Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/31

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Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: arggghhh... rant at Keeble & Shucat...
From: David Prakel <david@photopartners.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 21:10:33 +0100

On 31/7/03 7:24 pm, "Karen Nakamura"
<owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> wrote:

> What gets me is that Nikon couldn't get an export permit for the
> Nikon M because is was 24x32 and MacArthur was told by Kodak that
> they couldn't auto-mount slides in that size. So that came out with
> the Nikon S that was 24x34 but used the right number of sprocket
> holes, then came out with the Nikon S2 with 24x36.
> 
> 24x32 was great. It saved film (40 frames on a 36 format) and
> enlarged to better fit 4x5 paper.
> 
> Long live 24 x 32!
> 
> Sorry, wrong list. :-)

Brilliant! I've often wondered about but never heard the explanation for
Nikon's 24x32 format. Thank you.

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Regards
David

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