so, the picture it takes are say 6x4 cm, isn't that like 3'' x 2'' (I think
there are 2.5 cm to the inch)? Why would you want to take shots that small?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Garth Wood" <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Medium format film scanners
> At 09:39 PM 27/03/2002 +0000, Kierstin wrote:
> >what does medium format mean?
>
> Film formats larger than 35mm film, and smaller than the 4" x 5" (or
larger) films used in view cameras.
>
> Various medium-format dimensions exist: 6x6, 6x7, "645" (i.e., 6x4.5),
etc. Those three (all measured in centimetres) are the most popular.
>
> Popular medium-format cameras include the Pentax 645, the Zenza Bronica,
the Mamiya, etc. Poke around on B&H Photo's website (www.bhphoto.com) for
an idea of what these look like. They're all bigger than an Olympus, of
course. They all take pictures which can support much higher levels of
magnification for prints, so doing (say) 2' x 3' prints are quite possible.
>
> Garth
>
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