What 220 cameras are there?

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I just bought a stash of 220 film.

I have a 12/24 Rollei, and a 220 back for my Hasselblad.

But, what other 220 MF cameras are there, especially folders?

e.g. I remember one trip where I took my Bessa II with a stash of 220 film. NO GO on that one.

Vick
 
The Bessa III and Mamiya 6 & 7 do take 220 film.
Out of curiosity, which film did you buy? 220 film is getting really thin on the ground these days... I've been trying to get some TXP320 for my Mamiya 6 but no luck.
Vincent
 
My Bronica RF645 does ... never tried it though.

I bought a stash of short dated 220 colour film from an eBay seller a while ago ... it's still in the freezer of course! 😛
 
The Mamiya Universal and Super Press 23 roll film backs accept 220. If you are into Graphics, the Calumet roll film backs accept 220 as well.
 
Yashica 124G, but it's not a folder. I got some good deals on Fuji Reala and Pro 220 last year and still have a good stock in the freezer.
 
Good thread, I like folders and I like the idea of using 220 with them 🙂 I'm not into 645 or 67 though... guess my best bet would be with a Mamiya 6.

I've found 220 film kinda easily on amazon, from both Adorama and BH. GOt myself abox of Fuji Pro 400H, but there were also Portras and a very, very tempting box of Fuji Velvia 50 for 50 bucks...
 
vincentbenoit said:
The Bessa III and Mamiya 6 & 7 do take 220 film.
Out of curiosity, which film did you buy? 220 film is getting really thin on the ground these days... I've been trying to get some TXP320 for my Mamiya 6 but no luck.
Vincent
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Monochrom here in Berlin have TXP320 in 220, but it's like 8,80€ per roll. madness.

The Yashica Mat 124 and 124G take 220 as well, so does the Fuji GS645S.
 
vincentbenoit said:
220 film is getting really thin on the ground these days... I've been trying to get some TXP320 for my Mamiya 6 but no luck.
Vincent
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I bought the last 50 rolls of TXP320 in 220 at Adorama months ago, when I first found out it was being discontinued. B&H was already out of stock. Now have 52 rolls in the frig, but I feel your pain.

Cal
 
Yep, both my Plaubels do. I used to use 220 as much as possible because it was believed that it was even sharper that 120 due to the lack of backing paper and therefore flatter film plane. Don't think that anyone ever did a real close study of that, but it seems to make sense.

Joel
 
Keith said:
My Bronica RF645 does ... never tried it though.

I bought a stash of short dated 220 colour film from an eBay seller a while ago ... it's still in the freezer of course!
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I will confirm that 220 works in the rf645 just fine, go ahead and run it through 🙂
 
Michiel Fokkema said:
... and all Mamiya's, ...
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Well, not all.

The SLRs do, along with the later TLRs (C33, C330, C220, and maybe the C22 but I don't think so). The C33 does require a different back panel to allow it to accept 220 while the C220 and C330 require just a shift of the pressure plate to switch back and forth. The older TLRs (C, C2, C3) and older classic Mamiya medium format folders do not accept 220.

Also, the original Bronica, aka "Z", and the Bronica Deluxe, aka "D", do not accept 220. Support for 220 began with the Model S. I believe there was a 220 insert for the Model S's sister model, the "C" which did not have interchangeable backs in much the same way as the Mamyia 645 and 645 1000s.
 
Yeah, most SLR systems will have 220 backs available. My Bronica ETR came with one, which was great for me because one of the camera stores around here always had short-dated Portra 220 on sale for half price.

Unfortunately, most labs seem to charge double their 120 rates for 220 processing. I'm not really sure why that is...I guess it exhausts their chemicals a little more quickly, but it can't be that significant, and there shouldn't be any additional work involved.
 
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