Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/20

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Subject: [Leica] OT square format (was OT MF)
From: "Oliver Bryk" <oliverbryk@home.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 05:45:03 -0800
 
Joe Codispoti wrote:
"In the past I have compared Hasselblad to Mamiya RB and can attest to the
fact that given the "ideal" format of the RB, the results were at least
equal since no negative is lost with the 6x7 format where the square format
must be cropped thus losing a good portion of the neg."

I beg to differ. IMO a composition - and subsequent enlargement - in the
square format can be visually just as pleasing as another aspect ratio IFF
it is appropriate to the subject. Many famous photographers who used Rollei
TLRs printed full frame enlargements (as I have done with about 2/3 of my
landscape images).
Oliver Bryk