FILM SPECIFICATIONS

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FILM SPECIFICATIONS

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Common Film Lengths
Super 8 16 mm 35 mm 65 mm
50-ft cartridge 100 ft 100 ft 1000 ft
200 ft 200 ft 2500 ft
400 ft 400 ft
800 ft 1000 ft
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Cores and Spools
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16 mm Cores
Type T Core
Type Z Core
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16 mm Spools
KODAK Spool for AATON A-MINIMA Camera
R-90 Spool
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35 mm Cores
Type U Core
Type Y/EE Core
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35 mm Spools
S-83 Spool
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65 mm Core
Type P Core
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Perforation Sizes and Shapes
Negative perforation used on most 35 mm camera
negative films. The Bell Howell perforation
evolved from early round perforations. Positi
ve perforation. Larger size, rounded corners are
used for extra strength. Used primarily for 35 mm
release prints. Perforations are the same form
(size and shape) for all film types however,
camera origination (negative or reversal) films
have shorter pitch.
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Perforation Types
Bell Howell Bell Howell Kodak Standard Kodak Standard 16 mm 16 mm Tolerances /- Tolerances /-
Dimensions Inches mm Inches mm Inches mm Inches mm
C 0.1100 2.794 0.1100 2.794 0.0720 1.829 0.0004 0.010
D 0.0730 1.854 0.0780 1.981 0.0500 1.270 0.0004 0.010
H 0.082 2.08
R 0.020 0.51 0.010 0.25 0.001 0.03
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16 mm End Use Perforations

• 2R-2994
• 2R-3000
• 1R-2994
• 1R-3000
• 3R-2994
• 3R-3000

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35 and 65 mm End Use Perforations

• BH-1866
• BH-1870
• KS-1866
• KS-1870
• DH-1870

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Winding

• Winding A

Winding B
2R perforated on both sides
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Film Can Labels
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Conclusion

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