Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Half Frame for Leica Glass
From: Marc Attinasi <marc@attinasi.org>
Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2002 10:28:41 -0800
References: <NEBBJDFBIKOBILIKPPBNKELHIGAA.red735i@earthlink.net>

The conversion on my OM-2000 puts the image in the middle of the 
'virtual' 35mm frame, not on the edge.  That gives you a sharper image 
by avoiding the horizontal edges.  The Bessa conversion will be the 
same, so VF's have to be masked in the middle to match.

- - marc

Frank Filippone wrote:

>To make a 1/2 frame camera, you mask off the left hand half of the film
>plane ( as an example only).  This leaves you with a 24x17 frame....
>The image is now in PORTRAIT mode relative to the length of the 35mm film.
>You need to mask off the finder from lasnscape mode to portrait mode to make
>sense,...
>
>Frank Filippone
>red735i@earthlink.net
>

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