Albert Ramos
New member
Hello everybody! Another question from someone wanting to jump into LF:
I sometimes see a few view cameras which mention a size of 9x12 (and I am just assuming that they are in centimeters). However, I don't think I've heard (not that I know a lot about LF at all) of 9x12 film. I did my math and noticed that 9cm x 12cm would be just a bit smaller than 4in x 5in.
Are these 9x12 cameras totally different from 4x5 cameras or is this just a case of English vs Metric? Are there really 9x12 film available today?
Or, would it be possible that the 9x12 cameras use the same 4x5 film but produce just a slightly smaller image (as in 3.5in x 4.7in)?
Am I making any sense here at all?
- Albert
I sometimes see a few view cameras which mention a size of 9x12 (and I am just assuming that they are in centimeters). However, I don't think I've heard (not that I know a lot about LF at all) of 9x12 film. I did my math and noticed that 9cm x 12cm would be just a bit smaller than 4in x 5in.
Are these 9x12 cameras totally different from 4x5 cameras or is this just a case of English vs Metric? Are there really 9x12 film available today?
Or, would it be possible that the 9x12 cameras use the same 4x5 film but produce just a slightly smaller image (as in 3.5in x 4.7in)?
Am I making any sense here at all?
- Albert