Why are 35mm film and DSLR sensors not square?

[mrtoad]

givvover

http://www.michaelkenna.net/imagearchive.php

i used sq and 6x7...i am not disputing your link...just being a bore


i have cropped some of mine to sq...but its the composition that guides..

square does mean you dont have to tilt the camera up for a portrait..



see how rotten they look:bonk: