Difference between revisions of "Film sizes and designations"
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|Brownie No.2;<br/>Vulcan No. 210;<br/>[[medium format]] | |Brownie No.2;<br/>Vulcan No. 210;<br/>[[medium format]] | ||
|"The" [[rollfilm]], introduced by [[Kodak]] | |"The" [[rollfilm]], introduced by [[Kodak]] | ||
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+ | |Karat | ||
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+ | |c.1936 | ||
+ | |c.1948 | ||
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+ | |[[Agfa]]'s predecessor to [[Rapid film]] | ||
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+ | |[[Rapid film|Rapid]] | ||
+ | |35mm | ||
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+ | |1964 | ||
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− | | | + | |Rapid-load dual-cassette system introduced by [[Afga]] |
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+ | |Schnell Lade; Eastern-bloc version of [[Rapid film]]; unperforated | ||
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+ | |unperforated, paper-backed | ||
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− | |[[ | + | |[[828_film|828]] |
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|Introduced by [[Kodak]] | |Introduced by [[Kodak]] | ||
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+ | |3.5x4.5cm | ||
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+ | |used by the [[Ensign Midget]] | ||
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+ | |paperbacked<br/>35mm [[rollfilm]] | ||
+ | |35mm | ||
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+ | |used by Sida Extra, Liliput, and [[Ernemann Unette|Unette]] | ||
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+ | |medium format | ||
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+ | |[[120#220_film|220]] | ||
+ | |6cm | ||
+ | |6x6cm | ||
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+ | |[[120#620_film|620]] | ||
+ | |6cm/2¼" | ||
+ | |6x9cm/2¼×3¼" | ||
+ | |1931 | ||
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− | | | + | |almost like 120 film but slimmer spool, introduced by [[Kodak]] |
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+ | |Ensign 2¼ | ||
+ | |6cm | ||
+ | |6x9cm | ||
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− | | | + | |Rajar No. 6 |
− | | | + | |6cm |
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− | | | + | |Introduced by [[APeM]]; square-drive spool |
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+ | |2½x4¼" | ||
+ | |1931 | ||
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+ | |almost like 116 film but slimmer spool | ||
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+ | |[[70mm film|70mm]] | ||
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+ | |16mm | ||
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+ | |several film cartridge systems, for example for [[Edixa 16]], [[Kiev-30]] or [[Minolta 16]] | ||
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− | | | + | |17.5mm |
+ | |14x14mm | ||
+ | |1937 | ||
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− | | | + | |Japanese half-35mm [[rollfilm]] size for [[Hit-type cameras]] |
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+ | |8x10.5mm | ||
+ | |1982 | ||
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+ | |IX240 | ||
+ | |24mm | ||
+ | |30.2x16.7mm | ||
+ | |1996 | ||
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− | | | + | |[[APS]] |
+ | |Introduced by Kodak, Fujifilm and others | ||
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[[Category: Film formats|*]] | [[Category: Film formats|*]] |
Revision as of 16:52, 21 February 2010
This is a work in progress.
Roll film, and related cartridge-based films were available in many different sizes, some of which lasted only a short time. The most popular was the longest-lived, type 120 was introduced in 1901 by Kodak, and is still (2010) available. Film size number were not used by Kodak until 1913[1]. In Japan, many film sizes had alternative names; see Japanese formats.
- ↑ Coe, Brian, Kodak Cameras, the First Hundred Years, Hove Foto Books, 1988, p.298
See also: Plate Sizes
problems: subminiature sizes? Autographic
Designation | width | Typical Frame size |
introduced | withdrawn | Alt. Names | Notes | ||
101 | 3½x3½" | 1895 | ||||||
102 | 1½x2" | 1895 | ||||||
103 | 1897 | |||||||
104 | 5x4" | 1897 | ||||||
105 | 2¼x3¼" | 1897 | ||||||
106 | 3½x3½" | 1898 | ||||||
107 | 3¼x4¼" | 1898 | rollholder | |||||
108 | 4¼3¼" | 1898 | rollholder | |||||
109 | 4x5" | 1898 | rollholder | |||||
110 (roll) | 5x4" | 1897 | Rollholder | |||||
110 (cartridge) | 16mm | 13x17mm | 1972 | 2009 | ||||
111 | 6½x4¾" | 1898 | ||||||
116 | 2½x4¼" | 1899 | Vulcan No. 232 | |||||
117 | 2¼x2¼" | 1900 | ||||||
118 | 3¼×4¼" | 1900 | Vulcan No. 236 | |||||
119 | 3¼×4¼" | 1900 | ||||||
120 | 6cm | 6x6cm, 6x9cm | 1901 | Brownie No.2; Vulcan No. 210; medium format |
"The" rollfilm, introduced by Kodak | |||
121 | 15/8×2½" | 1902 | ||||||
122 | 3¼×5½" | 1903 | Vulcan No. 244 | |||||
123 | 4×5" | 1904 | ||||||
124 | 3¼×4¼" | 1905 | Vulcan No. 248 | |||||
125 | 3¼×5½" | Vulcan No. 250 | ||||||
126 (cartridge) | 35mm | 26x26m | 1963 | 2007 | Instamatic; Kodapak |
Cartridge film; introduced by Kodak | ||
126 (roll) | 4½inches | 1906 | 1949 | |||||
127 | 4cm | 4x4cm,4x6cm | 1912 | 2009 | Vest Pocket film | Introduced by Kodak | ||
128 | 2¼×1½" | 1913 | ||||||
129 | 1913 | |||||||
35mm | ||||||||
135 | 35mm | 24x36mm | 35mm; miniature |
"standard" 35mm film cassettes with sprocket holes | ||||
Karat | 35mm | c.1936 | c.1948 | Agfa's predecessor to Rapid film | ||||
Rapid | 35mm | 1964 | Rapid-load dual-cassette system introduced by Afga | |||||
SL | 35mm | Schnell Lade; Eastern-bloc version of Rapid film; unperforated | ||||||
Bolta | 35mm | unperforated, paper-backed | ||||||
828 | 35mm | 28×40mm | 1935 | Introduced by Kodak | ||||
Ensign E10 | 35mm | 3.5x4.5cm | used by the Ensign Midget | |||||
paperbacked 35mm rollfilm |
35mm | used by Sida Extra, Liliput, and Unette | ||||||
medium format | ||||||||
220 | 6cm | 6x6cm | ||||||
620 | 6cm/2¼" | 6x9cm/2¼×3¼" | 1931 | almost like 120 film but slimmer spool, introduced by Kodak | ||||
Ensign 2¼ | 6cm | 6x9cm | Ensign version of 120 | |||||
Rajar No. 6 | 6cm | Introduced by APeM; square-drive spool | ||||||
616 | 2½x4¼" | 1931 | almost like 116 film but slimmer spool | |||||
70mm | alternate medium format film size | |||||||
subminiature | ||||||||
16mm | subminiature | several film cartridge systems, for example for Edixa 16, Kiev-30 or Minolta 16 | ||||||
17.5mm | 14x14mm | 1937 | Japanese half-35mm rollfilm size for Hit-type cameras | |||||
Disc film | 8x10.5mm | 1982 | c.1990 | |||||
IX240 | 24mm | 30.2x16.7mm | 1996 | APS | Introduced by Kodak, Fujifilm and others |