----- Original Message ----- From: "Andre Langevin" Subject: 645 verticality (was: Step Away From The Film!)
> >645 is a fine format, and the Pentax is one of the betterones. > >For myself, I didn't like 645 because of the way the negative sits in the > >film carrier. > >If you do portraits, it's great, but for landscapes it's a bit sucky. > > > >William Robb > > Wow! I thought the film was moving the other way to get horizontal > shots. Personnally, I like horizontal portraits, as it is the way > our eyes "picture" what they see. > > So how do you handle the 645 for landscape, grip up or down? Sorry, I wasn't as clear as i should have been. The film carrier in my post is the one in the darkroom. The film moves vertically in the camera, hence the camera, as held normally, gives a horizontal perspective. Unfortunately, at least as far an I am concerned, when the film is in an enlarger, the negative sits sideways. It is probably something that only bothers me, but it bothered me enough to walk away from the 645 format for good. William Robb
