Digital BW, The Print

The D70 has the same 2:3 Aspect Ratio as 35mm film which is 24x36mm (and 
which is cropped to most common print sizes). The only common print size 
that properly fits 35mm film is 4x6.

The solution is to crop to the print size, like the printer will with 
35mm or get custom mats.

-Adam


steveh0607 wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
>
> I shoot digital (Nikon D70). The aspect ratio of this camera is not 
> the same as a film
> camera. For instance, if I set the image height for 10 inches, the 
> width will be 6.67 (to
> keep the proper aspect ratio). As best I know, I have to oversize the 
> print then monkey
> around with the cropping to get an 8x10. Most of the time I don't like 
> to crop because I'm
> careful about in-camera framing.
>
> However, precut matts are all sized for film camera aspect ratios 
> (8x10, 11x14, etc).
>
> So....I have to get my matts custom cut to fit the print. This is 
> expensive.
>
> Is there something I'm not getting? Is there a way around this 
> problem, or do I have to
> keep getting custom cut matts?
>
> Help!
>
> Steve
>