unknown 30x30mm kodak film

jblue · Dec 11, 2021

Hello,

I have many color film negatives where the exposed film measures approx 30mm x 30mm.

Any thoughts as to what this is? circa early 1970's.

Thanks!

MattKing · Dec 11, 2021

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The single sprocket and pre-exposed frame openings indicate 126 film to me. The image area should be 28mm x 28mm.

AgX · Dec 11, 2021

Type 126 was Kodak's idea to offer a cassette that is foolproof to load.

And they succeeded.

cmacd123 · Dec 11, 2021

yes, Instamatic 126 -

one of the most popular formats for almost a decade, until 110 Pocket Instamatic came out.

Paul Howell · Dec 11, 2021

Both Kodak and Rollie made 126 cameras with interchanable lens, there might have others as well. My wife used a Rolliflex 26, she had the 3 lens, a 28mm wide, 40mm normal and short tele, 80 or 90mm. What she liked was the easy of loading, pop in the cassette shot until the end, pop it out. What was a problem was that in summer heat the plastic cassette sometimes warped. The lab we used printed 126 square, up to 10X10, color and black and white.

JPD · Dec 12, 2021

jblue said:
Any thoughts as to what this is? circa early 1970's.

It looks like late 60s or early 70s. Some kind of celebration, and there are only women on the negs.

AgX · Dec 12, 2021

AgX said:
Type 126 was Kodak's idea to offer a cassette that is foolproof to load.

And they succeeded.

cmacd123 said:
yes, Instamatic 126 - one of the most popular formats for almost a decade, until 110 Pocket Instamatic came out.

Agfa immediately reacted on Kodak's new cassette resp.system and revived and upgraded their Karat cassette, resulting in the new Rapid cassette plus cameras designed for it.

Technically the Rapid system was better (based on the classic 35mm film) and in contrast to Kodak it offered cameras of different formats (18x14, 24x24 and 24x36mm), thus as well square as 2/3 rectangular formats. But it lacked that foolproofness.

Agfa even gathered 25 major manufacturers from Europe and Japan around them, to break Kodak's dominance on this field, but they all failed. In West-Germany it was successful, but hardly known in the USA. Even Agfa finally cancelled the Rapid cameras, stepping-over to the 126 cassette, though still longtime making de Rapid cassettes.

cmacd123 · Dec 12, 2021

AgX said:
Agfa immediately reacted on Kodak's new cassette resp.system and revived and upgraded their Karat cassette,. But it lacked that foolproofness.

Agfa even gathered 25 major manufacturers from Europe and Japan around them,.....though still longtime making de Rapid cassettes.

Yes in my collectables I think I even have a long outdated RAPID cassette. never even saw one RAPID camera in person.

selling cameras at the time, I was quite happy with how foolproof the 126 format was. the customers REALLY had to work at it to get a total failure.

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