Digital BW, The Print

I like 35mm and 6x9, but these are a modern aspect. 4x5 is just as important and old Elwood 8x10 enlargers are not totally passe. 16x20 is an important print standard.

gar

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On 2/12/08 at 9:19 AM stephengledhill wrote:

>I understand the 17"x22" size is simply 4 times the area or twice the
>linear
>dimensions of the standard 8.5"x11" US letter size paper.  The fact that it
>accommodates a 16"x20" image is coincidental.
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>Almost all of the sheets papers which are 17" wide are 22" long - but
>there's one exception that I'm aware of (there may well be others) and
>that's the Harman FB Al which is 25" long.  As someone pointed out, making
>it the ideal aspect ratio of 2:3 35mm film format images printed at
>16"x24".
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>Steve Gledhill
>www.virtuallygrey.co.uk
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>The size is for 16x20 prints - the standard since I was born.
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>gar
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>On 2/11/08 at 9:09 PM Scott Jones wrote:
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>>Aproximately the same price as at Atlex also ( for EEF that is)
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>>One question though. Why is the 17" sheet in the dimesion of 17x22?
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>>A dSLR aspect ration image would size out to 16x24 which will not make 
>>it onto this sheet. Are all 17" papers this short???
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>>http://www.scottjon <http://www.scottjonesphoto.com/> esphoto.com
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