List of photographic film formats

For broader coverage of this topic, see Film format.

This is a list of photographic film formats.

Comparison of the exposed area of common film formats currently sold

Multiple image

Designation[a] Type Introduced Introduced By Discontinued Image size (in) Image size (mm) Exposures Comment
35 roll film 1916 Kodak 1933 1+1⁄4 × 1+3⁄4 in 35 mm stock, unperforated.
50 for roll holder 1915 Kodak March 1941 3+1⁄4 × 2+1⁄4 in For Graflex roll holder.
51 for roll holder 1915 Kodak Feb 1951 4+1⁄4 × 3+1⁄4 in For Graflex roll holder.
52 for roll holder 1915 Kodak Mar 1949 5+1⁄2 × 3+1⁄4 in For Graflex roll holder.
53 for roll holder 1915 Kodak Feb 1951 5 × 4 in For Graflex roll holder.
54 for roll holder 1915 Kodak Mar 1949 7 × 5 in For Graflex roll holder.
101 roll film 1895 Kodak 1956 3+1⁄2 × 3+1⁄2 in 88.9 × 88.9 mm
102 roll film 1896 Kodak 1933 1 × 2 in 25.4 × 50.8 mm One flange has gear teeth.
103 roll film 1896 Kodak 1949 100 × 125 mm
104 roll film 1897 Kodak 1949 4+3⁄4 × 3+3⁄4 in 120.65 × 95.25 mm
105 roll film 1897 Kodak 1949 2+1⁄4 × 3+1⁄4 in 57.15 × 82.55 mm Like 120 film with 116-size flanges.
106 for roll holder 1898 Kodak 1924 3+1⁄2 × 3+1⁄2 in 88.9 × 88.9 mm Roll holder films were wound inside out.
107 for roll holder 1898 Kodak 1924 3+1⁄4 × 4+1⁄4 in 82.55 × 107.95 mm
108 for roll holder 1898 Kodak 1929 4+1⁄4 × 3+1⁄4 in 107.95 × 82.55 mm
109 for roll holder 1898 Kodak 1924 4 × 5 in 101.6 × 127 mm
110
(early roll film) 		for roll holder 1898 Kodak 1929 5 × 4 in 127 × 101.6 mm No relation to the later 110 cartridge format.
110
("Pocket Instamatic") 		cartridge 1972 Kodak Present[2] 13 × 17 mm 12, 20, 24 16 mm, registration perforated. Introduced with Kodak "Pocket Instamatic" series. Fujifilm ceased 110 production in 2009. Lomography revived the format in 2011.
111 for roll holder 1898 Kodak Unknown 6+1⁄2 × 4+3⁄4 in 165.1 × 120.65 mm Possibly discontinued 1924 or 1929.
112 for roll holder 1898 Kodak 1924 7 × 5 in 177.8 × 127 mm
113 for roll holder 1898 Kodak Unknown 90 × 120 mm Possibly discontinued 1924 or 1929.
114 for roll holder 1898 Kodak Unknown 120 × 90 mm Possibly discontinued 1924 or 1929.
