batterytypehah!
Lord of the Dings
There's a discussion of the Freestyle films as a "sticky" at the top of this sub-forum.
ItsReallyDarren
That's really me
K&S in Palo Alto has some 35mm expired 400VC for sale at half off.
JayGannon
Well-known
Old thread but has anyone got any experience with what cameras shoot unperforated 35mm well. I got 5 100ft rolls of APX100 for 20 dollars but just realised its unperf.
ZorkiKat
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There were cameras (I think used for IDs or some similar application) which used unperforated film stock. The film you got was meant for these cameras; AFAIK they also used large film magazines.
Years ago, I saw in an episode of "Hollywood"- a documentary in several episodes about the history of cinema- a perforating machine which the early cinematographers used to punch holes on their films. They used film supplied for the Kodak which was 15m long and 70mm wide. They slit the film in the middle and spliced the two strips to make a 30m long 35mm strip. That strip then went to the perforating machine.
One thing I can say is that there is no easy or economically feasible way of getting or making a machine similar to that featured perforator.
You can make 828 rolls instead- buying several 828 cameras like the Kodak Pony 828 or one of the Bantams may be more feasible than perforating the film.
Contrary to what a previous post said, you probably won't be able to use the film in a 126 camera, even if you can devise a way to open or reuse the 126 film cartridge. 126 film has single perforations running on one side, which engages with a pin in a 126 camera. Without this perf-and-pin engagement, it will not be possible to stop the film at the right position.
In some 126 cameras, the shutter may not also cock.
828 film also has one punched perf per frame running on one edge. I don't really know what the purpose of this hole is, but in the 828 cameras I've seen, there is nothing in the film track which appears to need or engage with this punched hole.
Years ago, I saw in an episode of "Hollywood"- a documentary in several episodes about the history of cinema- a perforating machine which the early cinematographers used to punch holes on their films. They used film supplied for the Kodak which was 15m long and 70mm wide. They slit the film in the middle and spliced the two strips to make a 30m long 35mm strip. That strip then went to the perforating machine.
One thing I can say is that there is no easy or economically feasible way of getting or making a machine similar to that featured perforator.
You can make 828 rolls instead- buying several 828 cameras like the Kodak Pony 828 or one of the Bantams may be more feasible than perforating the film.
Contrary to what a previous post said, you probably won't be able to use the film in a 126 camera, even if you can devise a way to open or reuse the 126 film cartridge. 126 film has single perforations running on one side, which engages with a pin in a 126 camera. Without this perf-and-pin engagement, it will not be possible to stop the film at the right position.
In some 126 cameras, the shutter may not also cock.
828 film also has one punched perf per frame running on one edge. I don't really know what the purpose of this hole is, but in the 828 cameras I've seen, there is nothing in the film track which appears to need or engage with this punched hole.
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Edward C. Zimmermann
Nerd
The best use for unperforated film outside of a suitable industrial camera for which these have been supplied is to cut down into a format that does not need perforations such as: 8x11 (Minox) and 110 for those few cameras that don't need them (like the Fujicas, all the Minoltas with the exception of the MG-S and QT). Minox is a perfect application since it allows for much less waste and a chance to get 4 useful stripes instead of 2.