Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, I'm with you on the 6x9 issue. Emulsion quantity has a quality all of its own. Holds true with sensor sizes too. S.d. On Dec 9, 2010, at 7:22 PM, Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote: > On Thu, 09 Dec 2010 Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > >> The idea and fact that you can slide out of your pants pocket a camera >> which >> you unfold and can then expose a 6x7 expanse of film with. > >> Very few things could get me to shoot film but this would be one of them. >> 60 * 70 = 4200 > ============================================================== > My Bessa II is even flatter folded, and takes 6x9 negatives. > 60 x 90 = 5400 sq mm > And a nicer picture proportion. ;~) > > Alan > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer > UPAA POY 1978 > University Information Technology Services > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee > amr3 at uwm.edu > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information