126 development

[cromatt]

Hey

I have a roll of 126 and I was just wondering if I can develop it the same as regular 35mm?

 

[AgX]

Yes, you can.

 

[mrosenlof]

the film is 35mm wide, so it will fit your reel(s) for 35mm.

 

[cmacd123]

just open the cartidge in the dark, (traditionaly done by breaking off the big end over the edge of the counter. the roll inside is like 35mm Roll film as far as development is concerned, just take the film off the backing paper, and stick it on a 35mm reel.

 

[AgX]

Cromatt, you might tell us what you made wonder about type 126 film being effectively to be processed the same way.

 

[foc]

Can you post a photo of the 126 film cassette.
Then we can see if it is black and white or colour. If colour we can see if it is C41, C22, CNS.
I hope I haven't made it sound too complicated (it isn't)

 

[Paul Howell]

Good point, not only color negative but Kodak also made 126 Ektachrome and I think GAF also made it's version of slide film.

 

[MattKing]

126 Kodachrome as well - millions and millions and millions of rolls.

 

[JerseyDoug]

I'm pretty sure I saw some 126 Verichrome Pan on the shelf at Fishkin Brothers (Perth Amboy NJ) back in the day.

 

[foc]

If I remember correctly the 126 film was available in the following processes.

• CNS
• C22
• C41
• Kodachrome X
• Kodachrome 64
• Ektachrome
• B&W

Please add any other if I missed out.

Of course it was available under labels of Kodak, Agfa, Fuji, Konica, Ferrania, Ilford, Perutz, and many private labels as well.

 

[Brendan Quirk]

I'm pretty sure I saw some 126 Verichrome Pan

My memory is that regular 126 B/W was Verichrome Pan. It wasn't until I got 35 mm that I was aware of Tri-X, etc.

 

[Paul Howell]

In the 70s my wife had a either Rolli or a Kodak 126 with 3 lens, she shot mostly color, what ever she found on sale, likely GAF or Kodak, latter I think 3M (Ferraina) after GAF stopped film production. I developed her black and white, Verichrome Pan and some GAF as well. She liked the ease of loading. By the 80s she moved on to a set of 35mm point and shoots. We lived in Sacramento with hot summers, I think the large 126 plastic cassette would warp a bit, some of the images were soft other time very sharp.

I just asked her, she had a Kodak, it had a sort of DX coding and could set the film speed based on the cartridge, don't recall it was only able to set the ASA from Kodak cartridges.

 

[mshchem]

I remember shooting Verichrome in my Instamatic. My Dad affixed a medium yellow filter to my camera with floral clay. Shot Kodacolor as well. My mom had a nice Japan made 126 auto exposure model. She must have shot 1000 Kodachrome and Ektachrome slides with that camera when she visited the UK and Germany searching for relatives. Found plenty.

 

[cmacd123]

almost any film that one could buy for "snapshot use" was available in 126. Fuji, Konica and 3M/Ferrannia sold a lot of store brand film, in fact ferrannia was the last brand standing in size 126.