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| − | [[Agfa]]'s '''Rapid''' film system used 35mm film with two cartridges | + | [[Agfa]]'s '''Rapid''' film system used 35mm film with two cartridges for 24×24 exposure format. It appeared under this name in the 1960s as a rival to Kodak's [[126 film]] for square format and was the better system since the film was not fixed on the film plane by the film cartridge. The camera defined the film plane, as for other 35mm or roll film cameras.<!-- How did this make it better? Really, I don't understand. (asks Hoary) --> The two-cartridge system should simplify film loading.<!-- Compared with regular 135, or with 126 as well? Actually I don't understand how it's simpler than 135: it seems to me that it just avoids the inconvenience of rewinding, but I've never tried Rapid so don't know. (says Hoary) --> The new full cartridge is laid into the camera with the film reaching the opening of a second cartridge into which is wound the exposed film. Then the camera is closed and can be used after winding for the first exposure. The film does not need to be rewound. The empty cartridge can be used as take-up cartridge for the next film. |
| − | The Rapid film system was not new | + | The Rapid film system was not new, but a relaunch of Agfa's '''Karat''' film cartridge system of the mid-1930s. |
===Rapid film cameras=== | ===Rapid film cameras=== | ||
* [[Agfa Iso-Rapid I|Agfa ISO-Rapid I]] | * [[Agfa Iso-Rapid I|Agfa ISO-Rapid I]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Agfa Isoflash-Rapid I]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Agfa Optima Rapid 250]] |
| + | * Fujica Rapid S (1965) | ||
| + | * Fujica Rapid S2 (1965) | ||
| + | * Fujica Rapid D1 (1965) | ||
| + | * Fujica Rapid SF (1966) | ||
* [[Minolta 24 Rapid]] | * [[Minolta 24 Rapid]] | ||
===Links=== | ===Links=== | ||
| − | *[http://www.kameramuseum.de/2filme/agfa-rapid-patrone.htm Rapid film at Kurt Tauber's] | + | *[http://www.kameramuseum.de/2filme/agfa-rapid-patrone.htm Rapid film at Kurt Tauber's site] |
[[Category:film formats]] | [[Category:film formats]] | ||
Revision as of 01:37, 3 January 2007
Agfa's Rapid film system used 35mm film with two cartridges for 24×24 exposure format. It appeared under this name in the 1960s as a rival to Kodak's 126 film for square format and was the better system since the film was not fixed on the film plane by the film cartridge. The camera defined the film plane, as for other 35mm or roll film cameras. The two-cartridge system should simplify film loading. The new full cartridge is laid into the camera with the film reaching the opening of a second cartridge into which is wound the exposed film. Then the camera is closed and can be used after winding for the first exposure. The film does not need to be rewound. The empty cartridge can be used as take-up cartridge for the next film.
The Rapid film system was not new, but a relaunch of Agfa's Karat film cartridge system of the mid-1930s.
Rapid film cameras
- Agfa ISO-Rapid I
- Agfa Isoflash-Rapid I
- Agfa Optima Rapid 250
- Fujica Rapid S (1965)
- Fujica Rapid S2 (1965)
- Fujica Rapid D1 (1965)
- Fujica Rapid SF (1966)
- Minolta 24 Rapid
