Hi Shel: I've never specifically tested, but I've never noticed any significant difference in negatives from the following cameras:
Voigtlander Vito CD (my first!) Pentax SV Fed 4L Fujica ST705n Pentax ME (2) Pentax MZ-5 Pentax MZ-S Pentax Espio 70 (2) Since any difference is likely to come from inaccuracies in the sizing of the film plane mask, I would expect them to be very small in any case. In addition, I think the fact that very few viewfinders either show 100% of the frame or are 100% accurate either would tend to negate this as a matter of importance in practical terms. Despite the advocates of never cropping a print from the full frame of the negative, I always allow a small margin of error in the framing of the shot, and tend to not quite fill the frame as a result. This would tend to eliminate any disappointments from having part of my intended image cut off, I think. HTH John Coyle Brisbane, Australia On Friday, April 05, 2002 4:18 AM, Shel Belinkoff [SMTP:belinkoff@earthlink. net] wrote: > I hate to be so negative, but this morning I learned that Rolleiflex TLR > negatives are larger than Hasselblad negatives, and, IIRC, LX negatives > are slightly larger than Leica M2/M3 negatives, and some earlier Leica > negatives were much larger than current Leica negatives (so much so that > the image extended into the area of the sprocket holes). This sort of > thing is to be expected. I'm sure not all 6x7 negatives are the same > size, either. But, I was wondering if all Pentax 35mm negatives are the > same size, especially those from the MZ/ZX bodies and the LX, Spotties, > and K- and M-series cameras, or if the older and newer 6x7 negs are the > same size. Has anyone thought about this, or looked into it? > -- > Shel Belinkoff > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
