--- Valencic Miha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On a funny note, it is 2/3 or sometimes 5/8 because > this is a _pleasureable_ ratio from greek times on. > The golden section press. :)) > > rgds, > Miha.
Actually, the Golden Ratio (or Golden Mean) is approximately 1.618 to 1* (where 3/2 is 1.5 to 1). 8/5 is closer, at 1.6 to 1, but that's not the 35mm frame. The 35mm frame is actually an accident of history. Leica created it by turning 35mm movie film (18mm by 24mm) on it's side, and simply doubling the width of the frame from 18mm to 36mm. If acheiving the golden mean had really been the goal, we'd be shooting 24x39mm frames. *If you really want to learn more about the golden ratio, check out: http://mathforum.org/dr.math/faq/faq.golden.ratio.html ===== Bob Meyer I wish I knew what I know now, when I was younger... http://www.meyerweb.net/epson __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
