MTC Photography Posted December 20, 1998 Share Posted December 20, 1998 What films are currently available for Minox 8x11 cameras ?Where to buy them ?Is Kodak Technical Pan film available in 9.4mm format ? What is the frame format of Minox ultraminature cameras ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted December 20, 1998 Author Share Posted December 20, 1998 <H3> Factory Loaded 8x11 Film </h3><P> <h3> Minox GmbH, Germany </h3> <font color ='red'><UL><LI> Minopan 25(Agfapan APX 25) 36 exp, <LI> Minopan 100(AGFAPAN APX 100) 36 exp, <LI> Minopan 400(AGFAPAN APX 400) 36 exp <LI> Minochrome 50 36 exp <LI> Minocolor 25 in 15 and 36 exp , <LI> Minocolor 100; 15/36 exp,<LI> Minocolor 400 15/36 exp <LI> Minocolor Pro 100 15/30 exp</UL><P></font> <p><h3> ACMEL JAPAN films(Fuji) for MINOX 8x11 </H3><font color ='green'> <p><img src="http://web.ionsys.com/~~martntai/manual/REALA.JPG" border=3 align='left'><p> <ul> <li> ACMEL KING SUPER G 100 15/36 exp <li> ACMEL KING SUPER G 400 15/36 exp <li> ACMEL REALA ACE 100 15/30 exp (=Minocolor Pro 100) <li> ACMEL NEOPAN 100 36 exp <li> ACMEL NEOPAN 400 36 exp </font> </ul> <p> <font size=2>( Available in Japan, Hong Kong )</font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted December 20, 1998 Author Share Posted December 20, 1998 Minox 8x11 films are available from major photographic suppliers, such as <P><a href="http://www.bhphoto.com"> B&H </a>in USA, <P> <a href=" http://www.eightelmphoto.com">8Elm</a> or <a href="http://www.altcamera.com/">Alt Camera Exchange </a>in Toronto.<P> Or you can mail order through a list of Minox suppliers around the world is listed in <a href="http://www.minox.com">MINOX Wetzlar</a><p> Minox 8x11 film has a frame format of 8mm x 11mm and film width =9.4mm Minox format is some times referred to as 9.5mm format by mistake. <p> 9.5mm was a European movie standard, used in Pathe movie camera, it has center sproket hole between frames, frame size about 6x8mm, and is unsuitable for Minox 8x11 camera. <p> Any one using 9.5mm width film will jam his Minox camera. <p> I think Minox cassette was intentinally designed to reject Pathe 9.5mm film, perforamted or unperforated. <p> The actual measured width of Minox format is not 9.5mm, but between 9.2mm to 9.3mm <p><h3> MINOX FORMAT IS 8x11 format , not 9.5 format !!</h3> <p> You cannot put Pathe 9.5mm film into Minox 8x11 cassette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted December 22, 1998 Author Share Posted December 22, 1998 If you have a 35mm film to 8x11 slitter, then almost any 35mm film is available for your Minox 8x11 camera; further if you have a 16mm to 8x11 slitter, you can access vast amount of microfilm common in microfiche industry, thus expand enormously the variety of film available for Minox For exmaple you can slit your own Kodak Technical Pan, TMAX, infrared, ADOX, Agfa COPEX RAPID,Fuji Super HR etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfgang__ Posted July 30, 1999 Share Posted July 30, 1999 I've made a slitter and split my own film. If there is another minoxer in Brazil needing films, contact me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted September 23, 1999 Author Share Posted September 23, 1999 Mr. Al Doyle (Subminiature Times) sells Minox and other subminiature films.<P> Contact alldoyle@worldnet.att.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labce__ Posted October 5, 1999 Share Posted October 5, 1999 Has anyone tried respooling super 8mm movie film into Minox cassettes?I used to respool b&w 16mm movie film into Minolta cassettes when I was into Minolta 16mm cameras years ago.I have just gotten into Minox cameras and have just bought a cartridge of super 8mm tri-x (ASA 400) b&w film.Haven`t tried it yet,but the 8mm width is pretty close to Minox film and no splitter is required!The sprocket holes will be annoying,but if you shoot your frames a little larger than you want,it won`t matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted October 5, 1999 Author Share Posted October 5, 1999 Lance, I haven't heard any one using super 8mm movie film for Minox cassette. The Minox film is 9.2mm, super 8mm is 8mm, there is a 1.2mm difference, which is quite subtantial. If respool super 8mm film into Minox cassette, there is nothing to prevent the film from wobbling up and down the spool, and may cause camera jam.If you want to try, try it with care, and see how it goes. Good luck ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labce__ Posted October 5, 1999 Share Posted October 5, 1999 I was e-mailed asking where to get 8mm movie film for Minox respooling.You have to get Super 8mm film-regular 8mm film is actually 16mm wide!It`s shot on one side,flipped,then shot on the other side.It`s split into 8mm during processing at the lab.The Suoer 8mm film I bought is Kodak B&W Reversal film.It comes in Tri-X(ASA 400)and Plus-X(ASA 100)and comes in a cartridge(light trap!)and you pull it out as needed. I got mine(along with rolls of Minopan 100 and 400 in 36 exposures for $7 a roll)for about $11 for 50 feet from Samy`s Camera-(800)321- 4726.I learned that they had a local store in Hollywood near me,so I went.Huge discount photography warehouse-darkroom stuff,etc.The local professional photographers rave about their prices.They have a Minox department(probably with great prices on new & used Minoxes)but it closes at 7 p.m.PST and I was there later(store closes at 8 p.m.PST.) so I don`t know what else they have. I previously ordered Super 8mm and several rolls of Minopan(at $5 a roll)from Cambridge Photo in New York,but after weeks of them lying and saying that the order "went out today",I finally got somebody who told me they still had it on backorder and had NOTHING in stock!(I cancelled.)They were also very rude and obnoxious to deal with on the phone. I also ordered Super 8mm film from Adorama in New York and Sy was very helpful.They sent me color by mistake(I ordered Tri-X B&W)and I returned it but have yet to see the Tri-X. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labce__ Posted November 2, 1999 Share Posted November 2, 1999 I finally tried the Kodak Super 8mm B&W movie film in a Minox B camera.I reloaded a Minopan 36-exposure cartridge with the recommended length for a 50-exposure roll.(This actually gives about 53-54 exposures.)The cartridge took 50 exposures fine.The film went through the camera with no problems.When loading into the Minox developing tank(mine takes 50-exposure rolls)I had to make a hole in the end of the film(I used a stationary store hole-puncher)to engage the screw on the drum.(The metal clip isn`t strong enough to pull the tightly-wound 50 exposures out of the cartridge.)The film developed nicely and printed fine on a Minox enlarger.You just have to keep in mind whether the film sprocket holes will be on top or bottom of your negatives when you`re shooting pictures.It worked great and was a LOT cheaper than buying a splitter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted November 2, 1999 Author Share Posted November 2, 1999 Lance, your experiment with super 8 movie film is interesting.<p> What is the effective frame size you got, not including the sprocket holes ? What is width of the super * movie film, and what is its ASA/DIN rating ? <p> Can you find Pathe 9.5mm movie film ? It is supposely very close to the Minox format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter__7 Posted November 24, 1999 Share Posted November 24, 1999 Any one knows who sells 9.5mm motion picture film (unperforated ) in 100' roll ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierre__ Posted November 25, 1999 Share Posted November 25, 1999 CineDia sells Pathe 9.5mm Fuji Velva film, 30 meter/60 meter. Adress: 99 Avenue Joffre 93800 Epiney sur Seine France tel: 331 4841 3625. bye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labce__ Posted January 27, 2000 Share Posted January 27, 2000 Martin- The 8mm movie film frame is from edge to edge of the film.(No borders.)The sprocket holes are obstructing the top or bottom of your frame,depending on how you load the film.(I keep the holes on the bottom of the frame so while shooting I can keep in mind I`m losing the very bottom of negative area.)I used ASA 100 and 400.It works,but I just ordered a slitter and plan to slit 35mm film in the future.I don`t want to try Pathe 9.5,since it`ll probably jam the camera.With 8mm,you have to enlarge to almost 8 x 10 to get a 5 x 7 print-you lose lots of negative area.(To slit is better!) Question: How is ASA 25 or ASA 50 film for Minox?Are they too slow to hand-hold?Is quality(less grain) better than ASA 100?I noticed much better quality with ASA 100 film than with ASA 400 film in enlargements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted January 27, 2000 Author Share Posted January 27, 2000 Lance, you do lost some film area on 8mm movie film loaded into Minox cassette. <p> Re: ASA 25 film. Since Minox cameras (except EC/ECX/MX) is always used at wide open f/3.5 aperture, based on Peter Zimmerman sunny 10*ASA rule, at sunny day outdoor, you have to use shutter speed of 1/250 sec. <p> Agfapan 25 is a fine grain film, you can enlerge 8x11mm negative to 8x10" and hardly see the grains. <p> If you want finer grain, you use Kodak Technical Pan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted January 27, 2000 Author Share Posted January 27, 2000 Lance, if you have a chance, do try out Pathe "9.5mm" Fuji film. <p> It may surprice you amd me. <p> I doubt the story about how Pathe Baby 9.5mm film was created by sliiting three strips from 35mm film stock "between perfortion". <p> I measured the width of 35mm film "between perforation" and it turned out to be 25mm. Cut into three, one can only get three strips of 8.3mm film. <p> Pathe Baby indeed had three strips on one piece of film. <p> I am beginning to suspect that even Pathe-Baby film is not 9.5mm width. <p> Instead, I suspect that Pathe-Baby film could actually be 9.33mm wide.Because I suspect that the three-in-one strip might well be Pathe 28mm film. If Pathe cut their own 28mm film into three strips, then the width would be 28mm/3=9.33mm, and would feed the Minox cassette smoothly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted January 30, 2000 Author Share Posted January 30, 2000 <h3> 9mm Bulk Films for Minox 8x11 </h3> <p> 9mm films in 10 feet and 25 feet bulk are now available through Subclub at <p><a href="http://goathill.safeshopper.com/"><font size=6> Goat Hill Photo</font> </a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted January 16, 2002 Author Share Posted January 16, 2002 Agfa Copex Rapid copy film, developed in a new Speed Photography Ultra Resolution SPUR developer, produces 600 lpmm, double that of Technical Pan in Technidol <p> <a href="https://ssl.kundenserver.de/shop.fotolaborgeraete.de/lumiere- de/shop/technik/Spur/copex-uk.pdf"> Agfa Copex Rapid and Spur </a> <P> <a href="http://www.gigabitfilm.com">Gigabitfilm </a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted May 5, 2002 Author Share Posted May 5, 2002 Eurofilm from Minox Eurolab EU811 <img src="http://www.shops.siegen-nrw.de/Lab811/lib/eurofilm.gif"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted September 20, 2002 Author Share Posted September 20, 2002 Minox factory loaded film <p> Minox reloads <p> <a href="http://www.frugalphotographer.com/index.htm">Frugalphotographer.com</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris a. Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Please ignore, this is just a test: <A href="http://www.minox.de">Minox </A> (test) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted November 20, 2003 Author Share Posted November 20, 2003 Minox Factory loaded Delta 100 and Agfa Copex film:<p> from <a href="http://jandcphotography.com/Minox.htm">JANDCPHTOGRAPHY</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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