Adapters

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FAKMATIC – 135 to 126 Film Adapter Kit

With FAKMATIC it's possible to shoot 35mm film with Instamatic cameras. FAKMATIC is a reusable cassette that replaces 126 film cartridges which are almost impossible to find, often undevelopable, and always expensive. The CARTRIDGE is made of three parts:

1 shell
1 take-up spool
1 lid

FAKMATIC comes with detailed instructions that will guide you step-by-step into loading the 35mm film into Instamatic cameras, taking photographs, respooling the film for development. [caption id="attachment_1875" align="alignnone" width="300"]

Shot on 35mm film with Kodak Instamatic 277X[/caption] With 135film in a 'FAKMATIC camera' you'll get square photographs. The number of photos varies with the lenght of the mounted film. A 24 exposures film will hold 16-20 frames, depending on the winding mechanism and needle tighness (more on this in the detailed section of this page). It is recommended to use a 24 exposure film because a longer film will hardly fit in the cartridge. SHIPPING PRICE You can select the preferred shipping method at the checkout page: Registered Mail with tracking, or Priority Mail without tracking. Check the FAQ page for details.

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FAK 116 – 120 to 116 Film Adapter Kit

Use normal 120 film on old cameras designed for the Kodak 116 film format. FAK 116 is the Film Adapter Kit that let you load normal medium format 120 film in cameras made for the 116 film spools. The 116 film was introduced in 1899 and discontinued in 1984: it's extremely difficult to find, and it's obviously expired! This adapter features a stainless steel flange that perfectly reproduce the same hole that's in the original 116 spool flange. They are laser-cut out of a 1mm thick stainless steel plate. The plastic parts are printed with a very solid PLA organic polymer, which is even stronger than the 120 spool material itself! With the 120 film in a 116 film camera you'll get 6 panoramic-format photographs with a size of about 11x6cm (4¼ x 2½ inches). The KIT comes with four adapters, two for each spool in the camera. The one with a different hole is the “Key Adapter”. TheKey Adapter features a 1mm laser-cut stainless steel flange that perfectly reproduce the same hole that’s in the original 116 spool.

Load the the empty spool (take-up spool) with two adapters mounted at both ends, making sure that the Key Adaper corresponds to the camera’s film advance knob.
Mount the other two adapters on the unexposed film and put it in the camera.
Insert the paper leader into the take-up spool and roll up a little until it's well inserted.

Suitable Cameras: The first camera using this film was the 1A Folding Pocket Kodak. Other cameras using the 116 film were: No.1A Autographic Kodak Junior, No.1A Pocket Kodak, No.1A Pocket Kodak Junior, No.1A Speed Kodak, No.2A Beau Brownie, No.2A Brownie, No.2A Folding Autographic Brownie, No.2A Folding Cartridge Hawkeye Model B, No.2A Folding Rainbow Hawk-Eye (Model B). Every 116 camera can be converted: please read the list of compatible cameras at the bottom of this page. PRICE OF SHIPMENT You can select the preferred shipping method at the checkout page: Registered Mail with tracking, or Priority Mail without tracking. Check the FAQ page for details.

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FAK 135 – 135 to 120 Film Adapter Kit

Convert 35mm film to the size of a 120 film to shoot in medium format cameras! FAK 135 is the Film Adapter Kit that let you load 35mm film in cameras made for the 120 film spools. The KIT comes with:

2 adapters for the 35mm canister
1 film paper leader
1 container box for the kit
1 detailed instructions paper

You also need an empty 120 film spool, but you probably already have it.

GO PANORAMA!

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Shot in Venice with 135 film Kodak Gold 200 in Pentax 67 - 35mm film adapted to medium format with the FAK135 kit.[/caption] With the 135film in a 120film camera you'll get panoramic-format photographs with different sizes depending on your camera's frame size. There are many formats and standards in the 120 film world, many different cameras that have different frame sizes. With the 135 film in a medium format camera you'll get panoramic-format photographs with a size of about... — 3,5x6cm in 6x6 cameras (Hasselblad, Rolleiflex, Yashica 635, TLR...) — 3,5x7cm in 6x7 cameras (Pentax 67, Mamiya 7, Fuji 6x7...) — 3,5x9cm with Fuji GSW690 and similar 6x9 cameras — 3,5x17cm with panoramic Linhof Technorama or Fuji GX617... The larger the frame, the fewer the pictures will result from a roll of 35mm film. Another variable is the length of the film: the 135 film can have 12, 24, 27, 36 exposures or even more in case of manual bulk respoolings... On a 6x7 camera, a 24 exposures film will give you circa 12 photos 35x70mm. 36 exposures film will give you about 18 photos depending on the type of camera. SHIPPING PRICE You can select the preferred shipping method at the checkout page: Registered Mail with tracking, or Priority Mail without tracking. Check the FAQ page for details.