115 roll film 1898 Kodak 1949 6+3⁄4 × 4+3⁄4 in 171.45 × 120.65 mm
116 roll film 1899 Kodak 1984 2+1⁄2 × 4+1⁄4 in 65 × 110 mm 8 Like 616 film with wider flanges.
117 roll film 1900 Kodak 1949 2+1⁄4 × 2+1⁄4 in 60 × 60 mm 6 Like 620 spool with 120 keyslot.
118 roll film 1900 Kodak 1961 3+1⁄4 × 4+1⁄4 in 80 × 105 mm 6 3.474-inch spool.
119 roll film 1900 Kodak 1940 4+1⁄4 × 3+1⁄4 in 107.95 × 82.55 mm
120 roll film 1901 Kodak Present 2+1⁄4 × 3+1⁄4 in
2+1⁄4 × 2+1⁄4 in
2+1⁄4 × 1+5⁄8 in 		60 × 90 mm
60 × 70 mm
60 × 60 mm
60 × 45 mm 		8
10
12
15–16 		2.4 inch (60.96 mm) stock, unperforated, paper-backed.
121 roll film 1902 Kodak 1941 1+5⁄8 × 2+1⁄2 in
122 roll film 1903 Kodak 1971 3+1⁄4 × 5+1⁄2 in 80 × 140 mm 6 or 10 Postcard format.
123 roll film 1904 Kodak 1949 4 × 5 in 101.6 × 127 mm
124 roll film 1905 Kodak 1961 3+1⁄4 × 4+1⁄4 in 80 × 105 mm 6 3.716-inch spool: same picture size as 118 with longer spool.
125 roll film 1905 Kodak 1949 3+1⁄4 × 5+1⁄2 in 82.55 × 139.7 mm like 122 on longer spool; also for stereo pairs, 3+1⁄4 in × 2+1⁄2 in × 2.
126
(early roll film) 		roll film 1906 Kodak 1949 4+1⁄4 × 6+1⁄2 in 107.95 × 165.1 mm No relation to the 126 cartridge format introduced in 1963.
126
("Instamatic") 		cartridge 1963 Kodak 2008 28 × 28 mm 12, 20, later 24 35 mm stock, registration perforated
Introduced with first "Instamatic" cameras under the name "Kodapak".
127 roll film 1912 Kodak Present 1+5⁄8 × 2+1⁄2 in
1+5⁄8 × 1+5⁄8 in
1+5⁄8 × 1+1⁄4 in 		40 × 65 mm
40 × 40 mm
40 × 30 mm 		8
12
16 		46 mm stock, "Vest Pocket".
128 roll film 1912 1941 1+1⁄2 × 2+1⁄4 in 38.1 × 57.15 mm For Houghton Ensignette #E1.[3]
129 roll film 1912 1951 1+7⁄8 × 3 in 50 × 75 mm 6 For Houghton Ensignette #E2.
130 roll film 1916 Kodak 1961 2+7⁄8 × 4+7⁄8 in 72.5 × 125 mm 6
135 cartridge 1934 Kodak Present 24 × 36 mm 24 or 36 35 mm stock, double perforated. Formerly available in 12, 18, 20, or 72 exposures.[4] By far the most popular format since the mid-1960s.
220 roll film 1965 Kodak Present 2+1⁄4 × 3+1⁄4 in
2+1⁄4 × 2+1⁄4 in
2+1⁄4 × 1+5⁄8 in 		60 × 90 mm
60 × 70 mm
60 × 60 mm
60 × 45 mm 		18
21
24–27
30–33 		2.4-inch (60.96 mm) stock, unperforated, no backing paper
Twice as long as 120.[5]

