, practicality
> and economics. By a strange series of events I became one of the directors
> of a large photo show in the Hudson Valley. The area is a hotbed of 
> Madison
> Avenue photographers and artists who try to establish their artistic
> credentials (as opposed to commercial credentials) by exhibiting in the
> show. Out of necessity we had to restrict the maximum picture size to 
> 16x20
> inches. It was a balance between available wall space and the number of
> photographers who could exhibit. Besides bigger pictures were too 
> difficult
> to store and handle. I personally would have liked to see a few wall
> spanning murals but, alas, I was outvoted. Fewer photos meant lower 
> exhibit
> fees and eventual bankruptcy.
>
> Larry Z
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