Half-frame cameras were a “thing” back in the mid 60’s. These cameras shoot vertically-oriented frames that are half of a 35mm frame: 24mm x 18mm. The Japanese market loved these lovely, simple, lightweight, small cameras and they were heavily marketed as a way to save film or as a camera for women. I have a Canon Demi EE17 that has had an overhaul and is in great shape. It sports a wonderful f/1.7 lens and aperture-preferred automation. It does not have a rangefinder, but I’m pretty good at scale focusing. The only problem with half-frame is that it can take forever to shoot 72 exposures on a normal 36 exposure roll.
The classic way to shoot a half-frame camera is to shoot two, related photos next to each other on the film. They are then printed as one. These four, so called diptychs, are from around town and were my favorites from a roll of Cinestill 50D. The paired images are not necessarily two shots of the same subject, but similar shots of subjects near to each other.
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