Thanks for the correction. I guess I spend so much
time cropping pics from my G5 and other P&S cameras
that I just assumed that all digital cameras are 4:3.
Jason Poh
--- John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> All the DSLRs I know retain the 3:2 aspect ratio of
> 35mm film,
> as do many of the P&S digitals. The only 4:3
> aspect ratio
> I've found has been on the low end, with the 640x480
> cameras
> (now almost vanished, except for the BarbieCam).
> There may
> well be high-end 4:3 units out there now, but none
> that take
> K-mount lenses.
>
> My first digital camera was only 640x480. It was
> not much
> more than an interesting experiment, but there again
> it came at
> the right price - I won one of the monthly giveaways
> from Agfa.
>
>
> Jason Poh mused:
> >
> > If you decide to go digital, bear in mind that
> > conventional sized prints (4x6 etc) from most labs
> > will be cropped due to the 4:3 digital aspect
> ratio as
> > compared to the 3:2 aspect ratio of 35mm.
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