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126 Film

There was a 126 roll film format created by Kodak which was in use from around 1906 through 1949. In 1963, Kodak reintroduced that size of film again, but this time put it in a cartridge. A 126 film cartridge
It was a very convenient medium for film; easy to load and dropped into popular point-and-shoot cameras from the 1960’s through the 1970’s. Kodak named their camera for this type of film the “Instamatic”. Many other 126-based brands were produced during this time as well.


 

I was given a 126 camera, perhaps a Bell & Howell “Autoload” (B&H’s brand of “Instamatic” which was made by Canon) for a gift in 1966 with a roll of film. Short of changing my life, it at least established my life’s course over the next 15 years and impelled me into a lifetime in the pursuit of photography.

A picture taken with 126 film
An image taken with 126 film