35mm Fuji in a 120 Camera

[Paul Taylor]

I know, nothing new - but the first time I have tried it. And of course, I tried in the camera that makes the least sense (wide angle lens, vertical viewfinder, etc.)

I 3D printed a couple adapters and ran a roll of Fuji 200 through my Fuji GS645W. I hoped it wouldn't notice the Fuji is actually made by Kodak and the two would get along like long-lost siblings. I wanted to try it in a manual film wind camera, and the only two I have that aren't auto-wind are the Fuji and a Bronica EC (which I am going to try it in next as the Fuji wasn't too happy about it.)

Anyways, here are some results - hope you like sprockets. I drove up to Williams, AZ as it is ~25 degrees cooler than down in Phoenix so I took some boring "landscapes" in the point-and-shoot style that the Fuji works well with.

Williams AZ and surrounding area

Yarnell Hill, AZ

Peoples Valley, AZ

 

[Chris Bennett]

These are nice Paul.
I played with this idea a while back and I used a trick to enable me to shoot more than one roll on an outing. I got myself two sets of adapters and ran the used portion of the film into an empty 35mm cassette. When it had finished, I could open the back in daylight, remove the end of the film from the used canister and then re-use that to take up the next roll. Don't forget to take tape with you though! - I stuck a bit on each canister in readiness.

Notes From The Top Left Corner

I read the date as 1978, Wes, but the previous owner of the camera has said that the holiday was 1973. I love the composition of the one with the 3 gondolas heading for the same spot near the corner of the building - it's perfect, to my eye.

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[Gary R. Smith]

Wasn't sure where Williams was. I've been a few places in AZ (usually starting in Phoenix where it will typically be 100+ degrees). I like the sprocket holes... So, would you say that your experiment was worth the effort?

 

[Paul Taylor]

I think so, I am going to see about using my Bronica next and that will yield more "panoramic" images.

I need to hurry up and 3d print my 6x17

 

[Gary R. Smith]

Having been involved with mechanical CAD for 25+ years, I'm sort of glad I never got involved with 3D printing - yet one more (expensive) consumable that I'd need to replace. That and the fact that despite 25+ years I no longer have any s/w on my system here at home.

 

[Paul Taylor]

I worked with CNC equipment for a while, and have done tons of manual machining / lathe work - and I do like my 3D printers. I mostly resin print these days. Comes in handy.

 

[Brian Moore]

I know, nothing new - but the first time I have tried it. And of course, I tried in the camera that makes the least sense (wide angle lens, vertical viewfinder, etc.)

I 3D printed a couple adapters and ran a roll of Fuji 200 through my Fuji GS645W. I hoped it wouldn't notice the Fuji is actually made by Kodak and the two would get along like long-lost siblings. I wanted to try it in a manual film wind camera, and the only two I have that aren't auto-wind are the Fuji and a Bronica EC (which I am going to try it in next as the Fuji wasn't too happy about it.)

Anyways, here are some results - hope you like sprockets. I drove up to Williams, AZ as it is ~25 degrees cooler than down in Phoenix so I took some boring "landscapes" in the point-and-shoot style that the Fuji works well with.

Williams AZ and surrounding area

Yarnell Hill, AZ

Peoples Valley, AZ

Paul how did you know how far to wind the film after each exposure?

 

[Paul Taylor]

Paul how did you know how far to wind the film after each exposure?

The camera just treats it like a 6x4.5 so you just wind till it stops for the next image . This results in an image that is the same as 35mm in one dimension, and the same as a 6x4.5 on the other. 35mm is 24mm x 36mm. 6x4.5 is 56mm x 42mm so my Fuji being vertical in how it captures images I ended up with images 24mm x 42mm. When I use the same adapters in my Bronica it should yield 35mm x 56mm images.

It doesn't change the "stops" for the film winding cause the camera has no clue it is actually got the "wrong" film in it. The winding "stop" is based in the camera, not the film.

Hopefully that makes sense or I explained it correctly.

 

[Brian Moore]

The camera just treats it like a 6x4.5 so you just wind till it stops for the next image . This results in an image that is the same as 35mm in one dimension, and the same as a 6x4.5 on the other. 35mm is 24mm x 36mm. 6x4.5 is 56mm x 42mm so my Fuji being vertical in how it captures images I ended up with images 24mm x 42mm. When I use the same adapters in my Bronica it should yield 35mm x 56mm images.

It doesn't change the "stops" for the film winding cause the camera has no clue it is actually got the "wrong" film in it. The winding "stop" is based in the camera, not the film.

Hopefully that makes sense or I explained it correctly.

That’ll do just fine for now. Thank you.

 

[Chris Bennett]

That’ll do just fine for now. Thank you.

It's the older cameras like mine above, with red windows, where you encounter those problems, Brian. See my post to you in the thread I linked to, to remind yourself how I dealt with it.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

I know, nothing new - but the first time I have tried it. And of course, I tried in the camera that makes the least sense (wide angle lens, vertical viewfinder, etc.)

I 3D printed a couple adapters and ran a roll of Fuji 200 through my Fuji GS645W. I hoped it wouldn't notice the Fuji is actually made by Kodak and the two would get along like long-lost siblings. I wanted to try it in a manual film wind camera, and the only two I have that aren't auto-wind are the Fuji and a Bronica EC (which I am going to try it in next as the Fuji wasn't too happy about it.)

Anyways, here are some results - hope you like sprockets. I drove up to Williams, AZ as it is ~25 degrees cooler than down in Phoenix so I took some boring "landscapes" in the point-and-shoot style that the Fuji works well with.

Williams AZ and surrounding area

Yarnell Hill, AZ

Peoples Valley, AZ

Lovely colours and very nicely done, with or without the sprockets.

 

[Gianluca Drago]

A very beautiful series, which has something nostalgic about it.