Final films in 220 were professional films for commercial/wedding photography; Kodak Portra (2015) and Fujifilm Colour Negative and Reversal (2017 in Japan only). Ilford ceased 220 production in 2004 after their 220 spooling plant broke down. SHANGHAI JIANCHENG is now making 220 film.[6]

235 loading spool 1934 Kodak Unknown 24 × 36 mm 35 mm film in daylight-loading spool.
240 / APS cartridge 1996 Kodak 2011 30.2 × 16.7 mm 15, 25, 40 24 mm stock, registration perforated.
335 stereo pairs 1952 Kodak Unknown 24 × 24 mm 20 pairs Special length for Realist format stereo pairs.
435 loading spool 1934 Kodak Unknown 24 × 36 mm 35 mm film in daylight-loading spool.
500 film pack 1911 Kodak 1948 1+3⁄4 × 2+3⁄8 in 45 × 60 mm 12 sheets Redefined in 1921 as 1+5⁄8 × 2+7⁄16 in.
515 film pack 1905 Kodak 1955 5 × 7 in 130 × 180 mm 12 sheets
516 film pack 1909 Kodak 1955 2+1⁄2 × 4+1⁄4 in 65 × 110 mm 12 sheets
518 film pack 1903 Kodak 1976 3+1⁄4 × 4+1⁄4 in 80 × 105 mm 12 sheets
520 film pack 1906 Kodak 1976 2+1⁄4 × 3+1⁄4 in 60 × 90 mm 16 sheets
522 film pack 1904 Kodak 1955 3+1⁄4 × 5+1⁄2 in 80 × 140 mm 12 sheets 3A postcard
523 film pack 1904 Kodak 4 × 5 in 100 × 125 mm 12 sheets
526 film pack 1920 Kodak 1941 4+3⁄4 × 6+1⁄2 in
531 film pack 1926 Kodak 1941 2+9⁄32 × 5+11⁄32 in 60 × 130 mm
540 film pack 1920 Kodak 1941 1+3⁄4 × 4+1⁄4 in 45 × 107 mm
541 film pack 1920 Kodak 1941 3+1⁄2 × 4+3⁄4 in 90 × 120 mm 12 sheets
542 film pack 1911 Kodak 1948 3 × 5+1⁄4 in 75 × 135 mm
543 film pack 1920 Kodak 1948 3+3⁄4 × 5+1⁄2 in 100 × 150 mm 12 sheets
616 roll film 1931 Kodak 1984 2+1⁄2 × 4+1⁄4 in
2+1⁄2 × 2+1⁄8 in 		65 × 110 mm
65 × 55 mm 		6, later 8 Similar to 116 film but on a thinner spool.
620 roll film 1932 Kodak 1995 2+1⁄4 × 3+1⁄4 in
2+1⁄4 × 2+1⁄4 in
2+1⁄4 × 1+5⁄8 in 		60 × 90 mm
60 × 60 mm
60 × 45 mm 		8
12
16 		Similar to 120 film but on a thinner spool.
828 roll film 1935 Kodak 1985 28 × 40 mm 8 35 mm, one perforation per frame. Introduced with the Kodak Bantam camera.
635 loading spool 1960s Comecon 1990s 24 × 36 mm 36 Comecon designation for 35mm film on daylight loading spool.[7]
935 loading spool 1960s Comecon 1990s 24 × 36 mm 36 Comecon designation for 1.6m long 35mm film for loading in the darkroom.[7]
35-1 loading spool c1950 FOTON c1980 24 × 36 mm 36 "35 type 1", polish designation for 35mm darkroom loading roll (935 format).[8]
35-2 loading spool c1950 FOTON 1960s 24 × 36 mm 18 "35 type 2", polish designation of 80cm long 35mm film for darkroom loading. Half of standard 1.6m long 35mm film.[8]
35-3 loading spool c1950 FOTON c1980 24 × 36 mm 36 "35 type 3", polish designation for 35mm daylight loading spool (635 format).[8]
35-4 cartridge c1950 FOTON c1980 24 × 36 mm 36 "35 type 4", polish designation for 135 film.[8]
35-5 loading spool c1950 FOTON c1980 24 × 36 mm 36 "35 type 5", polish designation for box of 10 darkroom loading rolls.[8]
