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Subject: [Leica] Curious about enlargements made by LUG forum members
From: scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Date: Mon Jul 11 05:08:13 2005
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Thanks for all the responses so far. I'm surprised that 11x17 doesn't
seem a popular print format.  It closely matches the 2x3 aspect ratio
and prints on a 13x19 sheet of paper.

Thoughts?

Scott

GREG LORENZO wrote:

>>Scott:
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>>>What typical enlargements do folks *typically* make from their 135
>>>format negatives exposed with their Leica gear.
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>In B&W: Primarily 8X10 & 11X14, some 8X12 and 16X20 - darkroom wet prints 
>only.
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>In colour: Primarily 4X6 & 5X7, some 8X10 and 8X12 - Epson 2000P printer.
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>>Does the type of pic influence the enlargement size?  Landscape vs.
>>potraiture vs. street shooting and so on?  What about hand held vs.
>>tripod mounted camera shots?  Film choice?
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>Subject and negative quality determines size for me.
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>Regards,
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>Greg
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