127 film

127 is a film format for still photography. The image format is usually a square 4 x 4 cm, but rectangular 4 x 3 cmd and 4 x 6 cm are also standard. Oddly enough, Foth used 36 x 24 mm for their first Derby model.

127 is a typical roll film. Frame number markings for the three image formats are printed on the backing paper.

Using the square format, there are 12 exposures, the rectangulars give 16 and 8, respectively.

The format was introduced by Kodak in 1912, along with the Vest Pocket Kodak folding camera, as a compact alternative to the 120. The folding 127s were in fact smaller than most 135 cameras today.

The format was mainly used for amateur cameras, with the Exakta SLR and the Baby Rolleiflex[?] as possible exceptions.

Kodak stopped producing 127 film in 1995. Efke of Croatia and Maco[?] of Germany are still producing 127 film.

External Links

• http://www.photographyhistory.com/cc6