How to identify your Film format.

There are many different types of film and slide format. Most of them are no longer made or processed. This page should help you indentify some of the more common ones. Note that the images are not to scale.

135 (35mm) Standard Format

This is a standard 35mm filmstrip that contains 4 36mm x 24mm frames. This film usually comes in rolls of 24 or 36 frames. The frame number is printed on the top and/or bottom of the frame. 135 format is exactly 35mm wide. This format was introduced in 1934 and is easily the most popular format.

Here's what a standard 35mm slide in a 2" x 2" mount looks like. The frame size (black area) is usually about 34mm x 23mm, although it does vary by manufacturer and slide age.

110 "Instamatic" Format

This is a 110 filmstrip with 13mm x 17mm frames it is 16mm wide. The picture shows a strip of 4 frames, but they are often cut into longer strips. The 110 instamatic film format was sold in cartridges that simply dropped into the camera. It was introduced by Kodak in 1972. The picture quality from instamatic cameras is generally poor.

This is a 110 slide in a 2" x 2" mount. The viewable frame size is about 12mm x 16mm. If you happen to have the small 110 30mm x 30mm mount slides, we can scan them, but it gets expensive because we essentially have to pop each slide into a special frame.

Disc Film

This is disc film. The disc contains 15 8mm x 11mm frames. This film was introduced by Kodak in 1982. The small frames produce grainy blurry images. We can scan disc film.

APS - Advanced Photo System

This is an APS cassette. One unusual aspect of APS film is that it is permanently contained in the cassette. APS cassettes typically contain 15, 25, or 40 frames. APS is negative film and comes in both colour and black and white. Inside the cassette the film is 23mm wide and the frames are 30.2mm x 16.7mm in size (don't try to open the cassette we need the film inside the cassette). We scan APS. Click here for more info' : APS Scanning

126 "Instamatic" Format

This is a 126 filmstrip that contains 4 28mm x 28mm frames. The frame number is printed at the bottom of the frame. 126 film is actually 35mm wide and so it can be confused with 35mm. Like 110 format, 126 film comes in cartridges for easy loading; it was introduced in 1963.

Here's what a 126 slide in a 2" x 2" mount looks like. The viewable area is usually about 26.5mm x 26.5mm.

127 Format

Here's what a 127 "super slide" in a 2" x 2" mount looks like. The viewable area is about 40mm x 40mm.

120 Medium Format

120 medium format contains a range of frame sizes; 6x4.5cm, 6x6cm, 6x7cm, 6x8cm, and 6x9cm. The most common being the 6x6cm size shown at the left. This actually has a frame size of 56mm x 56mm. The frame number is printed at the top or bottom and this format is 60mm wide. This format was introduced in 1901 and comes on a roll. Also related are 220 and 620 format. The difference is that these formats allow for more exposures per roll.

This is a medium format 6x6cm slide in a 70mm x 70mm mount. We can scan these slides and also 6x4.5cm, 6x7cm, 6x8cm, and 6x9cm medium format slides.

Here's a matted 6x6cm frame. Please remove film from mats before sending it in for scanning.

4 x 5 Inch Large Format

4" x 5" large format is sheet film. This is not actually 4x5 inches in size but is usually about 100mm x 125mm and the frame size is roughly 95mm x 120mm.

You can find more Information on additional film formats here