127 Film Photography: 2025

Thursday, June 12, 2025

One month till 127 Day!

The next 127 Day is just one month away - on Saturday, the 12th of July, 2025. This would be a good time to make sure your 127-format camera is working and you have the film you need.

127 Film Photography will feature 127-format photographs made on the 12th of July, 2025, in a special online exhibition. You're invited to participate!

No fees, no competition, just a friendly virtual community joining together to make 127-format photos on the 12th of July, 2025.

To show your work,

Take 127-format photographs on the 12th of July, 2025.
Send one of your 127-format photographs that you took on the 12th of July to 127 Film Photography. Please email one jpg file, 500 pixels wide, to 127filmformat ~at~ gmail.com, by September 13, 2025.
In the subject line of your email, type "July 2025 127 Day" (no quote marks please).
In the body of the email, please include the following information:

copyright symbol,
year,
your name,
the title of the photograph,
location,
camera,
film, and
your website address (or other link to your work).

In that order. Please follow the example below EXACTLY. With no hard-return characters. (You don't have to use initials if you prefer to be known by your full name!). If you want to direct people to an Instagram page, please use the URL for the page, not an "@" handle (which will not work as a link).

All types of 127 film format* are welcome, whether the film began its existence as 127, or you used 35mm film or Instax film in a 127 camera, or you respooled 46mm film, or you cut down 120 film to 127 size ... or maybe you have a technique that I don't know about yet - if so, please tell me so I can share it with others who love this format (with full credit to you, of course - perhaps you'd like to write an article for 127 Film Photography about it!). Photos made on 127 film in a different size camera are welcome too.

127 Film Photography will publish all photos received (as long as they are in 127 format and do not contain images of nudity, violence, or exploitation).

I look forward to seeing your 127 Day photos!

*Sorry, digital photos in an aspect ratio similar to 127 film do NOT qualify (nor do any other digital photos).

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

It's Ilford ULF time!

Ilford's ULF (Ultra Large Format) ordering window is open until Monday, June 30.

That's good news for 127 film users, since the sale includes 50-foot rolls of fresh 46mm film, which you can cut and load onto 127 spools, using 127-size backing paper, to use in your 127-format cameras.

There are links to tutorials about how to do this on our Other Film Formats in 127-Format Cameras page.

The current Ilford sale includes both FP4+ and HP5+ in 46mm bulk rolls. The wider availability of FP4+ is especially good news, since many of the old 127 cameras are designed for film in this speed range. (Last year I found FP4+ quietly available at only one retailer).

An international list of ULF retailers is available at Ilford's website.

Ilford's website says, "We will start to ship orders to our resellers and distributor network during September and end users should check with their local ULF reseller for expected arrival dates. If your usual reseller is not able to take your order, please get in touch and we’ll see if we can redirect you to the nearest one that can."

See you on the 12th of July!

Saturday, April 26, 2025

A New Film Holder That Accommodates 127

CUTASUNDA, a UK-based startup recently announced the launch of its first product, Myriad, a multi-format film holder for scanning.

Myriad's design features a high-performance diffuser for evenly distributed illumination with no light fall-off; adjustable film guides with presets for many popular current and discontinued films (including 127! and also 110, APS, 126, 135, 120/220, and more); and a laser-etched transparent top panel for easy image alignment and full-film-width digitizing in all formats up to 6x9. The diffuser and top panel work together to flatten curved film, improving image geometry and frame-wide focus consistency The diffuser's finely textured surface prevents Newton rings.

"Whether you're digitizing old archives for posterity or your latest creative projects on current, expired, or discontinued film stocks, Myriad helps you capture them in full-width glory - with borders, sprocket holes, and edge markings - for a totally authentic analogue look. It's easy to set up and use, with no fiddly alignment or feeding issues to interrupt your workflow, and there are no extra-cost add-ons needed for different films and formats. It's a one-stop, ready-to-go solution for all popular roll and cartridge films," said Michael Swift, owner and operator of CUTASUNDA, adding "The term 'game-changer' gets thrown around an awful lot, but I think it fits perfectly here. Myriad is probably the only film holder you'll ever need."

Myriad is designed and manufactured in the UK using premium quality materials and components sourced from UK suppliers. Each unit comes with a cotton drawstring storage bag and an optical-grade microfiber cleaning cloth.

Priced at GBP £99.95 including tracked shipping worldwide, Myriad is available exclusively from CUTASUNDA at www.cutasunda.com, with full product details and instruction guides on the website.

The Myriad’s only limitation that I can discern (not having seen or used it) is that it can’t be used with flatbed scanners. I’m hoping that CUTASUNDA’s next product will be a flatbed scanner-compatible holder. If you scan using a digital camera, the Myriad is well worth looking into.

Sunday, March 30, 2025

127 Day Exhibition - January 27, 2025

Welcome to the 127 Day online exhibition for January 27, 2025!

21 artists in six countries across three continents joined together virtually on January 27, 2024, using 127-format analogue media, to make these photographs. I encourage you to page down to see the wonderful variety and creativity of the work.

If you photograph on film or other analogue media you're invited to join us for the next 127 Day, on the the 12th of July, 2025.

Enjoy your visit!

©︎2025 Yoshinobu IMAOKA, It just lasts forever.; Okayama, Japan; Leidolf Wetzlar Leidox 4×4, Fomapan 100

©︎2025 J. M. Golding, Winter light/Disconnected; northern California, USA; Yashica 44A, Efke R100 (expired 2014)

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

January 127 Day - deadline is tomorrow

This is just a quick reminder that the deadline to submit 127-format photos you made on January 27, 2025 to the 127 Day Exhibition is tomorrow, Thursday, March 27, 2025.

If you've already submitted, thank you!

If you haven't, and you have 127-format photos from that day, I hope you'll consider sending one.

I'm looking forward to seeing your 127 Day photos!

Thursday, March 20, 2025

January 127 Day - deadline is in one week

This is just a quick reminder that the deadline to submit 127-format photos you made on January 27, 2025 to the 127 Day Exhibition is in one week, on Thursday, March 27, 2025.

If you've already submitted, thank you!

If you haven't, and you have 127-format photos from that day, I hope you'll consider sending one.

I'm looking forward to seeing your 127 Day photos!

Saturday, February 8, 2025

127 Day Exhibition - December 7, 2024

Welcome to the 127 Day online exhibition for December 7, 2024!

Twenty-one artists in eight countries across three continents joined together virtually on December 7, 2024, using 127-format analogue media, to make these photographs. I encourage you to page down to see the wonderful variety and creativity of the work.

Enjoy!

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