[LargeFormat] Seeking info: B&J No 3a Rexo
Guy Glorieux
largeformat@f32.net
Tue Mar 13 21:33:38 2001
Les Newcomer wrote:
> I'll bet its 122. I've got a 122 camera (HUGE kodak folder) and the
> bellows look like their 3.5" wide. Dick Haviland sells odd size film
> Ijust can't remember the name of his website. Classic Film? or something
>
> Les
Right on, Les!
I've got a couple of those, they're Kodak 3-A's. Even have a special back with a
focusing screen that you load with a film/plate holder. The format is 3 1/4 by
5 1/2 inches. The film is 122 rollfilm. If I'm correct, a roll of film will
take 5 pictures.
Dick Haviland's place is called Film for Classics
http://www.camera-exchange.com/ffc2.htm
and I just checked, he does have 122 roll film, Verichrome Pan ISO 125 ($16.00
per roll). He's got plenty of other formats as well, for those interested. He
also has the odd-sized spools to go with.
This is new, since I remember having checked a couple of years ago and he did'nt
have the 122 format. I better check that the bellows on my camera are OK but
looks like I'm in for some fun with my 3-A's, at last!
At some time in the past, I bought a whole bunch of spools, some with unprocessed
film on them. I did'nt have any problem getting even the 122 sized film process
at my lab. They just feed the film in their machine and off it goes in the
chemicals. A couple of these old films yielded rather bland pictures, except one
which had obviously been shot by a high-class street photographer. Whom? I'll
never know.
Cheers,
Guy Glorieux