35-6 bulk roll c1950 FOTON c1980 24 × 36 mm n/a "35 type 6", polish designation for 17m bulk roll of 35mm film.[8]
40 roll film c1950 FOTON c1980 1+5⁄8 × 2+1⁄2 in
1+5⁄8 × 1+5⁄8 in
1+5⁄8 × 1+1⁄4 in 		40 × 65 mm
40 × 40 mm
40 × 30 mm 		8
12
16 		Polish designation for 127 roll film.[8]
60-1 roll film c1950 FOTON c1980 2+1⁄4 × 3+1⁄4 in
2+1⁄4 × 2+1⁄4 in
2+1⁄4 × 1+5⁄8 in 		60 × 90 mm
60 × 60 mm
60 × 45 mm 		8
12
16 		"60 type 1", polish designation for 120 roll film.[8]
60-2 roll film c1950 FOTON c1980 2+1⁄4 × 3+1⁄4 in
2+1⁄4 × 2+1⁄4 in
2+1⁄4 × 1+5⁄8 in 		60 × 90 mm
60 × 60 mm
60 × 45 mm 		8
12
16 		"60 type 2", polish designation for 620 roll film.[8]
Op 4, Op 8 roll film Unknown Agfa Unknown 75 × 105 mm 4 or 8 Roll film format for Agfa Billy Optima camera. Early Agfacolor was sold in 4 exp., other films in 8 exp.[9]
R 12 roll film Unknown Agfa Unknown 3⁄4 × 3⁄4 in 12 Agfa roll film format probably for the US market.[10]
Karat cartridge 1936 Agfa 1948 24 × 36 mm 12 Early Agfa cartridge for 35 mm film.
Rapid cartridge 1964 Agfa 1990s 24 × 24 mm
18 × 24 mm 		12
16 		Agfa cartridge for 35 mm film (replaced Karat, same system).
UniveX #00 roll film 1933 Gevaert 1+1⁄2 × 1+1⁄8 in 6 Made by Gevaert.
Hit (for example TONE camera) roll film 1937 Kodak Unknown 14 × 14 mm 10[11] 17.5 mm stock; used in imported miniature toy cameras.[12]
Half-frame cartridge 1934, later than Kodak Present 18 × 24 mm 48 or 72 135 film in "half-frame" cameras.
Disc cartridge 1982 Kodak 1998 8 × 11 mm 15 Circular sheet of film attached to rigid carrier in a plastic cartridge.
Minox cartridge 1938 Minox Present 8 × 11 mm 15, 36, 50 Nominally 9.5 mm-wide stock (in reality 9.2–9.3 mm).
SL cartridge 1958 ORWO 1994 24 × 36 mm
24 × 24 mm
18 × 24 mm 		12
16
24 		ORWO Schnell-Lade Kassette for 35 mm film. Similar to Agfa Karat/Rapid.
Kassette 16 cartridge 1978 ORWO 1991 13 × 17 mm 20 ORWO Kassette 16, 16 mm, perforation in the middle between frames. Eastern bloc 110 cartridge-like format.
Super 16 (Rollei) cartridge 1963 Rollei 1981 12 × 17 mm 18 Rollei, Super 16 mm, single perforation. Produced by Rollei from existing film stocks for the Rollei 16 camera. Also Wirgin Edixa 16 (Franka/alka 16).
Mikroma cartridge 1946 Meopta c1970 11 × 14 mm (single perf.)
10 × 14 mm (double perf.) 		36, 50 16 mm film, single or double perforated, in a reusable cartridge for the Meopta Mikroma camera. Film strip could be up to 90 cm long (50 exp.).
Minolta-16 cartridge 1955 Minolta 1974 10 × 14 mm (original)
13 × 17 mm (later) 		20 Minolta, 16 mm, originally double perforated (single perforated or unperforated film could be loaded), later single perforation to allow larger 13 × 17 mm image.
  1. ^ Unless otherwise noted, all formats were introduced by Kodak, which began allocating the number series in 1913. Before that, films were simply identified by the name of the cameras they were intended for.[1]

