I ask this, as I once read that 'Pros back in the day' didn't shoot for 100% usage of sheet film.
Meaning they left room for edge effects and cropped as necessary to perfect a print.
It seems full sheet usage including rebate areas is a modern affectation?
Often used in contact prints and scans.
I have LF portraits of grandparents that are purposely vignetted. Almost certainly from 1920 or before.
I look at them everyday!
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