"Snorre A. Selmer" wrote:
> > > I think the real reason 8x10 is more popular is just
> > > the dead weight of tradition.
> >
> > E.g. in 4x5 and 8x10 large format sheet film sizes.
>
> That's in the US (land of odd-stuff?)... Here in (mainland) Europe, the usual format
>seems to be 10x15cm (wich upholds the 2:3 ratio of the 35mm neg)... Most frames are
>adapted to this ratio too...
Well, 10x15cm is the size in the US too for machine prints (4x6 inches); but for
larger sizes, paper is sized following the size of sheet film, which predates 35mm and
its proportions.
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