I recently picked up the Ilford Stainless Steel reel for 72 exposure loads.
Now just waiting for the film.
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my Elan 7 (30 or 33 in europe) willstop at the end of the film, or after 36 shots.
I don't know of any full-frame 35mm camera that goes passed 36, but all of the half-frame 35mm cameras that I have run to 72 -- like the Pen F. I suspect that the new half-frame do as well -- how could they not?? They might take the approach of some of the "oldies" by not having all of the numbers appear in the counter window -- just intermediate DOTS -- there's just not enough space on the small wheel for all of them. Other subminiature cameras do the same thing.
I’ll have to ask my friend who has one of the original Konica Autoreflex cameras - the one that was switchable between full frame and half frame - how that camera handles the frame counter issues.
I don't know of any full-frame 35mm camera that goes passed 36, but all of the half-frame 35mm cameras that I have run to 72 -- like the Pen F. I suspect that the new half-frame do as well -- how could they not?? They might take the approach of some of the "oldies" by not having all of the numbers appear in the counter window -- just intermediate DOTS -- there's just not enough space on the small wheel for all of them. Other subminiature cameras do the same thing.
Ever since doing the Astrum group buy in May, I have been asked several times if I could offer double length, or 72 exposure, rolls of 35mm. I have answered that yes, with the thinner film I can, but I didn’t plan on it because I thought it was kind of dumb.
The next thing that most folks said was something like “Oh I bet if you offered it people would probably buy it. You could get 144 shots in the new Pentax!”. I have always assumed that this probably isn’t the case. It seemed niche at the time and it most certainly hasn’t gotten any more popular since! And anyway, who would want to go out of their way to develop them? You would have to cut the roll in half anyway, and you would definitely lose a frame!
But, someone pointed out that making a development spiral for a 10 ft roll wouldn’t be terribly difficult with 3D printing, and you could probably make it small enough to fit in a Jobo 2500 series tank. It may also be possible to process the film in black and white minilabs and dip and dunk machines. So technically you could develop the entire thing at once.
So, my question to you all is: was this actually a thing people used regularly when Ilford did it? And if I did it now, would anyone be interested?
Medium format regarding 120/220 is a different story since you could be spending a minute or two to load 8-15 shots, plus those rolls are more prone to letting in light during the reload process. Also, when you're taking a film bag on a long trip and don't want it to be bulky.
There were even C-180 cassettes on the market for a short time. It was TDK D for special purpose, like recording a long conference without interruption. People were warned not to use them in car players.Anyone remember 120-minute tape cassettes? The thinner tape was very prone to jamming the player. Used to see it festooned along roadsides where maddened drivers had hurled it out of their cars.
BTW, I have some 70mm on the way from the OP of this thread.
I’ve honestly kind of jumped in the last couple of months. I’m definitely one who often considers 8-16 exposures on 120 to be a benefit and not a drawback. I do like 220 film, but when the major makers still offered it, as much as anything it was an economy decision. When 120 Velvia was $40/box(those were the days) it was $60/box or so for 220, even though a few years ago when I could still get it I had to order it from Japan. My lab charged $10 to process 120 E6 and $15 for 220. That meant my total cost was $90 to shoot a box of 120 and $145 for 220. That’s a decent savings for double the film. In a lot of systems, too, 220 backs are nearly give away items.Sounds fun! I've bought a lot of hand rolled 220 from MCB. Never used a "system camera" with interchangeable backs - just prefer to keep it simple.
Well, I did it! I made the meme roll, lol. ≈72 exposures. Idk how many exactly because the film doesn’t play nicely with my bulk loader’s frame counting mechanism. But the can is basically full, I could feel it get slightly harder to turn when I made the last wind.
If indeed the film is fast, it should go well with this Carl Zeiss 35/1.4 lens.
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