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 | 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introduced | withdrawn | Alt.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 | c.2005 | ||
111 | 6½x4¾" | 1898 | ||||
116 | 2½x4¼" | 1899 | ||||
117 | 2¼x2¼" | 1900 | ||||
118 | 3¼×4¼" | 1900 | ||||
119 | 3¼×4¼" | 1900 | ||||
120 | 6cm | 6x6cm, 6x9cm | 1901 | still available |
Brownie No.2 | Introduced by Kodak |
123 | ||||||
124 | ||||||
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 | ||||||
129 | ||||||
135 | 35mm | 24x36mm | 35mm | "standard" 35mm film cassettes with sprocket holes | ||
220 | 6cm | 6x6cm | ||||
616 | ||||||
620 | 6cm | 6x9cm | Introduced by Kodak | |||
70mm | ||||||
828 | 35mm | 28×40mm | 1935 | Introduced by Kodak | ||
APS | 24mm | 30.2x16.7mm | 1996 | Still available | Introduced by Kodak | |
Bolta | 35mm | unperforated, paper-backed | ||||
Disc film | 1982 | |||||
Ensign 2¼ | 6cm | 6x9cm | 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 |