[rollei_list] Re: OT:Kodak Pocket 1A Autographic
- From: Chris Burck <chris.burck@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:18:42 -0400
On 7/19/10, Chris Burck <chris.burck@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> carlos, kodak introduced a dizzying number of film formats over the
> years, most of them prior to the first world war. the reason for this
> is quite simple: kodak wanted to sell film. you see, there were a
> large number of people whose cameras were either designed/manufactured
> prior to the introduction of rollfilm. as rollfilm matured and gained
> wide acceptance, a demand emerged for rollfilm (and rollfilm holders)
> which could be used in these plate (or sheetfilm) cameras. kodak was
> happy to oblige. since contact printing was the norm, there was a
> huge number of different frame sizes. normally, a given film format
> corresponds to a specific frame size, but not always. for example,
> 105 film was essentially the same film stock as 120 film, just rolled
> onto a fatter spool. interestingly enough, kodak also assigned format
> numbers to sheet film packs.
>
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