Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Makes me wonder why those ratios were chosen for those cameras? Film format?
The lengths have all been selected to fit into a particular size of MF or LF enlarger: 6x6 cm (24 x 58 mm, Horizon), 6x7 cm (24 x 66 mm, Noblex 135 , XPan), 4x5 inch or 9 x 12 cm (6 x 12 cm, e.g. Noblex 150, Horseman etc.) or 13x18 cm (6 x 17 cm, Fuji/Linhof 617). Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de manual cameras and photo galleries - updated Jan. 10, 2005 Contarex - Kiev 60 - Horizon 202 - P6 mount lenses