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FAK 118 – 120 to 118 Film Adapter Kit

Load 120 film on old cameras designed for the Kodak 118 film format! With these adapters mounted on the 120 spool, your camera will work exactly as it would with original 118 films. No original 118 spool is needed for this system: you don't have to respool the film from one spindle to another. With the 120 film in a 118 film camera you'll get 6 panoramic-format photographs with a size of about 14x6cm (4¼ x 2½ inches). This adapter features a stainless steel flange that perfectly reproduce the same hole that's in the original 616 spool flange. They are laser-cut out of a 1mm thick stainless steel plate. The plastic parts are printed with a very solid PLA organic polymer, which is even stronger than the 120 spool material itself!

MOUNTING:

The KIT comes with four adapters, two for each spool in the camera. The one with a different hole is the “Key Adapter”. TheKey Adapter features a 1mm laser-cut stainless steel flange that perfectly reproduce the same hole that’s in the original 122 spool.

Load the the empty spool (take-up spool) with two adapters mounted at both ends, making sure that the Key Adaper corresponds to the camera’s film advance knob.
Mount the other two adapters on the unexposed film and put it in the camera.
Insert the paper leader into the take-up spool and roll up a little until it's well inserted.

PRICE OF SHIPMENT

You can select the preferred shipping method at the checkout page: Registered Mail with tracking, or Priority Mail without tracking. Check the FAQ page for details.

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FAK 122 – 120 to 122 Film Adapter Kit

Load 120 film on old cameras designed for the Kodak 122 film format! With these adapters mounted on the 120 spool, your camera will work exactly as it would with original 122 films. No original 122 spool is needed for this system: you don't have to respool the film from one spindle to another. With the 120 film in a 122 film camera you'll get 4 panoramic-format photographs with a size of about 14x6cm (5½ x 2½ inches). This adapter features a stainless steel flange that perfectly reproduce the same hole that's in the original 616 spool flange. They are laser-cut out of a 1mm thick stainless steel plate. The plastic parts are printed with a very solid PLA organic polymer, which is even stronger than the 120 spool material itself!

MOUNTING:

Load the the empty spool (take-up spool) with two adapters mounted at both ends, making sure that the Key Adaper corresponds to the camera’s film advance knob.
Mount the other two adapters on the unexposed film and put it in the camera.
Insert the paper leader into the take-up spool and roll up a little until it's well inserted.

PRICE OF SHIPMENT

You can select the preferred shipping method at the checkout page: Registered Mail with tracking, or Priority Mail without tracking. Check the FAQ page for details.

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FAK 616 – 120 to 616 Film Adapter Kit

Load 120 film on old cameras designed for the Kodak 616 film format! FAK 616 is the Film Adapter Kit that let you load normal medium format 120 film in cameras made for the 616 film spools (cameras like old Kodak SIX-16 or Brownie). The 616 film went out of production in 1985 and are extremely difficult to find, and if found are expensive and and obviously expired! No original 616 spool is needed for this system: you don't have to respool the film from one spindle to another. With the 120 film in a 616 film camera you'll get 6 panoramic-format photographs with a size of about 11x6cm (4¼ x 2½ inches). This adapter features a stainless steel flange that perfectly reproduce the same hole that's in the original 616 spool flange. They are laser-cut out of a 1mm thick stainless steel plate. The plastic parts are printed with a very solid PLA organic polymer, which is even stronger than the 120 spool material itself! Kodak box Brownies, Kodak Brownie Special Six-16, Kodak SIX-16Model C, Kodak Jiffy Six-16, and also some Agfa and Ansco boxes and folders, or even the Seneca 2A Box Scout. Every 616 camera can be converted: please read the list of compatible cameras at the bottom of this page. The KIT come with four adapters. The one with a different hole is the “Key Adapter”.

Load the the empty spool (take-up spool) with two adapters mounted at both ends, making sure that the Key Adaper corresponds to the camera’s film advance knob.
Mount the other two adapters on the unexposed film and put it in the camera.
Insert the paper leader into the take-up spool and roll up a little until it's well inserted.

That's it! PRICE OF SHIPMENT You can select the preferred shipping method at the checkout page: Registered Mail with tracking, or Priority Mail without tracking. Check the FAQ page for details.

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120 film spool

If you're using the FAK Adapters to convert some vintage camera to the 120 film format you may need an empty 120 spool to use as take-up spool. You sure know that every time you shoot a film in 120 medium format camera, the remaining spool is to be swapped into the take-up chamber: so you always have an empty spool when you shoot a 120 film. But if you buy a vintage camera (Brownie, Hawkeyem 616, Autograph, whatever...) for the first time and you don't have another camera in the 120 format, you will probably need a spool. These are simple original empty spools coming fromn Kodak, Fujifilm, Efke, Foma, Ilford and others. Buy one in combination with a FAK Adapter!

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