Lorenzo Posted January 16, 2016 Share #1 Posted January 16, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Do you think that adding a square format to the predefined crops (35mm, 50mm) is a good idea for a future firmare update? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 16, 2016 Posted January 16, 2016 Hi Lorenzo, Take a look here Square format, why not?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
lucerne Posted January 16, 2016 Share #2 Posted January 16, 2016 No I don't. How many more pixels do you want to scrap during the cropping process? Remember that the system doesn't actually crop the DNG files, so is there any point in squaring the jpg image. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorenzo Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted January 16, 2016 I know that the system doesn't crop the DNG files, but the camera calculate correct exposition only inside the crop area chosen . So, the fact is that there is 35mm, 50mm 'virtual' crop ; why don't add square? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
millsart Posted January 16, 2016 Share #4 Posted January 16, 2016 Do any Leica's have a square aspect ratio, or have they ever ? Didn't Instagram even start allowing users to get away from being stuck with a square crop ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted January 17, 2016 Share #5 Posted January 17, 2016 Do any Leica's have a square aspect ratio, or have they ever ? Didn't Instagram even start allowing users to get away from being stuck with a square crop ? The Leica SL allows me to set a square aspect ratio for capture which is reflected in both JPEGs and raw files. The raw files achieve this purely through dimensioning statements ... You can change it after the fact in Lightroom using the cropping tool. With the M-P typ 240, you can set the EVF to show square format too, and then auto-crop to that when importing into Lightroom. I shoot square format quite a lot, and particularly with ultra wide lenses (Super-Elmar-R 15mm f/3.5 and Elmarit-R 19mm f/2.8). I like the feel and aesthetic of square format and wide field of view ... one of the reasons I still have a Hasselblad SWC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorenzo Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share #6 Posted January 17, 2016 I think that square format with 28mm is amazing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted January 17, 2016 Share #7 Posted January 17, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'd love to see a digital 'TLR' Hassy style camera - imagine a square format sensor with an LCD in place of the ground glass screen with the same kind of flip up hood/magnifier. Obviously much more compact than a TLR or MF SLR. Great for street photography or use on a tripod. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVickery Posted January 17, 2016 Share #8 Posted January 17, 2016 I frequently crop to 1:1 and having a EVF that actually shows the composition as the shot is framed is a great advantage. There are cameras that do this...my Olympus e-m5ii and the Sony RX100m3 for instance and I miss it when using the Q. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted January 17, 2016 Share #9 Posted January 17, 2016 Do any Leica's have a square aspect ratio, or have they ever ? Yes, there was the 24x24mm film format, and the first Leica digital was 36x36mm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlatkob Posted January 18, 2016 Share #10 Posted January 18, 2016 Square format + wide angle lenses is wonderful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40mm f/2 Posted January 19, 2016 Share #11 Posted January 19, 2016 I like square format but I am using dng (hopefully there will be an dng only option in the next firmware update). So i need to do square format in post processing anyhow but some frame lines would be good! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted January 19, 2016 Share #12 Posted January 19, 2016 I'd love to see a digital 'TLR' Hassy style camera - imagine a square format sensor with an LCD in place of the ground glass screen with the same kind of flip up hood/magnifier. Obviously much more compact than a TLR or MF SLR. Great for street photography or use on a tripod. That would indeed be an interesting camera... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted January 19, 2016 Share #13 Posted January 19, 2016 I'd love to see a digital 'TLR' Hassy style camera - imagine a square format sensor with an LCD in place of the ground glass screen with the same kind of flip up hood/magnifier. I think we could make it so, James. The Hasselblads all accept a ground glass to replace the film back, then any finder (straight, right-angle) viewfinder can be attached. A pretty commercial equivalent might look unconventional, but it could be done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgmb Posted January 20, 2016 Share #14 Posted January 20, 2016 Do any Leica's have a square aspect ratio, or have they ever ? Yes. The D-Lux 109 has a 1:1 ratio in the EVF as part of the multi-aspect selector, in addition to 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark D Posted January 22, 2016 Share #15 Posted January 22, 2016 I like the idea of a square format, but not as a crop. The current sensor is 24x36mm and 24 megapixels. So the square frame sensor should be 36x36mm and 36 megapixels. The question is could Leica fit a 36x36mm sensor into the current Q body? And if not just how much larger would the new Q36 be? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted January 22, 2016 Share #16 Posted January 22, 2016 I like the idea of a square format, but not as a crop. The current sensor is 24x36mm and 24 megapixels. So the square frame sensor should be 36x36mm and 36 megapixels. The question is could Leica fit a 36x36mm sensor into the current Q body? And if not just how much larger would the new Q36 be? A big problem is that most lenses for 24x36 will not cover 36x36. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
m9photo Posted January 22, 2016 Share #17 Posted January 22, 2016 I'd love to see a digital 'TLR' Hassy style camera - imagine a square format sensor with an LCD in place of the ground glass screen with the same kind of flip up hood/magnifier. Obviously much more compact than a TLR or MF SLR. Great for street photography or use on a tripod. You mean Rolleiflex TLR, Hasselblad is SLR square/medium format. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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