RE: I give up - what does gsm mean?

[rafeb <rafeb@channel1.com>]

At 03:37 PM 1/19/00 -0800, you wrote:
>Thanks to Tim Atherton for that link on weights and sizes of papers. It *is*
>very helpful(although it doesn't give the tons per square mile system that
>we like in California). In the US, we promised to change to Metric about 20
>years ago, but I guess we forgot!
>
>In looking at the table, I'm reminded that none of the Epson paper sizes
>seem to match well the proportions of a 35 mm negative(I think about 1.5W to
>1 Height. The letter size(8.5X11) cuts off the width. When I had Kodak
>commercial prints done, I got 8X12 inches, which allowed me to use all of
>the negative.
>
>What size prints do some of you make from what size paper after allowing for
>the Epson margins?  I have an Epson 1200.


This is where the European/metric paper sizes (eg. A4) 
are really nice -- aspect ratios that match 35 mm very
closely.  I recently encountered this on some Olmec
paper samples sent from England.

As we speak, I'm rattling off a 10.7" x 15.8" print,
on 11x17" paper (US "B" size) from a 35 mm image.

On letter-size paper, the actual image size is 
usually around 7" x 10.25" or so.


rafe b.

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