The half-frame cameras were made smaller than their full-frame counterparts, like the Olympus Pen F system; unique, like the Bell & Howell Dial 35 and Univex Mercury; and they gave a portrait orientation in most models when held the "regular" way.
Joe
On Mar 12, 2004, at 9:55 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
A half frame camera is valuable in that its frames are the same format as movie film. That means they can be easily transfered to video on professional equipment. I can't think of any other reason why one might want one.
