Another approach: A4 is standard in Europe, and is almost 8 x 12 in. (8.27 x 11.69, to be exact).
B&H sells A3 paper, which is twice the size of A4; so I just cut an A3 sheet in half. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 2/14/11, Godfrey DiGiorgi <gdigio...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <gdigio...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Photograph aspect ratios > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Monday, February 14, 2011, 2:41 PM > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 10:40 AM, > John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> > wrote: > > From: Rob Studdert > >> > >> On 13 February 2011 05:28, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> > wrote: > >> > >>> > It gives dimensions for everything in > decimal fractions of an inch, but > >>> > there's a conversion table in the > interface. > >> > >> Why I love the SI metric system. > > > > Metric is fine as long as I don't need to convert it > into miles, feet & > > inches. I'm just as happy to measure in mm, cm, m > & km; but only if the > > necessary output has to be metric. If I've got to > convert it, I'd rather > > have a program that works in whatever unit the final > output needs to be in. > > > > The scale on the mat cutter is marked off in 1/16 inch > increments. I want > > the output to be in 1/16 inch increments. > > > > Metric would just add another layer of conversion > factors I'd have to > > multiply by. > > I have a fractions calculator app for the iPod Touch that > works great > when I'm calculating mat and framing dimensions. Much > easier to call a > framer and request something in the fractional dimensions > they're used > to working with. > > -- > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
