2:3 = 6:9 which I believe makes my point. graywolf wrote: > 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 was a quarter 5x7 plate just as 3-1/4 x 4-1/4 was a quarter > 6-1/2 > x 8-1/2 plate and 4x5 was a quarter 8x10 plate. Those were the 2:3, 3:4, and > 4:5 > ratios that are still pretty much standard today and go back to the early > days > of photography when those full plate sizes were the standard size pieces of > glass that were available. > > > P. J. Alling wrote: > >> Heck, I've finally learned to compose for the 35mm frame, and unlike >> some people I know the 6x9 format well predates the popularity of 35mm >> double frame cameras. >> >> John Sessoms wrote: >> >>> From: Toralf Lund >>> >>> >>> >>>> graywolf wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Or something like a 24x30 or 24x32 frame? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Or 24x28, even? >>>> >>>> Yes, a change of aspect ratio would be interesting. I wonder what the >>>> reaction would be... >>>> >>>> >>> Stunned horror followed by extreme outrage. >>> >>> >>> >> > >
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