127 Format Users

[k_jupiter]

Greg, I, um, feel your pain. Or perhaps you feel mine. Here I sit with a Sawyer's Mk. IV all set to shoot superslides to use, where possible, in slide shows with 24x36ers shot with my Nikons and there's no more 127 reversal film. Sorry, I'm not up to trimming 120 and attaching backing paper and and and.

Someone mentioned Film for Classics earlier in this thread. I once bought some 127 Ektachrome from them. The'd attached the film to the wrong end of the backing paper. Arrrrgh!

You just ran the roll through the wrong way. *L*

tim in san jose

 

[outwest]

I have a Baby Rollei, a Primo Jr., a Ricoh 44, a Yashica 44, a Coronet 3D, and a couple of other European ones of no great shakes. I use Efke 127, but Freestyle has some 127 infrared film I'd like to try.

 

[Dan Fromm]

You just ran the roll through the wrong way. *L*

tim in san jose

Um, Tim, unlike most other 127 cameras the Mk. V and its twin the Primo Jr. have no provision for rewinding the film after exposure, so I didn't put the film in the wrong, um, chamber. They're more like the big heavy TLRs that transport 120 film from feed spool to takeup spool and that's it.

And "L" back to you.

Yours for little heavy TLRs,

Dan

 

[k_jupiter]

Um, Tim, unlike most other 127 cameras the Mk. V and its twin the Primo Jr. have no provision for rewinding the film after exposure, so I didn't put the film in the wrong, um, chamber. They're more like the big heavy TLRs that transport 120 film from feed spool to takeup spool and that's it.

And "L" back to you.

Yours for little heavy TLRs,

Dan

You know I was just teazing you. I have only seen 1 TLR that has a reverse to it, the Yashica 635, and then not in roll film mode. The reason I don't use 46mm film is because taping it correctly and in the correct spot so the numbers work out is a PITB. As I say, there are too many nice 120 cameras sitting around here to mess with that.

tim in san jose

 

[Dan Fromm]

Tim, you tease me, I tease you. Fair is fair.

Of course I knew you were teasing me. And you knew I was teasing you. All good clean fun.

 

[Rick Tapio]

127 Day July 12, 2008

I believe that July 12, 2008 will be 127 day. Details will be able to be found at www.onetwoseven.org.uk

 

[semeuse]

I use a Nagel Vollenda and a Falcon Miniature to shoot lots of 127 and have a few others that occasionally see some use - mostly the Efke R100, but I have also used Efke's infrared 127 and cut and rolled my own from lith sheet film and rolled 35mm film of all kinds into backing paper (the Efke 400 is a particular favorite for that) - I like stand developing (45 minutes) the Efke films in Hubl's paste developer 1:60 (from Anchell's film developing cookbook)

 

[k_jupiter]

I use a Nagel Vollenda and a Falcon Miniature to shoot lots of 127 and have a few others that occasionally see some use - mostly the Efke R100, but I have also used Efke's infrared 127 and cut and rolled my own from lith sheet film and rolled 35mm film of all kinds into backing paper (the Efke 400 is a particular favorite for that) - I like stand developing (45 minutes) the Efke films in Hubl's paste developer 1:60 (from Anchell's film developing cookbook)

Semeuse my good person. I have tons of 46mm single perf kodalith. Want some? It's in rolls 50 ft long I think.

Outdated but kodalith can't go too bad.

tim in san jose

 

[semeuse]

Semeuse my good person. I have tons of 46mm single perf kodalith. Want some? It's in rolls 50 ft long I think.

Outdated but kodalith can't go too bad.

tim in san jose

Hey Tim -
Sounds wonderful. Have any 70mm stuff around? Then I could give my old Autographic a work out PM me with details.

Kris in not quite NYC

 

[Frank Szabo]

Not actively, but I bought the wife a Grey Baby some years ago - it will work, but needs the mice chased out of the shutter as it stutters a bit.

 

[mtjade2007]

I really know nothing about 127 format and cameras that use this format of films. But if it is 46mm wide film why not make your own 127 rolls from 46mm long roll films that are frequently available on eBay. Most of those are Kodak Portra NC160 or VC 160. Some of them may be 400 VC or 400 NC. Those long roll films can be had for less than $20 plus shipping. I think it will be fun to shoot those old folders with modern Kodak Portra emulsions. Correct me if I am wrong. I have some of such 46mm rolls in my fridge that I will be using on my Pentax 67II. I have modified 120 film spools for 46mm.

 

[k_jupiter]

I really know nothing about 127 format and cameras that use this format of films. But if it is 46mm wide film why not make your own 127 rolls from 46mm long roll films that are frequently available on eBay. Most of those are Kodak Portra NC160 or VC 160. Some of them may be 400 VC or 400 NC. Those long roll films can be had for less than $20 plus shipping. I think it will be fun to shoot those old folders with modern Kodak Portra emulsions. Correct me if I am wrong. I have some of such 46mm rolls in my fridge that I will be using on my Pentax 67II. I have modified 120 film spools for 46mm.

