Cotty said: > One question that pops up from time to time is this: with the aspect > ratio of the 35mm frame, why is the 'standard' print aspect ratio the way > it is on a 'standard' 10X8 print?
As a matter of pure aesthetics I'd think print dimensions would follow Golden Rectangles, known since ancient Greece to be pleasing to the eye. The golden ratio is (1+sqrt(5))/2 ~= 1.6, and 36mm/24mm and 6in/4in=1.5, which is pretty close. 12in/8in=1.5, but 10in/8in=1.25, farther from the hypothetical ideal. Just a thought.
