Oh Dear I've Bought Another One

[Andysnap]

A Ross Ensign Selfix Snapper bought from ebayworld for £17.00. It appears to be in full working order and immaculate condition but it says takes 620 film, is this still available or is there a work around?

Any help appreciated

Cheers

Andy

 

[colpepper]

http://www.brownie-camera.com/respool/respool.shtml

 

[Andysnap]

Thank you, thats very useful indeed.

Andy

 

[TheBigYin]

I do hope you've got 2 x 620 spools...

 

[pepper]

I may have a spare spool around if not.

 

[Andysnap]

I do hope you've got 2 x 620 spools...

Ah no, just the one actually.

I may have a spare spool around if not.

Thanks Richard thats very kind of you.

Andy

 

[AndyWest]

When will the buying ever end???????????????

 

[colpepper]

Just been looking at this size chart for Kodak films. What's surprising is how late some truly antique formats were still being made, e.g. 116, a C19th size (2 1/2" x 4 1/4") only stopped being made in 1984!
I hadn't realised 127 was no longer manufactured.

http://www.brownie-camera.com/film.shtml

 

[s162216]

It is still possible to get 127 film - theres a company in Canada that cuts it down from 120 roll film, its availiable in some shops online. Unsure about any in the UK though.

 

[colpepper]

It is still possible to get 127 film - theres a company in Canada that cuts it down from 120 roll film, its availiable in some shops online. Unsure about any in the UK though.

That's interesting. I remember friends buying old cameras at jumble sales that took 127 and still being able to buy the film in the early 80s. My parents took my childhood shots on 127.

 

[colpepper]

Didn't know 126 had stopped being made in 2008!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/126_film

Crikey, that really was a part of many people's childhood with the old Kodak Instamatic. I remember looking back in my late parents photo album and seeing a decline in quality when they bought an Instamatic to replace a Box Brownie and a Canonette. The old cameras had soft lenses but the large format made for a rich, slightly dreamy quality on small enprints. Instamatic shots just looked crappy.

The small neg idea reached a low point with 110. When combined with a cheap lens you could barely tell who was who. The Pentax 110 SLR was a silk purse from a sow's lug hole.

 

[TheBigYin]

The small neg idea reached a low point with 110. When combined with a cheap lens you could barely tell who was who. The Pentax 110 SLR was a silk purse from a sow's lug hole.

I think disk film gave it a close run...

 

[colpepper]

Disk film - I'd forgotten. My memory was sharper than that stuff.

 

[colpepper]

Before we slate small negatives too far, here's what can be got out of 11 x 8mm in a Minox. You wouldn't want dust on the film at those enlargements.

http://www.minox.org/MHS2009/results/Technical_Merit/Technical_Merit.htm

 

[Andysnap]

Tell you what that looks pretty good. So, small is better. lol.

Andy

 

[s162216]

Kodak didn't stop making 127 until the early 90's if I remember correctly and it is still possible to get 126 film on the internet, some is deep frozen stock but others is new cut down from sheet or 120.

110 film can still be gotten deep frozen from the US but the problem is that all of it is Fuji Superia 200 when the 110 film sensing lever only actually senses low speed as 100 and high speed as 400 so you have to have 1 stop under/over exposure (can't remember which it senses it as).

The easiest way to get 110 film though however is to get some expired stuff, crack open the case, remove the film and in a darkroom or changing bag respool 16mm or cut down 120 into it. This only works with some higher end cameras though like the Pentax Auto 110 as it doesn't need the perforations on the sides of the film.