16:9 or 4:3

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19 Jul 2012 - 5:10 PM

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fraser (e2 Member)

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19 Jul 2012 - 5:11 PM

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Trick question?

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19 Jul 2012 - 5:17 PM

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Depends on the end use. If it's prints then choose ratios that match the frames you plan to use. If you plan to display your pictures on a modern widescreen television or Android tablet then 16:9 matches. If you wanted to display your pictures on an old-fashioned TV or on an iPad then 4:3 is the aspect ratio they use.

Persoally I always shoot the full size and ratio of the sensor and crop later.

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19 Jul 2012 - 7:18 PM

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Agreed

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19 Jul 2012 - 9:44 PM

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If you mean monitor, do you mean advantages/disadvantages for photo editing?

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20 Jul 2012 - 11:54 AM

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Quote: No point in closing down on your options until you have to.

Depends on the situation. Sometimes a composition works better in one aspect ratio than another so cropping 'in the field' might actually help.

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20 Jul 2012 - 2:37 PM

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Quote: No point in closing down on your options until you have to.

Depends on the situation. Sometimes a composition works better in one aspect ratio than another so cropping 'in the field' might actually help.

But don't forget that, even with a 12 Mp sensor, you can make a high quality A3+ print from a landscape format shot cropped to portrait or a portrait format shot cropped to landscape.

We are well past the "olden days" of digital where resolution was so low that you had to decide whether to shoot landscape or portrait before pressing the button.

In fact, as an afterthought, I wonder why they don't give us a square format as the default. It worked so well in MF film cameras.

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