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Whereas the Rapid system used a standard film pressure plate, 126 relied on the close tolerances of its cartridge to hold the film flat, a less reliable system. Nonetheless, the runaway success of Kodak's [[Kodak Instamatic|Instamatic series]] eventually pushed the Rapid system off the market (even Agfa began selling [[Agfa#126_film_cameras|126-film cameras]]). | Whereas the Rapid system used a standard film pressure plate, 126 relied on the close tolerances of its cartridge to hold the film flat, a less reliable system. Nonetheless, the runaway success of Kodak's [[Kodak Instamatic|Instamatic series]] eventually pushed the Rapid system off the market (even Agfa began selling [[Agfa#126_film_cameras|126-film cameras]]). | ||
| − | The Rapid film system was actually not new, but rather a modification of Agfa's '''[[Agfa Karat|Karat]]''' film cartridge system of the mid-1930s. The Rapid system had the added capability of setting the camera's exposure-metering mechanism (if any) to the proper [[film speed]] automatically, as did the 126 cartridge. A silver metal plate affixed to the side of the Rapid cassette has a central tab, whose length increases with higher film speed. This tab has no function when a finished, empty cassette is swapped over to a camera's take-up compartment (instead, the emulsion type of an exposed roll is indicated by punched markings in the tail of the film). The cartridges were also letter coded for the film speed (E = 64, G=100, H=125, J=200). | + | The Rapid film system was actually not new, but rather a modification of Agfa's '''[[Agfa Karat|Karat]]''' film cartridge system of the mid-1930s. The Rapid system had the added capability of setting the camera's exposure-metering mechanism (if any) to the proper [[film speed]] automatically, as did the 126 cartridge. A silver metal plate affixed to the side of the Rapid cassette has a central tab, whose length increases with higher film speed. This tab has no function when a finished, empty cassette is swapped over to a camera's take-up compartment (instead, the emulsion type of an exposed roll is indicated by punched markings in the tail of the film). The cartridges were also letter coded for the film speed (A=25, E = 64, G=100, H=125, J=200, N=400). |
A similar system to the Rapid cartridge was made in East Germany, called [[SL System]]. | A similar system to the Rapid cartridge was made in East Germany, called [[SL System]]. | ||
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===Rapid film cameras=== | ===Rapid film cameras=== | ||
| − | *Agfa | + | *[[Agfa]] |
** Agfa Isette Rapid | ** Agfa Isette Rapid | ||
** Agfa [[Iso-Rapid C]] | ** Agfa [[Iso-Rapid C]] | ||
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** Agfa Silette Rapid F | ** Agfa Silette Rapid F | ||
** Agfa Silette Rapid I | ** Agfa Silette Rapid I | ||
| − | *Canon | + | *[[Canon]] |
** [[Canon Dial Rapid]] | ** [[Canon Dial Rapid]] | ||
| − | ** Canon Demi Rapid | + | ** [[Canon Demi EE17|Canon Demi Rapid]] |
| − | *Ferrania | + | * [[Dacora]] |
| + | ** Dacora Rapid 101 | ||
| + | ** Dacora Rapid 202 | ||
| + | ** Dacora Rapid 303 | ||
| + | ** Dacora Rapid 404 | ||
| + | *[[Ferrania]] | ||
** [[Ferrania Lince|Ferrania Lince Rapid]] | ** [[Ferrania Lince|Ferrania Lince Rapid]] | ||
| − | *Fujica | + | *[[Fujica]] |
** Fujica Rapid S (1965) | ** Fujica Rapid S (1965) | ||
** [[Fujica Rapid S2]] (1965) | ** [[Fujica Rapid S2]] (1965) | ||
** Fujica Rapid D1 (1965) | ** Fujica Rapid D1 (1965) | ||
** Fujica Rapid SF (1966) | ** Fujica Rapid SF (1966) | ||
| − | *Hanimex | + | *[[Hanimex]] |
** Hanimex 101 Rapid | ** Hanimex 101 Rapid | ||
** Hanimex 101F Rapid | ** Hanimex 101F Rapid | ||
** Hanimex 202 Rapid | ** Hanimex 202 Rapid | ||
** Hanimex 404 Rapid | ** Hanimex 404 Rapid | ||
| − | *KMZ | + | * [[Ilford]] |
| + | ** [[Ilford Sportina Rapid]] | ||
| + | *[[KMZ]] | ||
** KMZ [[Zorki 12]] | ** KMZ [[Zorki 12]] | ||
** Lomo Smena Rapid | ** Lomo Smena Rapid | ||
| − | *Mamiya | + | *[[Mamiya]] |
