Kodak Brownie 127

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Well i splashed out the other day and brought myself a new camera.

Cost me 50p in a charity shop, brought it just because it looked cool and i really liked the original box it came with. Never used 127 film before, i have no idea how much it costs to buy and develop? but have heard you can use 35mm, and ideas? dont understand how you get it back in the cartridge?

anyway, any ideas or suggestions? or should it just still on the shelf?
 
127 film frames are 40mmx40mm, 35mm is 36mmx24mm (oddly, but the 35mm represents the width of the film itself). You are going to need an adapter or this to get sorted.
 
You bought it at just the right time, The last manufacturer of 127 stopped making it last week.
 
Ambermile said:
127 film frames are 40mmx40mm, 35mm is 36mmx24mm (oddly, but the 35mm represents the width of the film itself). You are going to need an adapter or this to get sorted.
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Some 127 cameras also shoot 6x4 frames which is damn close to 6x4.5 medium format.
 
Terrywoodenpic said:
You bought it at just the right time, The last manufacturer of 127 stopped making it last week.
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Actually contrary to popular belief, Adox/Efke was not the sole producer of 127 film, Rollei also sell 127 film in both colour and B&W, the B&W being Rollei 80s which is rebranded Agfa-Geveant (not the same Agfa as Agfa-Photo, it was the original Agfa's aero film division which was spun off shortly before Agfa's demise and still operates today), it being cut down from the usual aero sheet formats. The colour is rebranded from them as well, it being branded as Rollei Crossbird (colour slide film designated for cross processing but you can also get perfectly good slides out of it as well if E6 processed) which is actually Agfa RSX200 on a polyester base.

B&W: http://www.ag-photographic.co.uk/rollei-80s-127-roll-film-844-p.asp

Colour: http://www.ag-photographic.co.uk/rollei-crossbird-200-127-roll-film-2547-p.asp

Both are out of stock at the moment at AG Photoghraphic but should be back in stock soon. Other places do have them in stock though.
 
I have a Brownie 127, I put 35mm film in it. Fits nicely, and exposes over the sprockets :)
 
Have a read of Tony Kemplens article, AP Oct 30th. 'On the brink of extinction'. We should do all we can to keep film alive!!
 
Welcome to TP Lewis.

Good to see someone else trying to keep old cameras alive.

If you take a look at my 52 challenge, there is a varied amount of old cameras on there, the latest of which in week 44 used 828 format film originally which is no longer available.

If you were to follow the adaptation of 35mm film in the same way, it would work in your 127 camera.

As for cost....film can be reasonably cheap....some Rollei 35mm film for about £3 depending where you buy it....as for developing, assuming you won't be doing it yourself at home, then Asda or Tesco sound to be cheapish services.

There are lots of threads in the F&C section if you search through.

I reckon if you look hard enough you will still find some EFKE 12 film knocking about on ebay etc which may be an easier option for you to get started with.

You know where we are if you need additional help.

Good luck!
 
waxycamera said:
How do you get the film back into the cartridge though?
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Aha, there's a trick to this. You need a film changing bag or a big thick black binliner. Put camera in, put arms in, take bottom off camera. Pull gently at the metal retainer keeping the film on the takeup spool. You should be able to remove the takeup spool with film still on it, gently unwind and then just wind it back into the film canister.
 
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