127 film available from Maco

[bripriuk]

Maco in Germany have Japanese Rera Pan 100 127 film available now

http://www.macodirect.de/rera-p-3098.html?language=en

Their own RX100 127 will be available in a few months.

Brian Price

 

[darkosaric]

Thanks for info and welcome to APUG .

 

[Alan W]

9.5 euros!glad I don't have any 127 cameras.

 

[gone]

I suppose it's one of those good news, bad news things. You can often buy 127 film cameras cheaply because there's little film being made for them, but the film that they do make costs an arm and a leg.

 

[Alan W]

Those Yashica and Rollei 44 thing's look very sexy,for sure,I'll just keep using 6x6 when I get the "square urge".It is good to see 127 available for those that like it though.

 

[GRHazelton]

Alas, the Komaflex S....

Mixed feelings here. I have a Komaflex S, to my knowledge one of the only, if not the only 127 SLR ever made. It has a decent 4 element f2.8 lens, auto film stop, but manual shutter cock, leaf shutter, all in a package the size of a Rollei or Yashica 127 machine. I bought mine new in about 1960 for, IIRC, $40. I still have the everready case and the instruction booklet. But....the autodiaphragm is sloooow...it won't stop down so all is overexposed. Repairs are very costly. So, it remains a shelf queen, much to my regret.

 

[wblynch]

I have a Revere Eye-Matic 127 Rangefinder. Now that's a weird camera. Enamel painted all metal with a winder lever like 35mm and auto stop advance. It has auto exposure but tops out at ASA100.

I need to get it out and shoot more 127 !

 

[Roger Cole]

Freestyle has it here in the US too. I don't have any 127 cameras but I'm glad it's available for those who do, even if it is expensive.

 

[DBP]

Mixed feelings here. I have a Komaflex S, to my knowledge one of the only, if not the only 127 SLR ever made. It has a decent 4 element f2.8 lens, auto film stop, but manual shutter cock, leaf shutter, all in a package the size of a Rollei or Yashica 127 machine. I bought mine new in about 1960 for, IIRC, $40. I still have the everready case and the instruction booklet. But....the autodiaphragm is sloooow...it won't stop down so all is overexposed. Repairs are very costly. So, it remains a shelf queen, much to my regret.

It definitely is not the only 127 SLR. The early Exaktas were 127.

 

[summicron1]

i'm glad. I have a Vollenda, from 1937 or thereabouts, schneider radionar lens, folds up neat, cutest thing you ever saw, gets 16 exposure on 127 and is really very sharp.

I've been delaying using it to shoot my last three rolls of film because I hate not having film available, now I do.

A Sample:



I've also been known to want to shoot a roll in the Brownie Starflex to show the grandkids how we did it back in the day.

 

[Rudeofus]

I was very enthusiastic about getting one of these 127 cameras plus film, until I realized that I can't put 127 film on my Jobo spindles ...

 

[Xmas]

The normal Patterson reel will do 35 mm, 120 and 127 film?

 

[darkosaric]

The normal Patterson reel will do 35 mm, 120 and 127 film?

I use Kaiser developing tank - those plastic reels can do 35, 120 and 127.

 

[AgX]

I was very enthusiastic about getting one of these 127 cameras plus film, until I realized that I can't put 127 film on my Jobo spindles ...

Not quite true:

-) the old reels aside of type 135 and 120 also take type 127 film

-) the new reels might take type 127 if one cuts off the teeth at the reel shaft used for type 120 and engages the teeth for 135 at the smaller slits. Maybe those teeth have to be made smaller.

(I have not yet tried this modification.)

For more information about exchangability between Jobo reels see here:
(there was a url link here which no longer exists)

 

[cmacd123]

I was very enthusiastic about getting one of these 127 cameras plus film, until I realized that I can't put 127 film on my Jobo spindles ...

try to find one of the Clear 1000 series reels. they do have the 127 detent, and if they still have the red tap (whihc is generaly broken on the 1000 reels) you can do two rolls at once.

the 1000 reels with fit in the 1500 tanks, but they will slide of the centre core, so you have to fully load the core with reels.

 

[AgX]

the 1000 reels with fit in the 1500 tanks, but they will slide of the centre core, so you have to fully load the core with reels.

Or use tape on the spindle.

 

[Ektagraphic]

Any idea what film might be being used for this?

 

[wblynch]

The most recent bulk black and white film available in 46mm was ILFORD HP5 but it probably isn't that

 

[37th Exposure]

Check out B&H's website. Ilford HP5 in 127 is supposed to be available next month. It's listed under roll films at the bottom of the list.

 

[Ektagraphic]

I saw that, but then it says that it is going to be converted by Film for Classics. The Frugal Photographer website/bluefire also converts HP5 as well as Portra 160