For roll holder means film for cartridge roll holders, allowing roll film to be used with cameras designed to use glass plates. These were spooled with the emulsion facing outward, rather than inward as in film designed for native roll-film cameras. Types 106 to 114 were for Eastman-Walker rollholders, while types 50 to 54 were for Graflex rollholders.

The primary reason there were so many different negative formats in the early days was that prints were made by contact, without use of an enlarger. The film format would thus be exactly the same as the size of the print—so if you wanted large prints, you would have to use a large camera and corresponding film format.

Roll film cross-reference table

Before World War II, each film manufacturer used its own system of numbering for the various sizes of roll films they made. The following sortable table shows the corresponding numbers. A blank space means that manufacturer did not make film in that size. Two numbers in one box refers to films available with different numbers of exposures, usually 6 and either 10 or 12. Spool length is measured between inner faces of the flanges; several films of the same image size were available on different spools to fit different cameras.

Eastman Agfa Zeiss Ansco Ensign Vulcan Seneca Rexo Spool
length (in)
101 H6 8A, 8B 3+1⁄2-inch 202 303 3.661
102 1B 1+1⁄2-inch 204 1.655
103 K6 10A, 10B 4-inch 206 3.912
104 L6 12A, 12B 5-inch 208 5.064
105 C6 5A, 5B 2+1⁄4-inch C 210 315 2.509
115 13A, 13B 7-inch 230 7.126
116 D6, D8 D8 6A, 6B 2+1⁄2-inch 232 348 425, 426 2.814
117 B1-6 BI 3A 2+1⁄4-inch A 234 2.470
118 E6 E 7A, 7B 3+1⁄4-inch 236 354 430, 431 3.474
119 11A, 11B 4+1⁄4-inch 238 4.490
120 B2-6, B2-8 BII-8 4A 2+1⁄4-inch B 240 360 415 2.466
121 AB6 2A, 2B 1+5⁄8-inch 242 1.850
122 G6, G10 G 18A, 18B 3+1⁄4-inch A 244 366 445, 446 3.715
123 J6 10C, 10D 4-inch A 246 4.693
124 F6 7C, 7D 3+1⁄4-inch B 248 372 435 3.716
125 18C, 18D 3+1⁄4-inch C 250 375 3.912
126 19A 4+1⁄4-inch A 252 4.898
127 A8 A8 2C Ensignette 1J 254 381 407 1.860
128 O6 Ensignette 1 1.606
129 N6 N Ensignette 2 2.059
130 M6 26A, 26B 2+7⁄8-inch 260 390 436, 438 3.132
616 PD16 DM8 2.814
620 PB20, K20 BII-D8 2.468

Single image

Size (inches) Type
1+5⁄8 × 2+1⁄8 "sixteenth-plate" tintypes
2 × 2+1⁄2 "ninth-plate" tintypes
2 × 3 sheet film
2+1⁄4 × 3+1⁄4 sheet film
2+1⁄2 × 3+1⁄2 "sixth-plate" tintypes
3 × 4 sheet film
3+1⁄8 × 4+1⁄8 "quarter-plate" tintypes
3+1⁄4 × 4+1⁄4 sheet film,[13] "quarter-plate" glass plates
3+1⁄4 × 5+1⁄2 postcard or 3A
4 × 5 glass plate, sheet film
4 × 10 sheet film
4+1⁄4 × 5+1⁄2 "half-plate" tintypes
4+3⁄4 × 6+1⁄2 "half-plate" glass plates, sheet film
5 × 7 sheet film
6+1⁄2 × 8+1⁄2 "whole-plate" glass plates, sheet film, tintypes
7 × 17 sheet film
8 × 10 glass plates, sheet film
8 × 20 sheet film
11 × 14 sheet film
12 × 20 sheet film
14 × 17 sheet film
16 × 20 sheet film
20 × 24 sheet film
Size (cm) Type
6.5 × 9 glass plate, sheet film
6 × 13 sheet film
9 × 12 glass plate, sheet film
10 × 12 glass plate
10 × 15 glass plate, sheet film
12 × 15 glass plate
12 × 16,5 glass plate, sheet film
13 × 18 glass plate, sheet film
18 × 24 glass plate, sheet film
24 × 30 glass plate, sheet film
30 × 40 glass plate

