Regards,
Bob...
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!"
~B. Franklin
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> In a message dated 1/19/01 8:15:46 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>
> << Consider this. Every mount I know of, including slide mounts, cuts
some
> off each edge. I would like a 100% viewfinder - if I get an edge frame on
the
> viewfinder that corresponds to approximately 1mm off each edge. >>
>
> A series of questions asked not to provoke, but for information in
> furtherance of an understanding of the duties of the viewfinder to inform
us:
> Don't we, as photographers, have the obligation to "scan" the viewfinder
for
> *final* image content?
Yup.
> And don't we, as experienced professionals, serious hobbyists, have the
> obligation to know the limits of the viewfinder we are using *AT THAT
TIME*?
> For instance, (unless you have the time/money or facilities to print edge
to
> edge), and since we all know we'll lose parts of the viewfinder image
anyway,
> for us to plan and shoot a 90% final image in slides/negs?
Seems wise to me.
> The importance of my failures to pre-plan the final image** was quickly
> brought to me when I began shooting the 67ll. Lord the crap I shot!
> **Me forgetting to remember that I specialize in 7 x 9 and 8 x 9
"intimate"
> portraits.
> *No not "intimate" as in boudoir but "intimate" in size, as in computer
> desktop, "taking my love along with me" size.
>
> Mafud
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yes. I've often thought it would be nice to have a custom screen made with
various fine lines etched to show various frames I use.
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