Re: More thoughts on formats

[P3D Tim Smith <n1btq@xxxxxxxx>]

> > Why do most 5-P format cameras lack borders between frames? 
> 
> Perhaps to save on film?  How expensive was Kodachrome in 1947?
> The lenses in the Realist were already spaced too far apart (further
> than the average interocular) so perhaps a few mm more was too much?
> I agree with Sam about the complications of this tight spacing, even
> though with slide film it is normally not a problem thanks to the
> masking provided by the frame.

If you think that's bad, my TDC Vivid overlaps every frame by about 3mm! 
I find plenty of mask margin to compensate but it makes cutting I think a
little easier...just aim down the middle of the overlap!

Tim


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