This information is useful to determine the date the film was slit. Each film holder usually accommodates two sheets of film. Designed to work well in both optical and digital imaging systems, it is replacing kodak ektacolor edge 7 paper, kodak ektacolor edge 8 paper, and kodak ektacolor edge 9 paper. Kodak sheet films have a notch or a group of notches on one edge of each sheet. Photonegatives identification tips notch codes one step toward determining whether a film negative is cellulose nitrate is to examine the notch codes and the film type wording on the edges of the negative. The emulsion number for plusx as a motion picture film was 231, with kodaks standard prefix codes of. A notch code is a set of notches or recesses cut into the edge of a piece of sheet film to provide. If you own a verite printer, pixpro camera, or any other brand license partner products, please refer to the links further down this page. Kodak pioneered keykode numbers because, when it comes to tv production, budget and deadline rule. Some cameras accept different size film backs, allowing you to change the aspect ratio of your photos simply by changing the camera. Medium and large format cameras use sheet film supplied in various pack sizes.
Eastman kodak date code chart national film preservation. With eastman keykode numbers, you can complete your projects with greater efficiency. There are several different lists of kodak movie film date codes. The correlation between film type, edge markings, and dx and frame number bar codes is indicated below.
Date codes are a series of one to three usually two symbols on the edge of kodak film sold in reels or spools. Sheet film is, simply enough, big, and as such has a proportionately great ability to hold information. Brand, name, iso, code, available formats, sheet, notch. This is the point of manufacture where the large sheets of raw film are cut and perforated. A focus on performance, safety, and sustainability. They indicate the film type and help you to identify the emulsion side quickly. This paper is available in a variety of sheet and roll sizes in e, f, and n surfaces. But i shoot this film and thats what my sheets look like. The pen tool is a good choice for cutting notches in the frame.
They answered back no but sent me four sheets 8 pages showing the film. Kodaks film page is a good source of general information about their professional films. Kodak employed a series of standardized symbols to indicate manufacturing year and, until the system was revamped in 1982, repeated the codes in 20year cycles. Film code number, common name and film information, film code name. The emulsion number for plusx as a motion picture film was 231, with kodak s standard prefix codes of 7 for 16mm, and 5 for 35mm. I am always trying to improve this page, and appreciate any suggestions. Nighttime film photographers prefer using highspeed film stocks such as portra 800. Kodak xomat rp film, sheets, triple film, interleaved, 1996. Jun 01, 2009 kodaks film page is a good source of general information about their professional films. I believe i have the tech sheet for the maco 820c ir film this is one thats not easy to find online. Code notches roll film edge markings edge markings are used for identifying processed film. Commercial 4127 contrast process ortho 4154 estar thick base ektapan 4162 ekp high speed infrared 4143 hsi kodaline rapid pan masking 4570 plusx pan professional 4147 pxt precision line lpd4 2911 lpd precision line lpd7 4911 lpd professional copy 4125 separation negative 43, type 2. Film name and processing type and speed film sizes features and uses professionalquality, mediumspeed, daylighttype color reversal film with ultrafine grain, designed to produce highcontrast images with the highest color saturation among 100f series films.
Fujichrome and fujicolor film types are distinguishable by either their edge markings or code notches. Look for little symbols around the kodak name and safety film. Buy kodak sheet film print including popular models like lpf7, portra 400, portra 160, trix 320 and tmax 100. These forums are devoted to both pre and post war baseball cards and vintage memorabilia, as well as other sports. Kodak is excited to return to the 2019 consumer electronics show in las vegas, nv, from january 811, 2019, to showcase its line of instantprint photography products, digital film. Use the unused frame at the end of the layers palette to construct your own sheet film template. A guide to identifying year of manufacture for kodak motion picture films ti2660 3. I have a set of negatives that just say kodak pjm2. Dec 17, 2016 eastman plusx was first introduced as a motion picture film in 1938, and shortly afterwards produced for still cameras in a number of different formats as kodak plusx. Sheet film is large format and medium format photographic film supplied on individual sheets of acetate or polyester film base rather than rolls. Kodak edge codes the following table has compiled by robin williams of the east anglian film archive. Access comprehensive technical information for safety data sheets sdss.