Instant film

Main article: Instant film
Designation Type Introduced Discontinued Image size Exposures Comment
Type 20 Polaroid roll film cartridge 1965 1979 2+1⁄8 × 2+7⁄8 in 8
Type 30 Polaroid roll film cartridge 1954 1979 2+1⁄8 × 2+7⁄8 in 8
Type 40 Polaroid roll film cartridge 1948 1972 (color)
1992 (monochrome)		 2+7⁄8 × 3+3⁄4 in 6 or 8
Type 50 Polaroid peel-apart film pack 19?? 2008 4 × 5 in Including Type 55
Type 80 Polaroid peel-apart film pack 1971 2006 2+3⁄4 × 2+7⁄8 8 or 10
Type 100 Polaroid peel-apart film pack 1963 2016 by Fujifilm

.[14] Reintroduced in 2018

2+7⁄8 × 3+3⁄4 in 8, 10 or 11 Discontinued by Polaroid in 2008. Produced and sold by Fujifilm until 2016, when it was discontinued.[14] New 100 type film made by One Instant introduced in 2018
SX-70,
Type 600		 Polaroid integral film pack 1972 – 3+1⁄8 × 3+1⁄8 in 8 or 10 Discontinued by Polaroid in 2008; reintroduced by Impossible Project in 2010.
Kodak Instant Kodak integral film pack 1976 1986 91 × 67 mm 10
F Series Fuji integral film pack 1981 c. 1990 91 × 69 mm Film compatible with Kodak Instant, but in a different cartridge and rated at a (slightly) different speed
Kodamatic Kodak integral film pack c. 1980 1986 91 × 67 mm 10
Trimprint,
Instagraphic		 Kodak peel-apart film pack 1983 1986 4 × 3+1⁄2 in 10 [15][16]
System 800 Fuji integral film pack 2010 91 × 69 mm
Spectra,
Type 700,
Type 1200		 Polaroid integral film pack 1986 Oct. 2019 3+5⁄8 × 2+7⁄8 in 10 or 12 with original Polaroid; 8 with Polaroid Originals/Impossible Project Discontinued by Polaroid in 2008; reintroduced by Impossible Project in 2010; discontinued by Polaroid Originals in 2019.
Captiva,
Type 500		 Polaroid integral film pack 1993 2006 2+7⁄8 × 2+1⁄8 in 10
InstantACE Fuji integral film pack 2010 91 × 69 mm
8 × 10  Polaroid film pack 19?? – 8 × 10 in 1 Discontinued by Polaroid; reintroduced by Impossible Project.
i-Zone
Pocket		 Polaroid integral film pack 1997 2006 36 × 24 mm 12
Fujifilm Instax Mini,
PolaroidMio,
PolaroidType 300		 Fuji/Polaroid integral film pack 1998[17][18][19] – 46 × 62 mm 10
Instax Wide Fuji integral film pack 1999[19] – 99 × 62 mm 10
Instax Pivi Fuji integral film pack 2004 – 46 × 61 mm
I-Type Impossible integral film pack 2016 – 3+1⁄8 × 3+1⁄8 in 8 Same image format as Polaroid Type 600, but the film cartridge does not contain a battery
Instax Square Fuji integral film pack 2017 – 62 × 62 mm 10
Go Polaroid integral film pack 2021 – 2.12 × 2.62 in 8 The film cartridge does not contain a battery

See also

References

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  2. ^ "What is 110 film?". lomography.com. 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
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  4. ^ "Ilford History and Chronology". Retrieved 20 June 2011.
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  10. ^ AGFA Cameras and Films for Amateur Use (PDF). Binghamton: Agfa Ansco Corporation. 1941.
  11. ^ "Reloading Hit Cameras". Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  12. ^ "17.5mm or "Hit" Style Cameras". Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  13. ^ "Speed Graphic FAQ file". Rochester Institute of Technology. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  14. ^ a b "インスタントカラーフィルム「FP-100C」販売終了のお知らせ". Fujifilm. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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  16. ^ "Photo Kit Copies CRT Images". Popular Science (December 1983): 74. December 1983.
  17. ^ "Fujifilm Instax Mini 10 camera, c2000". National Media Museum. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  18. ^ "Fuji may enter U.S. instant film market". The New York Times. EUROPE. 1998-10-31. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
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allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/116_film