Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/31

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] M8 and the Future
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Tue Oct 31 19:44:16 2006
References: <00ef01c6fd62$e18219a0$6401a8c0@FrankDell2>

You mean it's not done by machines to standards? 8^0

Need to get me summa dat "roll your own";^)

Ric




On Oct 31, 2006, at 10:07 PM, Frank Filippone wrote:

> I don't think so.... there are master film rolls that are X inches  
> across and "miles" long.  These are then slit ( cut) to whatever
> width, and later cut to length.  You can still buy 20x24 inch   
> film.  You can still buy Minox flm.  Same master roll ( well, in
> principle at least...)
>
> However I do subscribe to the principle that whatever size image  
> produces the best image is the right proportions....
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i@earthlink.net
>
>
>
> Formats are fixed because we have to make emulsions by machine to
> keep it cheap and easy.
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information


In reply to: Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] M8 and the Future)