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1 Movie film formats

Amateur formats:

Professional formats:

2 Still photography film formats

2.1 Multiple image

Designation Type Year Size and comment
101 roll film 1895- 1956 3 1/2" x 3½"
102 roll film 1896Events January 4 Utah is admitted as the 45th U. January 5 An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Rontgen discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays. January 12 H. Smith takes the first X-ray photograph. January 18 The X-ray machine is exhib- 1933Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years: 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 See also 1933 in aviation 1933 in film 1933 in literature 1933 in mu 1½" x 2"
103 roll film 1896Events January 4 Utah is admitted as the 45th U. January 5 An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Rontgen discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays. January 12 H. Smith takes the first X-ray photograph. January 18 The X-ray machine is exhib- 19491949 is the common year starting on Saturday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 4 RMS Caronia of the Cunard Line departs Southampton for New York on her maiden voyage January 4 February 22 Series of winter storms in Nebraska, Wyoming, 3¾" x 4¾"
104 roll film 1897Events January 1 Brooklyn, New York merges with New York City. January 4 A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosheri, son-in-law of the Oba of Benin. This leads to a Punitive Expedition against Benin. February 2 The Pennsylvania state capitol is dest- 19491949 is the common year starting on Saturday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 4 RMS Caronia of the Cunard Line departs Southampton for New York on her maiden voyage January 4 February 22 Series of winter storms in Nebraska, Wyoming, 4¾" x 3¾"
105 roll film 1897Events January 1 Brooklyn, New York merges with New York City. January 4 A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosheri, son-in-law of the Oba of Benin. This leads to a Punitive Expedition against Benin. February 2 The Pennsylvania state capitol is dest- 1949 2¼" x 3¼", see 120 film
106 for roll holder 1898- 1924 3½" x 3½"
107 for roll holder 1898- 1924 3¼" x 4¼"
108 for roll holder 1898- 1929 4¼" x 3¼"
109 for roll holder 1898- 1924 4" x 5"
110 for roll holder 1898- 1929 5" x 4"
110 Instamatic cartridge 1972-Present 13 x 17 mm, see 110 film
111 for roll holder 1898-Unknown 6½" x 4¾"
112 for roll holder 1898- 1924 7" x 5"
113 for roll holder 1898-Unknown 9 x 12 cm
114 for roll holder 1898-Unknown 12 x 9 cm
115 roll film 1898- 1949 6¾" x 4¾"
116, A-116 roll film 1899- 1984 2½" x 4¼", A for Autographic
117 roll film 1900- 1949 2¼" x 2¼", see 120 film
118, A-118 roll film 1900- 1961 3¼" x 4¼"
119 roll film 1900- 1940 4¼" x 3¼"
120, A-120 roll film 1901-Present See 120 film
121 roll film 1902- 1941 1 5/8" x 2½"
122, A-122 roll film 1903- 1971 3¼" x 5½", Postcard
123, A-123 roll film 1904- 1949 4" x 5"
124 roll film 1905- 1961 3¼" x 4¼"
125 roll film 1905- 1949 3¼" x 5½"
126, A-126 roll film 1906- 1949 4¼" x 6½"
126 Instamatic cartridge 1963- 2000(1) 26.5 x 26.5 mm, see 126 film
127, A-127 roll film 1912- 1995(2) 4 x 4 cm, see 127 film
128 roll film 1912- 1941 1½" x 2¼"
129 roll film 1912- 1951 1 7/8" x 3"
130, A-130 roll film 1916- 1961 2 7/8" x 4 7/8"
135 cartridge 1934-Present See 135 film
220 roll film 1965-Present See 120 film
235 loading spool 1934-Unknown 24 x 36 mm, see 135 film
240 APS cartridge 1996-Present See APS film
335 loading spool 1952-Unknown 24 x 23 mm, see 135 film
435 loading spool 1934-Unknown 24 x 36 mm, see 135 film
616 roll film 1931- 1984 2½" x 4¼" or 2½" x 2 1/8"
620 roll film 1931- 1995 See 120 film
645 format only 6 x 4.5 cm, see 120 film
828 roll film 1935- 1985 28 x 40 mm, 35 mm wide Bantam, 8 exp.
35 roll film 1916- 1933 1¼" x 1¾", 35 mm wide
HR, VR disc cartridge 1982- 1998 See disc film
Minox roll film 1938-Present 8 x 11 mm, 9.2 mm wide, 15 and 36 exp.
Karat cartridge 1936-Unknown Early Agfa cartridge for 35 mm film
Rapid cartridge 1964- 1990s Agfa cartridge for 35 mm film, 12 exp
SL cartridge 1958- 1990 Orwo Schnell-Lade Kassette for 35 mm film
K 16 cartridge 1987-Unknown Orwo, 16 mm wide, 20 exp

(1) Discontinued by major manufacturers but still produced by Ferrania .

(2) Discontinued by major manufacturers but still produced by Efke and Maco.

Unless otherwise noted, all formats were introduced by Kodak, who began allocating the number series in 1913. Before that, films were just identified by the name of the cameras they were intended for.

For roll holder means film for cartridge roll holders, allowing roll film to be used with cameras designed to use glass plates.

The primary reason there were so many different negative formats in the early days was that prints were made by contact, without use of an enlarger. The film format would thus be exactly the same as the size of the print -- so if you wanted large prints, you would have to use a large camera and corresponding film format.



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