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Film for Art Deco Cameras

Film Characteristics | Film Hacks | Backing Papers | Respool 120 to 620 | Develop Film

Film Characterists

Choosing the right film for your camera is important. Get the best from your camera and film.

Film Formats for Art Deco Cameras

Common film formats used in the Art Deco period. Film equivalents. How to obtain film for your Art Deco camera.
Film Formats for Art Deco Cameras

Choice of Film for Art Deco and other vintage cameras

Cameras manufactured before 1940 are often found to have very few controls for adjusting the aperture and the shutter speed. In fact, many old box cameras have a single aperture and a single shutter speed. For these cameras, you are heavily reliant on the characteristics of the film
Choice of Film for Art Deco Cameras

Film Latitude

Film exhibits a very wide dynamic range. This gives you a certain amount of latitude when it comes to setting your exposure values
Film Latitude

Pushing and Pulling Film

A simple guide to pushing and pulling film. If you overexpose a film in camera then the exposure may be pulled back at development time. If you underexpose a film in camera then the exposure may be pushed up at development time.
Pushing and Pulling Film

Reciprocity Failure in Film

Camera f stops and shutter speed are normally linked in a simple way. However, at shutter speeds slower than about 1 second, this relationship breaks down and there is a need to compensate for that failure. This is especially important if you use your camera in 'T' or 'B' mode.
Reciprocity Failure

Film Hacks

How to cut down film from 120 film

Any 120 film can be cut down another size by using a home built slicing block. You will also need some backing paper for the camera which can be sourced in several ways including making it yourself.

How to use 35mm film in old cameras

828, E10, EC10 and M10 film is no longer available. If you have some backing paper for the camera, it is possible to roll some 35mm film into it.

Backing Papers

Backing papers for a variety of films can be cut out of 120 backing paper.

Re-spool 120 film on to a 620 Spool

620 spools are slightly shorter and have a smaller diameter. Do not use 120 film in 620 cameras because it will jam and may snap.

Develop Film

Simple Guide to Developing B&W Film

How To Develop Black and White Film. A simple introduction to developing black and white film for first time developers.

Simple Guide to Developing C41 Colour Film

How To Develop C41 Colour Film. A simple introduction to developing colour film for first time developers.