FStoppers The Next Big Shift in Photography? Why Square Sensors Could Push Digital Cameras Into Their Next Evolution




Since the earliest days of film photography, we’ve been locked into aspect ratios defined by the film itself, whether that’s 3:2 from the standard 35mm film, 4:5 from the 4x5 large format film, or even 1:1 from the 6x6 medium format film that carved out its own niche result. The strange thing is, even after transitioning into digital, the aspect ratio has remained one of the least challenged conventions in photography. Digital cameras became faster, more powerful, and more efficient. But the frame is still the same old 4:3 or 3:2 rectangle that we have been stuck with for over a century.

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