Hi, surely it's not just a question of size, but also of the shape of the rectangle. Shooting 6x6 is very different from shooting 6x9. I would not be surprised if the preference that many people have for 6x7 or 6x4.5 over 35mm is strongly influenced, even if unconsciously, by the difficulty of composing for the 1:1.5 ratio. After all, if bigger is better we should surely expect to see more 6x9 around. Even though (or perhaps because) 1:1.5 is the closest of the mainstream formats to the golden rectangle it does seem to hard to compose for.
--- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Saturday, December 14, 2002, 5:49:04 AM, you wrote: >> my opinion is that until you master the small format, moving > to the larger >> format only tells me how deep your wallet is. > I disagree....strongly. > Mastering one format or the other is pompous crap. > Larger negatives are about superior image quality (granularity, > definition, etc), and ease of getting quality results. > Nothing else. > If that is something you value, move to a larger negative. > If it isn't, keep playing with the toy sized formats. > William Robb
