[Cameramakers] 10X16 ULF

[DONALD MILLER]

I have been thinking of building a ULF camera in the 10X16 format. Having been of the opinion that the 4X5, the 8X10, and the 11X14 all possess an aspect ratio leaning too much to the square and that the banquet size formats with the exception of the 12X20 are too rectangular. I came up with the idea of the 10X16 format. This aspect ratio is more toward the "golden mean". The film could be available from several sources as special order and even by cutting a sheet of 16X20 into two sheets. Contact printing could be done onto Pt-Pd or onto Azo by cutting down 20X24 paper into two sheets of 10X16 and two sheets of 8X10. What is the initial impression of this format to those who read this? I would appreciate your thoughts and feedback. Thanks for your time in replying.