Re: Silly Question?

[Brenda Nowlan <bknowlan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Tom Deering wrote:

> You have a Horizon 202?  Wow, cool!  You are really okay in my book, Brenda.

Thanks!  Your stair step baffles for the Sputnik are way cooler!  When will
they be for sale? ;^)

> I don't think it's exactly medium format, but I like it!

You know, I was wondering about that.  What exactly makes it medium format?
The film frame size?  It is longer than regular 35mm size.  There appears to be
various MF sizes, 2 1/4  X 2 1/4, 2 1/4 X 3, 127, etc.  If you crop 2 1/4 down
to fit in the landscape mounts, those are still MF.  The type of film?  I get
Provia in 35mm and 120.  I get XP2 in 35mm or 120.  Seems like the same film,
just trimmed to different sizes.  What else could it be?  What is the rule?

> I like those mounts to cut down a regular 6x6 frame when the composition
> needs it.  They look really neat.  But judging by the dimensions, I'd say
> they designed them with wide format 35mm in mind.

I got them because I thought that was what they were for.  :^)
That was when I thought that the Horizon 202 could be considered MF otherwise
the mounts wouldn't be with the MF mounts.  Then no one mentioned using Pan
cameras on MF list, so doubt set in and I thought I would ask to be sure.  But,
I like the idea of using them to mask out regular 6X6!

Brenda