Instamatic 110 & 126 Film - who still sells it or develops it?

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Instamatic 110 & 126 Film -

1) Are there any new sources of 110 or 126 film available besides reloading film cartridges?

2) who develops / scans / prints 110 or 126 film?

I am guessing someone somewhere is still doing this stuff.

Thanks,

Stephen
 
Lomography still makes the 110 film, and you can buy it from B&H. Jobo made plastic spools for processing the 16mm size film that comes in a 110 cartridge, and there was also stainless steel versions of those reels.

Have not seen a source for 126 film in many years. Although, if you can find some old 126 cartridges, you can load 35mm film into them.
 
Too bad about 126, couple of months ago I spotted a Kodak 500 and it was working as far as I could tell. The vendor at the flea market only wanted $15, I passed, no film and I didn't want to try to obtain carts and reload.
 
Hi Stephen,

CameraQuest said:
Instamatic 110 & 126 Film -

1) Are there any new sources of 110 or 126 film available besides reloading film cartridges?
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Lomography is offering (current production made by other companies for them) new 110 film:
https://shop.lomography.com/de/films/110-film

CameraQuest said:
2) who develops / scans / prints 110 or 126 film?
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In Germany every good professional lab can do that.
I guess in the US there will be at least some, too.

Cheers, Jan
 
Ferrania was the last company to make 126 film. It's been several years since they stopped (obviously, as they went out of business years ago*). Maybe there is still some (now expired) film out there to find.

Pretty much anybody who can develop C41 35mm can develop 126 - although they may refuse to do it. I recently had Holland Photo in Austin, TX develop an old roll of 126 I shot about ten years ago. Dwayne's in Kansas can also do it.

*They're back right? I just remembered they still haven't sent me that film I gave them money for.
 
Timmyjoe said:
Lomography still makes the 110 film, and you can buy it from B&H. Jobo made plastic spools for processing the 16mm size film that comes in a 110 cartridge, and there was also stainless steel versions of those reels.

Have not seen a source for 126 film in many years. Although, if you can find some old 126 cartridges, you can load 35mm film into them.
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Correct me if I'm wrong but weren't the sprocket holes in 126 very different from 35mm? My memory has an image of rectangular (landscape shaped) holes, one per frame?
 
Dralowid said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but weren't the sprocket holes in 126 very different from 35mm? My memory has an image of rectangular (landscape shaped) holes, one per frame?
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You are correct. Film is same width, but extremely different sprocket holes, as you describe. and a backing paper to wrestle with. Reloading isn't simple, I gave up trying. I've used an Instamatic 500 with long expired Verichrome 126. It processes well in low temperature HC-110. I have two rolls remaining I believe.


Fotoimpex also sells that Lomo 110 mentioned above, and I recall that Mirko had produced some ADOX 100 in 110, don't see that now. Would be worth contacting him. Likely it didn't sell enough for the trouble.
 
Dralowid said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but weren't the sprocket holes in 126 very different from 35mm? My memory has an image of rectangular (landscape shaped) holes, one per frame?
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You're correct. 126 film had an index perf for each frame. 126 has pre-exposed frames (to make automated printing easier), so the index perf was necessary get the latent image correctly centered in the frames.

a 126 cartridge reloaded with 35mm film will work with some cameras that simply used the perf for indexing, but can be a problem in cameras that used the perf to cock the shutter.
 
I liked the Instamatic 500 so much, I bought another one to give to a friend in case 126 ever came back. My theory as to why that hasn't happened yet is there are not enough 500 owners (or other equivalent models, like the Retina Instamatic) out there to make it worthwhile for someone to bring back 126.

Most of the 126 cameras were made for the consumer market, and being of not very high specification construction, have been discarded, broken, or just have no nostalgic love for them.

Plus, given the fact it is a square format, how do you convince the Instagram types that it would be advantageous for them to use film instead of their instant gratification devices they now employ?

But if they ever brought back Plus-X in 126, I'd be first in line for a case of it.

PF
 
What was the highest quality 110 camera (as far as lens is concerned) that was ever made? Because you can still get Kodak Double X 16mm single perf motion picture camera film to reload those 110 cartridges with.
 
Timmyjoe said:
What was the highest quality 110 camera (as far as lens is concerned) that was ever made? Because you can still get Kodak Double X 16mm single perf motion picture camera film to reload those 110 cartridges with.
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The Pentax Auto 110 SLR with about 4 or 5 different lenses and a ton of accessories. I had a couple of them. Incredible little shooter, but not for the Ham Fisted among us. Delicate little thing.

Some people think the lenses were good enough to adapt to mirrorless. True, but no aperture blades in the lenses. Still worked well, however. Great tiny glass.

Minolta also made a successful, pancake type zoom body. Also good quality images.

I have a bright yellow underwater Minolta model w/flash... all watersealed in it's entirety. 25 listed on eBay at the moment.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Minolta-Wea...691205?hash=item41af3a0c05:g:rlQAAOSwARZXiUDL
 
Creve Coeur Camera in St. Louis will develop 35mm, 110, 120/220 and APS, I'm sure they'd also do 126 if you handed them a cartridge.

I'd love to find some 110 and 126, I have a pile of cameras that take both that it would be fun to run some film through. And while we're at it how about some disk film and some Kodak instant film. :D

I did just buy a three pack of APS that has been in a freezer since it expired in 2005, I loved my little Fotonex that was my pocket camera until digital came along, I'm looking forward to using it again.
 
Timmyjoe said:
What was the highest quality 110 camera (as far as lens is concerned) that was ever made? Because you can still get Kodak Double X 16mm single perf motion picture camera film to reload those 110 cartridges with.
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I've got a couple Pentax Auto 110 cameras with all the lenses and filters. It is probably the best made. That said, I love using the Diana 110 Mini
 
kuzano said:
The Pentax Auto 110 SLR with about 4 or 5 different lenses and a ton of accessories. I had a couple of them. Incredible little shooter, but not for the Ham Fisted among us. Delicate little thing.

Some people think the lenses were good enough to adapt to mirrorless. True, but no aperture blades in the lenses. Still worked well, however. Great tiny glass.
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I've been playing with those. There's potential.


DSC00191 by Aguaitacaminos, on Flickr
 
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