Square-format eye-level FF DSLR ... has its time come, or no? (Page 4): I own Canon, Olympus, Nikon, and Leica cameras. Four of them have 1:1 ratio formats.

DeanS Loc: Capital City area of North Carolina

I own Canon, Olympus, Nikon, and Leica cameras. Four of them have 1:1 ratio formats.

wj cody Loc: springfield illinois

Chris T wrote:

Enough of the twist! ... Will this work better in ... (show quote)

now, this is really interesting and a statement on the changing needs of fashion. back in the 60s, 70s, etc... the square format was not considered popular among film photographers. the hasselblads, rolleis, mamiya 6x6es were not much appreciated as in order to print, you needed a square photo with a lot of unused border around it.

times change, i guess.

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

wj cody wrote:

now, this is really interesting and a statement on the changing needs of fashion. back in the 60s, 70s, etc... the square format was not considered popular among film photographers. the hasselblads, rolleis, mamiya 6x6es were not much appreciated as in order to print, you needed a square photo with a lot of unused border around it.

times change, i guess.

Fashion dictated by technology

oregonfrank Loc: Astoria, Oregon

I seem to recall that my former D800E had an option for a sq. or nearly sq. format. I assume the same holds for the D810 and D850.

Kfallsfotoman

I flounder on this.

I shot 2 1/4 Sq in film days for a number of years - loved the format for the size & flexibility.
But I also understood that a portion of the image was going to be "thrown away" to fit into conventional print formats.
That was OK since I had a big image to deal with.

When I moved to 35mm I became a twister.

Sq digital would be good - but I don't think at aps-c, or even full frame, it would be a viable format - think I would rather twist.
"For that reason I'M out" - lol

Now if we could get an affordable 6x4.5 format I would be all for it

oregonfrank Loc: Astoria, Oregon

oregonfrank wrote:

I seem to recall that my former D800E had an option for a sq. or nearly sq. format. I assume the same holds for the D810 and D850.

I checked and the D850 has options for 30x24 and 24x24.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Angmo wrote:

I love the 6x6 format of my Rolleiflex TLR & S... (show quote)

Well, in that case, Angmo ... you don't want to even get into the Hassle of the latest Blad ... which will cost you more than a small house down south ... but, hey! ... it's fully digital ... 100mp sensor ... and will turn out usable 80x80s in a pinch !!!!!!

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

oregonfrank wrote:

I checked and the D850 has options for 30x24 and 24x24.

Interesting, Frank ... so square format capability from a FF 35mm DSLR - is already here!!!

Just cost you about $3300 to get into it ....

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

DeanS wrote:

I own Canon, Olympus, Nikon, and Leica cameras. Four of them have 1:1 ratio formats.

Yeah, Dean ... I know ... but selecting 1:1 doesn't automatically turn the shot into a square ... it's STILL a rectangle!

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

wj cody wrote:

now, this is really interesting and a statement on the changing needs of fashion. back in the 60s, 70s, etc... the square format was not considered popular among film photographers. the hasselblads, rolleis, mamiya 6x6es were not much appreciated as in order to print, you needed a square photo with a lot of unused border around it.

times change, i guess.

Unless you used 8x8 or 10x10 paper, made by Kodak, especially FOR square format prints ....

Angmo

Well, then...

got too many Rollei lenses. Will await Rollie’s resurrection and world dominance...

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Chris T wrote:

Enough of the twist! ... Will this work better in ... (show quote)

Crop square.

ELNikkor

I don't see many pictures as square, but, I could see the merit of pushing a "v" or "h" button rather than twisting the whole camera (and flash) around.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Kfallsfotoman wrote:

I flounder on this. br br I shot 2 1/4 Sq in film... (show quote)

Pentax 645Z ... only around $5500 ... good little camera ... take a look ...

http://cameradecision.com/multi-compare/Pentax-K-1-vs-Pentax-645Z-vs-Pentax-K-3-vs-Pentax-K-3-II-vs-Pentax-KP

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

ELNikkor wrote:

I don't see many pictures as square, but, I could see the merit of pushing a "v" or "h" button rather than twisting the whole camera (and flash) around.

Hey, El ... what a terrific idea ...

I wonder if the latest version of the Mamiya RZ 67 does that, instead of making you twist the whole back around ....