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"120 or medium format film, which is around six times the surface area of a frame of 35mm film."

Well, that's not right. I haven't used a Holga, but I have used a Diana, and the Diana couldn't even cover the whole width of the roll. You didn't get 6x6 even, more like 4x4.

Burnett is also responsible for popularizing the Kodak Aero Ektar lens, to the point where a good one now goes for crazy money on ebay.




Any of these sizes larger than 35mm but smaller than 6x9 is "medium format". https://i.imgur.com/02NaeU6.png It could describe film 3x or 5x as large.


But not six times. I mean, I have a 6x9 Fuji, and the images it makes are about 4 times as large as 35mm. And in any case, Holga/Diana cameras don't come anywhere close to that.


Well, going exactly from the quote, using surface area:

6x9 fuji: 54cm^2

35mm frame: 8.4cm^2

That fits roughly 6x


Holgas shoot 6x4.5 though, half that, and Dianas are 4x4, even less. And 35mm is really 24x36, closer to 8.6cm^2.


Holgas shoot 6x6 or 6x4.5.




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