RE: Hands up who crops? (was: Megapixels required for an 8X10 print?)

[J. C. O'Connell]

With 35mm I compose very carefully and usually
print full frame. BUT, with 67 and 4X5 I intentionally
shoot a little wider than my final vision and crop
to perfection during the printing phase. Why because
with the higher resolution formats you can afford
to crop, with 35mm you cant. Secondly, using a slightly
shorter lens with medium and large format, you gain
a slight amount of DOF, which is welcome with those
formats.
JCO