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I'm wanting to get out and take some landscapes with my Mamiya 67; I haven't used it for years. Three of the six backs I've got for it are for 220 film, but I can't find anywhere to buy it. Does anybody supply 220 film anymore? If not, the backs are junk...
 
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Thanks everybody. I should have specified in my post that I shoot mainly monochrome; I found in my 67 case a couple of rolls of Pan F that should be OK, but I couldn't see any 220 size on the Harman website now. Kodak and Agfa seem to have faded into history; I guess I'm limited to 10 shots per back now.
 
I know that this thread is from a couple of months ago now, but if anyone should want any Fuji 220 film (both reversal and negative), then you can get it from this shop here which sells a lot of Japan only photography products and ships to the UK for quite reasonable prices. The prices are literally pretty much those of 120 doubled:

http://www.japanexposures.com/shop/index.php?cPath=26

I keep intending to get some of this Fuji Natura 1600 stuff as its supposed to be much better than the Superia 1600 that you can get around here sometimes. Its expensive but you get 3 rolls and if I don't like it then I am sure it will sell well on Ebay:

http://www.japanexposures.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=29&products_id=67
 
I'm kinda wondering why you don't just put 120 film in the 220 back ?

I mean, cam manufacturers must think we're stupidz or something because I have yet to see a cast iron mech reason why we can't shoot 120 in a 220 back, besides the wind on not locking out after 12 frames.

I cannot imagine how the 2 backs differ sufficiently to make shooting this way, un-safe....??

I don't believe it stretches the film
I don't believe it unduly stresses the mechanism
Since 220 is twice as long with no backing paper, and 120 is half as long but with backing paper, how the hell is there gonna be more than a gnats chuff difference in thickness...????

Nah, I'm of the opinion its a manufacturers conspiracy :cool:
 
You can, and some people do it regularly with reasonable amount of success, but when the gap between each frame is measured in millimetres, the difference in backing paper is actually quite important. I know with the Hassy backs, the depth of the backing paper (very thin) is not the only consideration - how much backing paper that has gone through is a consideration when winding film, and obviously that accumulates and changes the diameter (120 backing paper is surprisingly long).
 
I don't personally shoot 220 but I just thought it would be a useful link for anyone that does, I only noticed it as I was looking at their site again after not looking for a long time.
 
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You can, and some people do it regularly with reasonable amount of success, but when the gap between each frame is measured in millimetres, the difference in backing paper is actually quite important. I know with the Hassy backs, the depth of the backing paper (very thin) is not the only consideration - how much backing paper that has gone through is a consideration when winding film, and obviously that accumulates and changes the diameter (120 backing paper is surprisingly long).
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