**[[Mamiya Myrapid]] | **[[Mamiya Myrapid]] | ||
| − | *Minolta | + | *[[Minolta]] |
** [[Minolta 24 Rapid]] | ** [[Minolta 24 Rapid]] | ||
| − | *Oehler | + | *[[Oehler]] |
**[[Oehler Infra]] | **[[Oehler Infra]] | ||
| − | *Olympus | + | *[[Olympus]] |
**Olympus Pen Rapid EE.D | **Olympus Pen Rapid EE.D | ||
**Olympus Pen Rapid EE.S | **Olympus Pen Rapid EE.S | ||
| − | *Ricoh | + | *[[Ricoh]] |
** [[Ricoh 35K Rapid]] | ** [[Ricoh 35K Rapid]] | ||
** Ricoh EE Rapid Half | ** Ricoh EE Rapid Half | ||
| − | *Voigtländer | + | *[[Voigtländer]] |
** Voigtländer [[Vitoret Rapid D]] | ** Voigtländer [[Vitoret Rapid D]] | ||
| − | *Yashica | + | *[[Yashica]] |
** [[Yashica Half 17 Rapid]] | ** [[Yashica Half 17 Rapid]] | ||
** [[Yashica Half 17 EE Rapid]] | ** [[Yashica Half 17 EE Rapid]] | ||
| − | *Welta | + | *[[Welta]] |
** Welta [[Penti]] | ** Welta [[Penti]] | ||
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| Agfa color film in Rapid cassette image by Jim Grey (Image rights) |
Agfa's Rapid film system appeared in 1964 as a rival to Kodak's 126 film. The Rapid system supplied otherwise-standard 35mm film in special metal cassettes, which have no central spindle and are shorter in height than standard 135 cassettes. An identical, empty cassette is used in the camera's take-up compartment.
Compared to standard 35mm film, the Rapid system was easier to load, since the film did not have to be threaded onto a take-up spool. The new full cassette is simply placed in one side of the film chamber with a leader protruding, pre-cut in a bluntly rounded shape. The camera automatically guides this leader into the velvet light-trap of the takeup cassette; and after shooting a blank frame or two the camera is ready to make its first exposure. The film does not need to be rewound. At the end of the roll, the now-empty cassette is moved to the other side and used as the take-up cassette for the next roll.
Whereas the Rapid system used a standard film pressure plate, 126 relied on the close tolerances of its cartridge to hold the film flat, a less reliable system. Nonetheless, the runaway success of Kodak's Instamatic series eventually pushed the Rapid system off the market (even Agfa began selling 126-film cameras).
The Rapid film system was actually not new, but rather a modification of Agfa's Karat film cartridge system of the mid-1930s. The Rapid system had the added capability of setting the camera's exposure-metering mechanism (if any) to the proper film speed automatically, as did the 126 cartridge. A silver metal plate affixed to the side of the Rapid cassette has a central tab, whose length increases with higher film speed. This tab has no function when a finished, empty cassette is swapped over to a camera's take-up compartment (instead, the emulsion type of an exposed roll is indicated by punched markings in the tail of the film). The cartridges were also letter coded for the film speed (A=25, E = 64, G=100, H=125, J=200, N=400).
A similar system to the Rapid cartridge was made in East Germany, called SL System.
Rapid film cameras
- Agfa
- Agfa Isette Rapid
- Agfa Iso-Rapid C
- Agfa Iso-Rapid I
- Agfa Iso-Rapid Ic
- Agfa Iso-Rapid IF
- Agfa Isomat Rapid
- Agfa Isoflash-Rapid C
- Agfa Isoly Rapid
- Agfa Isomat Rapid
- Agfa Isomat Rapid C
- Agfa Optima-Rapid 100 C
- Agfa Optima-Rapid 125 C
- Agfa Optima-Rapid 150
- Agfa Optima Rapid 250
- Agfa Optima-Rapid 500 V
- Agfa Silette Rapid
- Agfa Silette Rapid L
- Agfa Silette Rapid F
- Agfa Silette Rapid I
- Canon
- Dacora
- Dacora Rapid 101
- Dacora Rapid 202
- Dacora Rapid 303
- Dacora Rapid 404
- Ferrania
- Fujica
- Fujica Rapid S (1965)
- Fujica Rapid S2 (1965)
- Fujica Rapid D1 (1965)
- Fujica Rapid SF (1966)
- Hanimex
- Hanimex 101 Rapid
- Hanimex 101F Rapid
- Hanimex 202 Rapid
- Hanimex 404 Rapid
- Ilford
- KMZ
- KMZ Zorki 12
- Lomo Smena Rapid
- Mamiya
- Minolta
- Oehler
- Olympus
- Olympus Pen Rapid EE.D
- Olympus Pen Rapid EE.S
- Ricoh
- Ricoh 35K Rapid
- Ricoh EE Rapid Half
- Voigtländer
- Voigtländer Vitoret Rapid D
- Yashica
- Welta
- Welta Penti
