A little weekend math
What’s the aspect ratio of a rectangle such that dividing it in half, perpendicular to its longest side, yields two smaller rectangles of the same aspect ratio?
w⁄h = h⁄(w/2) w²/2 = h² w² = 2h² w = h√2 w/h = √2 ≅ 1.414
Which is curiously (or conveniently) in between the 4/3 aspect ratio of point and shoot cameras and the 3/2 aspect ratio of 35mm cameras, described in On aspect ratios and photography.
comments: 2 so far...
Josh Myer
If America used the ultra-nerd-hot paper sizes defined in ISO 216, that aspect ratio would be common knowledge here.
justin
Whoa! You learn something every day, thanks Josh!