Film sizes and designations
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. In Japan, many film sizes had alternative names; see Japanese formats.
See also: Plate Sizes
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Designation | width | introduced | withdrawn | Alt. Names | Notes |
105 | |||||
110 | |||||
116 | |||||
118 | |||||
120 | 6cm | 1901 | still available |
Brownie No.2 | Introduced by Kodak |
123 | |||||
124 | |||||
126 (cartridge) | 35mm | 1963 | 2007 | Instamatic Kodapak | Cartridge film; introduced by Kodak |
126 (roll) | 4½inches | 1906 | 1949 | ||
127 | 4cm | 1912 | 2009 | Vest Pocket film | Introduced by Kodak |
128 | |||||
129 | |||||
135 | 35mm | 35mm | "standard" 35mm film cassettes with sprocket holes | ||
220 | 6cm | ||||
616 | |||||
620 | 6cm | Introduced by Kodak | |||
70mm | |||||
828 | 35mm | 1935 | Introduced by Kodak | ||
APS | |||||
Bolta | 35mm | unperforated, paper-backed | |||
Disc film | |||||
Ensign 2¼ | 6cm | Ensign version of 120 | |||
Karat | 35mm | c.1936 | c.1948 | Agfa's predecessor to Rapid film | |
Rajar No. 6 | 6cm | Introduced by APeM; square-drive spool | |||
Rapid | 35mm | 1964 | Rapid-load dual-cassette system introduced by Afga | ||
SL | 35mm | Schnell Lade; Eastern-bloc version of Rapid film; unperforated |