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,

1. Take 127-format photographs on the 12th of July, 2025.
2. 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. 
3. In the subject line of your email, type "July 2025 127 Day" (no quote marks please).
   
4. In the body of the email, please include the following information: 
1. copyright symbol,
2. year, 
3. your name, 
4. the title of the photograph, 
5. location, 
6. camera,
7. film, and
8. 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).

© 2025 J. M. Golding, The Road Back; northern California, USA; Yashica 44A, Efke R100 (expired 4/14) http://www.jmgolding.com

 

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).

 

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!