Why not roll your own? Mostly because it's a PITB. I have a couple of color rolls, Konica160, in the fridge, but they will probably expire a happy death. So you will be shooting a 46x68mm negative? Be interested in how you get that printed.

tim

 

[mtjade2007]

I have a Minolta MF film scanner. I will scan them as 6x7 then crop. I print with a Canon inkjet printer. Inkjet these days produces great prints. I understand they will fade in 10 years but I can always print again. It is a great hobby to be able to print any time you feel like to.

Why roll your own 127 roll is PITA? I roll my own 35mm x 36 from 100ft long roll films all the time. I could roll them without a film loader in a changing bag. BTW, I like Konica films. Don't let them die quietly in your freezer. I have a lot of them in 220. They are really different from Kodak Portra line of films.

 

[David Brown]

Why roll your own 127 roll is PITA? I roll my own 35mm x 36 from 100ft long roll films all the time. I could roll them without a film loader in a changing bag.

Well, there is the small matter of having the backing paper and the spools.

 

[k_jupiter]

I have a Minolta MF film scanner. I will scan them as 6x7 then crop. I print with a Canon inkjet printer. Inkjet these days produces great prints. I understand they will fade in 10 years but I can always print again. It is a great hobby to be able to print any time you feel like to.

Why roll your own 127 roll is PITA? I roll my own 35mm x 36 from 100ft long roll films all the time. I could roll them without a film loader in a changing bag. BTW, I like Konica films. Don't let them die quietly in your freezer. I have a lot of them in 220. They are really different from Kodak Portra line of films.

Rerolling 127 film is a little different than rolling 135. You want to do it? Great. Me, I have a half dozen 120 cameras that take as good a picture as my Yashica 44. It's a nice novelty to shoot occasionally. I have shot APX100, Tri-X, J&C200, Panf and a couple others long forgotten by cutting down 120 rolls on my lathe, but it's still a PITB.

Well, there is the small matter of having the backing paper and the spools.

I have about a half dozen sets and a half dozen more rolls of Efke in the fridge. That should keep me for the next ten - twelve years at my present 127 shooting rate

The idea of spooling 46mm film on 120 rolls is interesting... but it has to wait till I finish my 135 (24mm x 70mm) panoramic format using my rb67 and a 50mm lens.


tim in san jose

 

[mtjade2007]

OK that makes sense. Thanks for explaining. My plan to shoot 46mm on my P67II is actually kind of on hold. I need to have a 46mm film mask put behind the shutter curtains. It's not available from anywhere. So it is on hold for now. I do have done some 120 spools modified to accept 46mm film yet fit in my P67II like regular 120/220 rolls.

I have some 35mm 100ft Velvia 50 rolls too. I plan to shoot them on my P67ii with my 55mm lens as well. Believe it or not, 35mm cartridges will fit in my P67ii perfectly. I only need a panoramic adapter kit made specifically for Pentax 67 available on eBay to begin to shoot. I guess I need to have paper leader and tail taped to the film. The 35mm cartridge will not have much room for the film and the paper lead and tail together. This is why I hesitated in getting started. How do you do it on a RB? I probably should modify 120 spools to accept 35mm films. Then spool on the 35mm film with paper lead an tail just like 220 films. The only thing I will still need is the 35mm film masks for the film and the viewfinder.

 

[k_jupiter]

OK that makes sense. Thanks for explaining. My plan to shoot 46mm on my P67II is actually kind of on hold. I need to have a 46mm film mask put behind the shutter curtains. It's not available from anywhere. So it is on hold for now. I do have done some 120 spools modified to accept 46mm film yet fit in my P67II like regular 120/220 rolls.

I have some 35mm 100ft Velvia 50 rolls too. I plan to shoot them on my P67ii with my 55mm lens as well. Believe it or not, 35mm cartridges will fit in my P67ii perfectly. I only need a panoramic adapter kit made specifically for Pentax 67 available on eBay to begin to shoot. I guess I need to have paper leader and tail taped to the film. The 35mm cartridge will not have much room for the film and the paper lead and tail together. This is why I hesitated in getting started. How do you do it on a RB? I probably should modify 120 spools to accept 35mm films. Then spool on the 35mm film with paper lead an tail just like 220 films. The only thing I will still need is the 35mm film masks for the film and the viewfinder.

I have two ideas. One is to adapt the Yashica 635 (a combination 120/135 camera) adapter spools to the supply and take up spools on one of my rb67 backs. The other is to just put spacers on either end of two empty 120 spools, then wind on 135 film in the dark. Load the filmback with the film, and shut the back up. Put on camera and take off the slide. Unload in dark also and put directly into development tank. I have several 100 feets rolls of APX100 that would be great developed in Wd2d+. Print on a mx45 with a 6x9 negative holder.

I don't plan on using film masks and the viewfinder masks are trivial on an rb.


tim in san jose.

 

[mtjade2007]

I guess film mask isn't an issue on the view finder. I am more concerned about the one on the film plane. It may be necessary to keep the film flat. But honestly I need to put a roll on the camera to see if it is really an issue. For 46mm film on my Pentax 67ii It does need a mask to keep it flat.

 

[dschneller]

I use a Sawyers Mark IV and a Yashica 44 shooting 127 bought from Film Plus in TO. I love the 4x4 format!

Dave