Companies can encode any data they need in the bar codes. Kodak repeated symbols every 20 years, so you will need additional data to pinpoint the date. Kodak, tmax 100, 100, tmx, 5, 120, 4x5, 5x7, 8x10, pdf, kodak tmx notch pattern. When possible, codes are taken from eastman kodak documentation. Film data sheets and catalog page that may not be found anywhere else. It enables photographers to identify the emulsion side of the film when loading sheet film holders, and helps processing lab technicians avoid placing. It is useful for haze penetration and for special effects in commercial, architectural, and landscape photography. Photonegatives identification tips and notch codes chart. This was by the distance of the year symbol from the kodak edge print.
For 8mm edge codes used after 1965, see the web site fuji film uses a fourdigit code. However, youll have to get a variety of old kodak data books to decode the notch codes, because the same films have had different codes over the years. Eastman plusx was first introduced as a motion picture film in 1938, and shortly afterwards produced for still cameras in a number of different formats as kodak plusx. Kodak film number to film type cross reference table tom. The codes for the united states, the united kingdom, and canada vary until 1951. Sheet film was initially supplied as an alternative to glass plates. A bar code software can usually read many different bar codes from the same sheet of paper. Please let me know if i have included any errors in this page.
We can order any emulsion that kodak currently produces in any sheet film size you desire, so long as one dimension is 40 1016mm or smaller. Move the left paperedge guide to the far left and the front paperedge guide forward. Note that a nitrate negative may have been copied at some point and the edge printing from the original will. Kodak alaris delivers the worlds best films, helping professional photographers take powerful images with the most comprehensive and technically superior film portfolio available today. A guide to identifying year of manufacture for kodak. Kodak color negative and print films for process c41. For 8mm edge codes used after 1965, see the web site. They called it safety film since it was not as likely to kill you in a fire. Photonegatives identification tips and notch codes chart archivists. A v notch code first from the edge will identify pre1949 kodak sheet film as nitrate while a u shaped notch first from the edge will indicate the kodak film is acetate. Coming in from the right side, emulsion side up, the first notch is 5mm from the edge and 3mm wide. In the dark, this allows identification of the film type and the.
Kodak superxx panchromatic sheet film 10 x 15cm 4x6. It has two rectangular notches on the right side and i could not find this code anywhere. Kodak film number to film type cross reference table tom philo photography. Theyre not always consistent, for instance, you can order ulf sizes of fp4 and hp5 that ilford dont list on their own site, and with all the rebadging of some of the eastern european films, it. These packets can be loaded into a kodak readyload packet film holder or a polaroid film holder, model 545. You load this film into a film back that slides into the rear of the camera. Film identifier printed in the rebate, aka film edge markingedge code. I have a half dozen 9x12 sheet film holders zeiss ikon 6657 with film in them. It seems that a lot of kodak films have the triangular notches. A guide to identifying year of manufacture for kodak motion. The uk also identified the quarter and in the usa the half, in which the film was finished. Kodak safety film is what replaced the somewhat explosive nitrate film starting around 1910. Code notches for kodak sheet films, eastman kodak company, april 2004, 2 pages pdf.
Following is a chart, dated may 2001, source unknown. To date your film, find the films edge code and select the matching code on the chart. V notch code first from the edge will identify pre1949 kodak sheet film as nitrate while a u shaped. Buy products related to kodak film products and see what customers say about kodak film products on free delivery possible on eligible purchases. These charts reproduce the date edge codes from kodak and dupont motion picture film. Kodak film number to film type cross reference table what those numbers or letters along the side of the film mean. Older film may include the label safety film, which indicates a cellulose acetate base, as distinct from the earlier and highlyflammable nitratebase film.
