Aspect ratio
Feb 26, 2018 09:03:59 #
just be careful. I changed my ratio once by mistake and all of my images were cropped. Know what you are doing before changing it. Now I stay with 3:2
Feb 26, 2018 09:30:24 #
I use the aspect ratio that fits the composition I want. That is independent of the aspect ratio of my camera bodies. I do a lot of cropping in post.
Feb 26, 2018 09:35:12 #
With my dSLR cameras I use the 3:2 native format but with my Olympus bodies I go 4:3 which allows me to use the whole sensor better known as full frame. Please note that using a cropped 3:2 sensor is also full frame when using a lens designed to be used with that particular camera.
In post I also tend to keep the aspect ratios I used with the camera but at times that needs modification.
In post I also tend to keep the aspect ratios I used with the camera but at times that needs modification.
Feb 26, 2018 09:35:58 #
HarryM wrote:
What aspect ratio do you use, and why.
I use the aspect ratio of the camera 16:9. My assumption is that this is the best use of the sensor, and after PP each image ends up at whatever aspect ratio is best for that particular composition. Sometimes I will even try out different ways to present that image. So adopting some other aspect ratio does not make a lot of sense to me!
Feb 26, 2018 09:48:12 #
Tom Daniels wrote:
I found myself doing a lot of video a few years ago and shooting stills too. Also pull stills off of hybrid HD video and photoshopped them.
So I only use 16x9. Everything I do is around this size. I like other aspect ratio's but am I now stuck on 16x9. It is a film like crop.
And with the takeover of 16x9 smart TV's people are now used to that size.
So I only use 16x9. Everything I do is around this size. I like other aspect ratio's but am I now stuck on 16x9. It is a film like crop.
And with the takeover of 16x9 smart TV's people are now used to that size.
Depending on the camera: always the image ratio that gives me the most "real estate".
I can always crop.
Feb 26, 2018 10:41:53 #
xt2
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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Feb 26, 2018 10:56:25 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
I use the aspect ratio that fits the composition I want. That is independent of the aspect ratio of my camera bodies. I do a lot of cropping in post.
Best answer yet! The world does not fit any particular aspect ratio.
Feb 26, 2018 11:03:19 #
MT Shooter wrote:
The aspect ratio my sensor offers (3:2). Any other aspect ration chosen throws away pixels. Why pay for them if you're not going to use them?
Ditto!
Feb 26, 2018 11:19:53 #
I would imagine one would have in mind the aspect ratio of the final viewed image. To make a 3x2 image into a 5x7 print requires a certain amount of PP work or a printer that does it for you. There are so many viewing formats, so I imagine camera makers tend to cater to the most common viewing formats.
Feb 26, 2018 12:32:49 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
I use the aspect ratio that fits the composition I want. That is independent of the aspect ratio of my camera bodies. I do a lot of cropping in post.
...yup, me 2. I tend to throw alot of pixels away (sniff)... ;0)
Feb 26, 2018 14:49:31 #
HarryM wrote:
What aspect ratio do you use, and why.
Whatever works for the need.
1:1 (square) for Instagram and similar uses.
3:2 or 2:3 for images that have to match traditional 35mm format
4:3 or 3:4 for newsletters, training guides where I'm not recording video
16:9 for stills used in video presentations (HDTV or 4K)
7:5 or 5:7 for 2.5x3.5, 3.5x5, and 5x7 frames
5:4 or 4:5 for 4x5, 8x10, 16x20 frames
3:1 for panoramas
...and so forth.
My raw files are always color, full 4:3 (Micro 4/3) aspect ratio, cropped in post-production. JPEGs might be B&W and/or cropped in camera to 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, or 16:9.
Feb 26, 2018 14:55:09 #
Feb 26, 2018 15:02:10 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
4:3 because it is the native ratio for my camera and, therefore, the one that captures the most data. If I want to produce a picture having a different ratio, I will crop accordingly. All in camera ratios other than native produce raw images that are cropped by the camera. I prefer to choose the crop in post. That way, I can shoulder all the blame for the finished product. 
Feb 26, 2018 15:07:57 #
Feb 26, 2018 15:13:01 #
I edited some scanned family slides and without intending to I found myself gravitating towards 5:4 and 4:5.
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