{"id":705,"date":"2020-10-11T21:00:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T04:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/historic.camera\/?p=705"},"modified":"2020-10-11T21:00:25","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T04:00:25","slug":"comparison-of-35mm-and-medium-format-negative-sizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/historic.camera\/?p=705","title":{"rendered":"Comparison of 35mm and Medium format negative sizes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I found this page while looking for a list of which medium format cameras shoot 6×7 … not exactly what I was originally looking for but wanted to make a note since this is useful information.\u00a0 Photoethnography.com has a lot of other interesting stuff worth checking out.<\/p>\n

120 film:\u00a0<\/strong>Kodak numbered all of its film types, starting with 100 (I think). So 120 roll film is actually a rather early format. It was used in the Kodak Brownie cameras. The film is 60mm wide and comes on a reusable plastic spool with an opaque black paper backing. This is because unlike 35mm film, 120 film does not come in a light-tight cartridge.<\/p>\n

Unlike 35mm film too, 120 film has no standard size. There are a variety of framing options that manufacturers have used:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Format Name<\/td>\nActual Frame Size<\/td>\nShots\/roll<\/td>\nCameras<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6×4.5<\/td>\n56mm x 42mm
\n2352 sq.mm<\/span><\/td>\n		16<\/td>\nPentax 45, Mamiya 45, Hasselblad H1, etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6×6<\/td>\n56mm x 56mm
\n3136 sq.mm<\/span><\/td>\n		12<\/td>\nHasselblad 200\/500, Rollei TLR, Yashicamat TLR, etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6×7<\/td>\n56mm x 67mm
\n3752 sq.mm<\/span><\/td>\n		10<\/td>\nPentax 67, Mamiya RB67\/RZ67, etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6×8<\/td>\n56mm x 75mm
\n4200 sq.mm<\/span><\/td>\n		8<\/td>\nSome large-format roll-film backs
\nMamiya RB67 motorized back<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6×9<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nSome large-format roll-film backs
\nFuji wide-angle panoramic rangefinders
\nFuji SLR medium format camera<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6×17<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nSome large-format roll-film backs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Compared to 35mm, medium format uses 3~4 times as much film surface. This allows for better tonality (smoother gradations), finer detail, and less apparent grain. The downside is that medium format cameras are bigger, heavier, more expensive, darker lenses (f\/2.8 or f\/4 is usually the largest aperture), and film-developing costs more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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35mm
\n24x36mm
\n864 sq.mm<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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6×4.5
\n56x42mm<\/p>\n

2352 sq.mm
\n(2.7x as large as 35mm format)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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6×6
\n56x56mm<\/p>\n

3136 sq.mm
\n(3.6x as large as 35mm format)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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6×7
\n56x67mm<\/p>\n

3752 sq. mm.
\n(4.3x as large as 35mm format; 1.6x larger than 6×4.5)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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