If youre using film types that arent in this table, particularly some of the newer fuji films, try experimenting with the kodak gold and kodak advantix settings these seem to work well. The kodak xomat2000 and 2000a processors are designed to process medical xray sheet or roll film that can be processed in kodak rp xomatdeveloper and replenisher and in kodak rp xomatfixer and replenisher. Cellulose nitrate was never used for 16 mm film ca. Film code number common name and film information film code name chemical process. These charts reproduce the date edge codes from kodak and dupont motion pic ture film. Recent batches of dektol with date codes of august 2019 or later have been coming out darker than normal when mixed. Use caution because there are other codes on the film edge that. Kodak chemistry for professional labs kodak alaris.
Note in particular, old versions of the xtol data sheet are located below, including the 1998 version and the german version, both of which have times for the 1. This is a highspeed infrared film with moderately high contrast. Films such as kodak gold have different types of emulsions indicated by the generation gen code on the film. In addition to edge markings, dx codes are also seen on 5size color negatives. Kodak edge generations paper pfs photo finishers supplies. Theyre not always consistent, for instance, you can order ulf sizes of fp4 and hp5 that ilford dont list on their own site, and with all the rebadging of some of the eastern european films, it can be hard to know whats what. Codes are located outside the perforations of kodak motion picture film stock and refer to the date the film was manufactured. It is now manufactured by eastman kodak but distributed and marketed by kodak alaris. These date codes are located on the edge outside the perforations of most eastman kodak motion picture film stock manufactured through 1989. Kodak professional tmax film is a continuous tone, panchromatic, tabulargrain black and white negative film originally developed and manufactured by eastman kodak since 1986. The kodak readyload packets are available only in 4x5 format.
Film dating is facilitated by the manufacturing codes often printed along the film stock edge. A notch code is a set of notches or recesses cut into the edge of a piece of sheet film to provide a tactile way to identify the film brand, type, and processing chemistry e. Get the best deals on kodak vintage camera films when you shop the largest online selection at. This index was built from data sheets and manufacturers and retailers web sites. Notch codes can also identify sheet film as nitrate. When a photographer discovers a film unexpectedly blank after developing, the presence of normal edge codes indicates the failure was with the camera.
To date your film, find the film s edge code and select the matching code on the chart. Tips for determining whether a film negative is cellulose nitrate, including by. And code notches fujichrome and fujicolor film types are distinguishable by either their edge markings or code notches. Miscellaneous projectionist study sheet useful advice for the projectionist projectionists troubleshooting and maintenance guide vol. Code notches for kodak sheet films, eastman kodak company, april 2004. Most sheet films have reference notches in one edge of the film. Many current kodak consumer products are made and supported by our brand licensed partners. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Does anyone know where to find the codes on the edge of kodak 35mm film. This page is intended to be used by the collector of 16mm films to aid in the identification of the various kinds of film stock that one is likely to encounter. The triangular notch is probably your kodak film, but i would check the data sheet to be certain. With development variations, you can use this film for scientific and medical photography and document copying.
Incorporates newgeneration cyan, magenta and yellow couplers. When the notch is at the top right edge of the sheet, the emulsion side. Code notches and iso speeds for kodak sheet filmsedit. For day and night time shooting, you can try iso 400 films like kodak ultramax 400 or fujifilm superia xtra 400. Pdf files are included in the download that illustrate notch codes for kodak and fuji films. However, youll have to get a variety of old kodak data books to decode the notch codes, because the same films have. The kodak scanners come with a free desktop version of their bar code software. May 04, 2007 there is a date code in the edge printing as well. There are websites giving the codes used for motion picture film, the still films often use the same ones. When the notch is at the top right edge of the sheet, the emulsion side faces you. The codes refer to the date of manufacture, not the date of exposure or processing. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
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