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What aspect ratios do Pentax users like?

Started Oct 5, 2020 | Discussions thread
LightBug Senior Member • Posts: 2,818
Re: 3:2 for landscapes, 3:4 for portraits
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chessov wrote:

Interesting, we share the same view. Have you always felt this way, or only after using the 645Z?

I always thought 3:2 in portrait orientation looked disturbingly tight and elongated but I was not sure why. Then I read that magazines mostly prefer 3:4 aspect ratio thus making 645 and 4/3rd size sensors/films more desirable for print. I tried cropping my 3:2 portraits to 3:4 and have found 3:4 more pleasing for portraits.

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