120/220/620

The 120, 220, and 620 film formats are all 61mm wide with only minor variations between them. The 120 film format was introduced in 1901 by Kodak for their Brownie No. 2 box camera and offered 10-16 exposures per roll.

Kodak released the 620 format in 1931 as an alternative to 120 with the same width, but on a thinner all-metal spool. 620 film was discontinued in 1995.

The 220 format was introduced by Kodak in 1965 and is the same width as 120 film, but twice the length. This means 220 film offers twice the number of exposures per roll, but there are no frame numbers. Kodak discontinued 220 film in 2015. 120 film is still popular today among serious film photographers and commonly referred to as “medium format.” These formats were produced in black and white and color, and could capture images with different dimensions depending on the camera model.

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