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Re: [OM] E-1 4/3 - totally off the wall observations

Subject: Re: [OM] E-1 4/3 - totally off the wall observations
From: "Wayne Harridge" <wayneharridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2003 20:55:47 +1100
> Has anybody mentioned that the 4/3 format is the same as for a
standard TV set, which
> means absolutely nothing unless one wants to speculate that it was
designed by the TV
> generation rather than the guys who designed a camera around a movie
film format.

I think you'll find that the original 35mm movie film has a frame size
of 24x18mm which just happens to be 4:3 aspect ratio.

...Wayne





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