j._bradley_deal Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Afternoon all, I just came into some free fim. I recieved 2 propacks of 220 film and some other odds & sods. Another wedding photographer gone digital. I was wondering if there would be any reason I could not use it in my old Balda Folder. I am assuming the paper backing is numbered upto 16 for 6x9, 24 for 6x6 etc... Its look like it would work anyway. Does anyone have a reason why it would be a problem? Thanks all Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen peterson Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 No paper backing on 220.....thats how it fits on the same size roll as 120. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ole_tjugen Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 220 film has no backing. There's a bit of paper tacked onto each end, but no backing behind the film. That's why it won't work - if you need a red window to get the winding right, at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j._bradley_deal Posted August 9, 2005 Author Share Posted August 9, 2005 Well that takes care of that I guess. Thanks fellows.- Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don_mckeith Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Depending on what Balda you have- on my Baldax the spacing is automatic.The wind knob ratchets back,and then you wind on until it stops.No need to look at the numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murrayatuptowngallery Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Depends how adventurous you are. If you want to do it 'just because', it can work. I ran a couple rolls thru a Moskva V with the 6x6 mask taped down & spray painted black to 6x4.5. I tried to calculate winding relationships, then just ran a developed roll thru and counted turns. I made a table of turns vs. exposures (gets shorter as the take-up spool fills up). I then made a table for 6x6 and 6x9 and put them in a luggage tag to travel with the camera. I had light leaks I couldn't completely track down. I got sick of it after a while, but still have a couple rolls left...I'm bound to try it again soon, maybe in a different camera.. Daryl Duckworth has run 220 thru 6x9 cameras...check out www.creative galleries.com and find him there...serious camera mutation projects. Murray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profhlynnjones Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Bill Ryan and I (Lynn Jones), invented 220 roll film at Calumet, we got Kodak to make it and it was introduced in Chicago in 1966 at the PPA national conventin. We created it for use in tha Calumet 120/220 film holder primarily for use in 4x5 view and press cameras. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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