BernardC Posted April 8, 2020 Share #41 Posted April 8, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) 11 hours ago, jaapv said: Indeed. I just wanted to point out that 6x9 was probably more prevalent than 6x6. In amateur use contact prints were quite common. Yes, that and Kodak Brownie size (in the US) were probably the most popular medium format sizes. As the "photo guy" in my extended family, I've inherited a number of brownies and folders over the years. They make a nice display. I'm sure many of us here have the same experience. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 8, 2020 Share #42 Posted April 8, 2020 I still remember my father "exposing" rows of wooden frames with a 6x9 negatives and photographic paper in the windowsill, before taking then into the bathroom -which had no widows- to develop them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenper Posted April 8, 2020 Share #43 Posted April 8, 2020 11 minutes ago, jaapv said: I still remember my father "exposing" rows of wooden frames with a 6x9 negatives and photographic paper in the windowsill, before taking then into the bathroom -which had no widows- to develop them. So, no merry widows in the bathroom... too bad! 😜 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 8, 2020 Share #44 Posted April 8, 2020 I was too young for that... 🍭 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonomaBear Posted April 8, 2020 Share #45 Posted April 8, 2020 15 hours ago, jaapv said: I just wanted to point out that 6x9 was probably more prevalent than 6x6 Having shot 6x6 TLRs from 1954 through today, I'd argue that the 6x9 format is a relatively modern format -- but I really like it. Now it's time to scan all those rolls of negatives and Provia positives... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 8, 2020 Share #46 Posted April 8, 2020 6x9 is pre-WW 2 and can be found in many folders and box cameras. Our family photographs are nearly all 6x9 contacts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted April 8, 2020 Share #47 Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) I always preferred 6x7 (60x70mm) to either 6x6 or 6x9. Some eventually popular Pentax and Mamiya 6x7 cameras were released around 1970, when I first got serious about my own film photography. Funny, given that I loved the 3:2 aspect ratio of the 35mm format. Jeff Edited April 8, 2020 by Jeff S Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jankap Posted April 8, 2020 Share #48 Posted April 8, 2020 The question was "a smaller SL". And that with a sensor in the dimension 60 x 90 mm? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted April 8, 2020 Share #49 Posted April 8, 2020 1 hour ago, jankap said: The question was "a smaller SL". And that with a sensor in the dimension 60 x 90 mm? The discussion got diverted mid-way by the term ‘full frame’, evolving to sensor vs film negative size comparisons. Typical of forum OT meandering, but even more so as we become restless at home. The OP seems content during lockdown to use his SL in his home studio; the smaller option is for future street use. Anyway, sorry for the digression. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jankap Posted April 8, 2020 Share #50 Posted April 8, 2020 The answer would be very simple by the way. Just stretch the Leica T to FF! Giving a kind of a modern M1, Ig, If, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted April 8, 2020 Share #51 Posted April 8, 2020 I still think in terms of 135, 6x6 etc. The idea of “full frame” being contact prints in a digital age is quaint to say the least. While megapixel counts continue to climb, sensor size is still reasonably modest compared to film. I had been holding out for a digital 6x6, but I realise this is a silly hang over from film days. I can select square format with my “modest” SL or my X1D 50c II, and lose little in image quality compared to my SWC, though there is something to Velvia 50 I still find irresistable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted April 8, 2020 Share #52 Posted April 8, 2020 Well, there is this... https://petapixel.com/2018/04/17/largesense-unveils-worlds-first-single-shot-8x10-digital-camera/ Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archiver Posted April 9, 2020 Share #53 Posted April 9, 2020 On 4/1/2020 at 6:55 PM, Per P. said: I was going to respond but it seems you managed to find the CL answer almost on your own. Maybe check the other unopened boxes to see if a Q or M is hiding somewhere ... My goodness, if I had an unopened Q or M lying around, I'd be over the moon. Heck, an unopened CL in my house wouldn't stay unopened for long. But if the OP says he bought it for a gift but it wasn't received/given, and he means to resell it, I can understand. Anyone have some boxes of Leica gear they want to send to me? I offer a boutique opening service, with free usage of all gear! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted April 9, 2020 Share #54 Posted April 9, 2020 A useful thread. I'm going to hunt through the attic in case there's an unopened S3 kit there. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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