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About Film
- Introduction
- Film Format & Exposure Size
- Film Structure
Film Format & Exposure Size
According to the Camera Format, 35mm or 120, 220 film can be exposure in different length, the standard exposure size of 35mm film is 24mm x 36mm, but different film magazine can have different frame size, for example the Bronica SQ series provided a 135W frame size 24mm x 54mm, also 120/220 roll film can be more frame size, from 6x4.5cm to 6x12cm, etc., the table here you can find the frame size for your reference.
Standard Format (135 film)
Medium Format (120 film)
Panorama (120 film)
Big Format (5x4)
| Film Format | Film Size | Frame Size | Area | Ratio | Cut (120 / 220) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Standard (135 film) |
35 mm | 24 x 36 mm | 864 mm² | 1 | - |
| 2 | 135W | 24 x 54 mm | 1,296 mm² | - | - | |
| 3 | Medium (120 film) |
6x4.5 cm | 56 x 42 mm | 2,352 mm² | 2.72 | 16/ 32 |
| 4 | 6x6 cm | 56 x 56 mm | 3,136 mm² | 3.63 | 12/ 24 | |
| 5 | 6x7 cm | 56 x 70 mm | 3,920 mm² | 4.54 | 10/ 20 | |
| 6 | 6x8 cm | 56 x 76 mm | 4,256 mm² | 4.93 | 9 / 18 | |
| 7 | 6x9 cm | 56 x 84 mm | 4,704 mm² | 5.44 | 8 / 16 | |
| 8 | Panorama (120 film) |
612 mm | 56 x 108 mm | 6,048 mm² | 7 | - |
| 9 | 617 mm | 56 x 168 mm | 9,408 mm² | 10.89 | - | |
| 10 | Big (4 x 5) | 4x5 inch | 96 x 120 mm | 11,520 mm² | 13.33 | - |
Film Package
| 10 | 4x5 inch |
|---|
| 1 | 35 mm |
|---|---|
| 2 | 135W |
| 3 | 6 x 4.5cm |
| 4 | 6 x 6 cm |
| 5 | 6 x 7 cm |
| 6 | 6 x 8 cm |
| 7 | 6 x 9 cm |
| 8 | 612 mm |
| 9 | 617 mm |
