Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/27

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Subject: [Leica] How are folks handling non-standard matting issues?
From: abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)
Date: Thu Oct 27 09:42:56 2005
References: <4cfa589b0510261252i20c82507od8429d44cbe332f1@mail.gmail.com> <f951d2970510270434n370d6e93w@mail.gmail.com>

I hadn't thought of that. Now I wonder if they are common in Omaha and 
Boulder?

AB



On 10/27/05, John Beeching <johnbeeching@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Adam,
>
> The 35mm aspect ratio is very close to the international A sizes - A4,
> A3, etc.  Frames for these are common.
>
> John
>
> On 26/10/05, Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have been working hard to use as much of the frame as I can so I
> > don't have to crop.
> >
> > This presents a problem because, as we all know, 35mm is NOT a 5 x 7
> > or 8 x 10 aspect ratio.
> >
> > Shooting pictures that I'm giving to family I get a complaint that
> > they are expensive to frame because they have to be custom matted and
> > framed.
> >
> > Are there sources for 35mm aspect-ration friendly mattes and frames?
> >
> > I guess I'm just grumpy today. I don't want to do the matte cutting
> > and then have it tossed away because it's not going to fit a standard
> > frame.
> >
> > Adam
> >
> >
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>
>
> --
> John Beeching
> http://staff.bath.ac.uk/bssjrb/Photographic/photo.htm
>
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In reply to: Message from abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge) ([Leica] How are folks handling non-standard matting issues?)
Message from johnbeeching at gmail.com (John Beeching) ([Leica] How are folks handling non-standard matting issues?)