Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/16

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Subject: [Leica] now Bessa
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:50:41 -0400
 
> Yeah, if that Bessa III had a 105mm lens and did 6x9.
> 
> 105mm f2.    mmmmmmm
> 
> I wouldn't even delay, I'd have my credit card out now.
> 
> :-)
> 
> ....Vick
> 


One thing I will say about 6x7 though; at least in my opinion.
As slides on the light table or contact sheets they appear 50 percent larger
than 6x6's. For some rare optical phenomenon reason.
A sheet of 6x6's you really feel like you need a loupe to really see them
A sheet of 6x7's that feeling is minimal. You can just really see them. They
just jump out at you.
If there is a 6x6 on the light table too no one is going to bother looking
at it. It becomes trivial in comparison.
This to me the reason why Herb and Annie* went from 6x6 to 6x7.
Other than I'm sure wanting nothing to do with that embarrassing old Zeiss
hassy glass.


*
Leibovitz and Ritz


Mark William Rabiner
Replies: Reply from richard.lists at gmail.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] now Bessa)
 In reply to: Message from vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko) ([Leica] now Bessa)