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Originally Posted by Tony Marlow
I print in a format which is best suited to the image. Limiting yourself to the format of the camera you are using is a bit like the tail wagging the dog. Surely the format must be what is best for the image. The advantage of square format is you have maxium choice of format, you can always crop out any unsuitable part of the negative but you can't add in any part where you have composed too tight in the camera..
Tony
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I totally agree with your comments above Alex (and here comes the but...
) but if it all goes well and one ends up with a square negative that has a good composition without cropping, printing it full frame is like the icing on the cake. It gives one that little bit more of a sense of achievement and to my eyes anyway, looks really good.
(And of course one could also say the same about printing full frame on a 35mm etc neg as well, but we are talking about square prints on this thread.)
Terry S