Yeah, new 127 format film from Rollei-Film!!!

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Hi folks,
some exciting news from Germany!
The CEO of the Maco Photo Division / Rollei-Film brand, Mr Stefan Barth, has made an official statement that in a few months they will be offering fresh confectioned / finished Rollei RPX 100 film
in
127
format!!!

Here is the statement:
http://www.aphog.de/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=28849

So there has been a succesful construction of a completely new 127 confectioning / finishing line.
We will likely see another films in that format, too.

Film is alive and kicking, even in such niche in the niche in the niche in the niche......;).

Cheers, Jan
 
I'm amazed there's any market for that at all, but I welcome the resurgence of interest in film of all kinds.

I am still hoping for 220 to be revived. I would have expected that to have had more demand.
 
Ooooh, there could be life in my Purma collection yet, beyond the last six rolls of Efke in the fridge! And the VPK... and the weird little Kodak boxes...

I can't imagine it'll be cheap, but I'll be in there if it's true.

Adrian
 
Somebody inform them that they made a mistake. We wanted 126, not 127. One-upping does not work in this case!!!


(Yes, I know you can (re)load 126 cartridges...)
 
The Purma Speed is pretty collectible, though mostly for rarity value rather than quality. I'm reasonably certain there were some interesting German tween-wars 127 cameras, but the Foth derby is the only one that comes to mind.

Adrian
 
Mr_Flibble said:
Some of the 4x4 TLRs are pretty desirable. The Baby Rolleiflex and the Yashica 44 series..
Click to expand...

+1.
The Baby Rolleiflex models and Yashica 44 models are indeed very fine cameras. And so cute.....:).
For those with serious interest in shooting 127 format these models are highly recommended.

Cheers, Jan
 
If this film isn't super expensive, it will make a lot of old cameras useful again. I can't tell you how many 127 cameras I run across that are lovely and need a home but I pass due to the film thing.

I think I may need to buy a few of them now to be ready for new film. I tend to avoid anything that doesn't do 135 or 120 since I find adapting film to other cameras frustrating and I buy only working shooting cameras that I can enjoy.

Now my brain says I need a few 127 cameras.
 
Great news for 4x4. I started with a gray baby Yashica, and recently got a rebuilt pimped-up 44 with a working meter on the strength on believing that The Frugal Photographer will keep supplying North America with BlueFire Murano 127 film in 160/400 ISO. (I just got my first batch of their ISO160, no results yet). It will be lovely to have a BW ISO100 choice. Maybe in a few years, we'll see an artisanal resurrection of Super Slide emulsion....

Follow the TFP link if you want to see what's available (may require back-ordering) in Canadian-formulated 127 color.
 
Also, the Baby Ikonta, Zeiss Ikon Kolibri and the Kodak/Nagel Vollenda Type 48. And you can never go wrong with the Baby Rolleiflex.

There's also the Yashica 44 -- the knockoff of the Baby Rolleiflex.
 
A decade ago I had a couple of 127 film cameras. I love the little square negative.
Efke still offered 127 black and white film. Then Maco introduced a new 127 E6 color slide film.
But both were gone within a couple years. No doubt the demand was just not there.

Sure, plenty of 127 film cameras were made, but none since the mid-1960's. Few are still in use today.
If this new film ever sees the light of day suggest you stock up immediately. I doubt it will last.

Chris
 
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