David Monkhouse Posted April 7, 2010 Share #1 Posted April 7, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Since starting to show my photographs on the lounge HD television driven by its own computer in order to seriously bore all my friends and those who I drag in of the street, I have started cropping almost all shots to 16 by 9 in order to get a full screen image. Initially I felt guilty but now not so, cropping the Barnack format to 16 by 9 having taken time to get the correct image in the first place, I am digitally converted from colour reversal film, is proving remarkably simple and I hope successful. Has anyone else been reconfigured? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shootist Posted April 7, 2010 Share #2 Posted April 7, 2010 No. Even if I chose to show my images on a wide screen, 16/9, TV I'd leave the images in or near there original format, 3/2. That's what I saw through the VF and most of the time what I wanted to capture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted April 7, 2010 Share #3 Posted April 7, 2010 David, I come down half-way between you and Ed. When shooting, I try to use the full format of the camera, whatever it is. If your intended output is the TV screen, IMHO there's nothing wrong with shooting the subject originally with the viewpoint that the shot will later be cropped. In fact, with the D-Lux 4 I find myself most often shooting at 16:9 simply because I find it a comfortable aspect ratio to work with. I guess that's why so much cinema was shot at the nearly identical 1.8:1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted April 7, 2010 Share #4 Posted April 7, 2010 Well, I had a dLux4, with aspect ratios of 3:2, 4:3 and 16:9. Easy...but no TV for me. However, I sold it since I missed a real VF. Jeff Howard beat me to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted April 7, 2010 Share #5 Posted April 7, 2010 If I'm doing a "video" from the get-go - I crop for 16:9, and shoot with that in mind. It is not really any different than stitching Barnack-format shots to make a panorama. If I were doing a slide show of still images as still images, I'd use them as shot (how does one crop a vertical to 16:9?) My sites below contain some videos built (in whole or part) from stills. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted April 8, 2010 Share #6 Posted April 8, 2010 For TV I crop to 16:9 too. True, it is not exactly as I saw it through the VF but it is as I want others to see it in 16:9 If it is any good then chances are I will have a proper 3:2 print of it to show around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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