Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/12

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Formats...was 6x9/6x7/6x4.5..
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 09:36:55 -0400

> ...The reason for the
> larger format was more detail in the faces

Weren't these shot for a book?  How big is this book that you would actually
SEE "more detail" with a 6x6 or 6x17 than you would with a high end 35mm?
If you're shooting very high speed and grain is an issue, a larger negative
would certainly reduce the grain...