Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/07

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Subject: [Leica] 24 x 36mm ?
From: don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)
Date: Thu Jun 7 15:37:45 2007
References: <DC4B73A4105FCE4FAE0CEF799BF84B36013F1E9A@case-email> <466444CF.5000908@gmx.de> <466792A8.2000306@nathanfoto.com> <440b792d0706062227s4e6f2056pc212113cc3d621e2@mail.gmail.com> <20070607143309.GA14891@panix.com> <E86885DC-D803-454C-83BF-8E9F5AD8B0F0@nathanfoto.com> <m2k5ufog51.fsf@dmason.net> <EB5B2E85-CF92-49D9-B88B-F405F0C27DAD@nathanfoto.com> <005501c7a941$20e64a00$6501a8c0@opportunity> <cd2da041f0c7.466824a1@shaw.ca>

Thanks Ted for the good advice.  Shot some great images before being run off
by the rent a folks, and am now drinking a passable Argentinian red wine
that was being dumped for >$3 a bottle.

On 6/7/07, TED GRANT <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> Lew said:<lew1716@optonline.net>
> > I'm just off to my darkroom to confirm something that's been
> > bothering me for a while. The standard 35mm full
> > frame format is supposed to be 24 x 36mm or 1:1.5. This should
> > mean that I can print full frame at 6x9", but
> > (this is the part that's bugging me...) the images from my Leica
> > negatives never quite fit an opening of this
> > size on my easel. The only thing I can think of to explain this is
> > that the Leica negs just aren't exactly
> > 24x36mm.
> > OCD acknowledged, other comments ...?<<<<<<<
>
> Hi Lew,
> My instant reaction is....... You've got way too much time on your hands
> if you have to waste time doing this kind of stuff instead of out shooting
> or other fun things.
>
> Did it ever occur to you the easal may not be correct?
>
> I've printed hundreds of thousands of leica frames and full frame always
> seems to be 9X6 or so damn close who cares!
>
> relax, have a drink and get of the house and shoot some very cool stuff!
>
> ted
> >
> >
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> >
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-- 
Don
don.dory@gmail.com

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