> From: Miserere > > Does anybody know where/why the 5x7 size originated? > > It's lost in the dim dark ages of history. > > Predates photography, although before small format film and > film enlargers it would be the common size to contact print > from 5x7 glass plates and later from 5x7 negatives. >
The British Association of Paper Historians may be able to help: http://www.baph.org.uk Unless I've got completely the wrong end of the stick and it's a group of historians made out of paper. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
