Great, now I can't even poke fun at paper size.  What a world this is!

For a lot more information on the subject of paper size see
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-paper.html


Kind regards,

Denys. . .

Denys Beauchemin
HICOMP
(800) 323-8863  (281) 288-7438         Fax: (281) 288-7438
denys at hicomp.com                             www.hicomp.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Diaz [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 6:46 AM
To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
Subject: RE: [HP3000-L] Digital Photography

The 'barbaric European sizes such as A4' are not all that barbaric but based
on a rational system of sizes starting at the size A0 which is 1 sq mt in
area. Each subsequent size A1, A2, A3 etc, being half the size of the
previous size and constructed by folding the larger size in half. The ratio
of the height to the width being the 'magic ratio',  square root 2 : 1.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Denys Beauchemin [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 13 January 2002 00:34
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: [HP3000-L] Digital Photography
>
> 8X12 is not a standard size.  If you go to your local gift shop or
Hallmark
> store, you will find all manners of frames for 3.5x5, 4x6, 5x7, 8x10 and
> 8.5x11.  You will also find a few for 11x14.  Good luck finding anything
in
> 8x12.
>
> Of course, with the advent of globalization we now have to deal with the
> barbaric European sizes.  Their paper is A4 and B3 and other strange
sizes.
> However, for the moment, 8x10 is THE standard.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Denys. . .
>
> Denys Beauchemin
> HICOMP
> (800) 323-8863  (281) 288-7438         Fax: (281) 288-7438
> denys at hicomp.com                             www.hicomp.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 6:27 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Cc: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Digital Photography
>
> Thank you Denys!
>
> Every time you write about digital photography, I print out the email and
> add it to my digital photog folder.  With all this useful info, I'm saving
> quite a bit of time and undoubtedly avoiding a few mistakes.   I've been
> looking into framing some of my photos and with the latest dimensional
info,
> I may just change around my planned frame sizes.  8x10 isn't such a
> "standard" in my mind anymore. 8x12 now makes more sense.  Hmmm... that's
> bigger than 8.5x11...  print on a 8..5x14 sheet...?  Think.. Think...
> Think...
>
> Wayne Boyer
>
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