[Leica] R10 in development

[douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)]

Hi George
I suggest calling "normal" format "Double-cine" or "Barnack" format 
:-)    (I refrain from writing "OB" format, OB is the best selling brand 
of Tampons in Germany)
Cheers
Douglas


Lottermoser George wrote:
> never understood
> "normal"
> (except as a city in Illinois)
>
> never met a normal person
> never met a normal lens
>
> glass plate, tintype cameras:
> 6.5 x 8.5 inches Full-plate
> 4.5 x 5.5 inches Half-plate
> 3.125 x 4.125 inches Quarter-plate
>  2.5 x 3.5 inches Sixth-plate
>  2 x 2.5 inches Ninth-plate
>  1.625 x 2.125 inches Sixteenth-plate
> .5 x 1 inch  Gem
>
> film cameras that I've actually used:
> 12 x 20 inches
> 11 x 14 inches
> 8 x 10 inches
> 5 x 7 inches
> 4 x 5 inches
> 3.25 x 4.25 inches
> 2.25 x 3.25 inches
> various polaroid formats from 8x10 to sx70
> 2.25 x 2.75590553 inches
> 2.25 x 2.25 inches
> 24 x 36 mm
> 16 mm
>
> film cameras I've not used:
> half frame
> minox (what ever size that is)
> variwide (what ever size that is)
> and many other specialized formats
>
> Digital sensor cameras (a partial list):
> 4 x 3 mm
> 4.536 x 3.416 mm
> 4.8 x 3.6 mm
> 5.27 x 3.96 mm
> 6.4 x 4.8 mm
> 7.176 x 5.319 mm
> 8.8 x 6.6 mm
> 12.8 x 9.6 mm
> 18 x 13.5 mm
> 22.7 x 15.1 mm
> 23.7 x 15.6 mm
> 25.1 x 16.7 mm
> 36 x 24 mm
> 30 x 45 mm (Leica S2)
> 56 x 41.5 mm
>
> "normal" format
> and related lenses
> have never existed
> in the world of photography
> for more than a short time
>
> "normal" = whatever
> camera/lens you're making
> a photograph with
>
> Fond regards,
> George
>
> george@imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>
>
>
> On Sep 23, 2008, at 1:40 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>
>> To me a normal lens is what spells it out.
>
>
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