| If you were a kid in the 1970s or 1980s, you probably | | | | speed and are set to take low film speeds. When the |
| owned a 110 film camera at one point, whether it had | | | | user pops a 400 speed cartridge into the camera, the |
| Barbie or Star Wars on it. These small cameras | | | | resulting images are grossly over-exposed, causing |
| appealed to amateur photographers because of their | | | | grainy, washed out images. |
| ease of use. Instead of having to load the film yourself, | | | | Finding 110 Film |
| you simply popped the film cartridge in place and | | | | Today, finding 110 film is becoming more and more |
| started snapping pictures. The resulting images weren't | | | | difficult. As of 2008, Wal-Mart stores were still selling |
| the greatest, but you were just a kid after all, right? | | | | the Kodak version of the film, but many other |
| While you may have fond memories of your 110 film | | | | manufacturers have stopped making it, focusing |
| camera, you may not understand much about how it | | | | instead on digital cameras and APS cartridge film. |
| worked and why this film format has been phased out. | | | | Those who still photograph 110 film should stock up, |
| What Is 110 Film? | | | | because chances are very high that the film will be |
| Kodak was the first to create 110 film, and they did so | | | | phased out completely soon. It can be frozen and then |
| in response to the success of their 126 cartridge film. | | | | used far past its expiration date. |
| The 110 film cartridge houses film that captures a 13 by | | | | Scanning 110 Film |
| 17 mm image. The film is covered by a backing paper, | | | | Most photographers today have moved past the |
| has a small notch in the top that allows the camera to | | | | problematic 110 film. However, they may still have |
| advance the frames, and is returned to the | | | | negatives stored in the attic that have priceless |
| photographer without the plastic case. | | | | memories recorded on them. The best thing to do with |
| Drawbacks of 110 Film | | | | these negatives is to have them scanned and digitized. |
| While 110 cameras were small and easy to use, the | | | | As the film gets phased out, printing it at a photo lab |
| images they created often lacked clarity and quality. | | | | becomes more and more difficult. Not only that, but the |
| There are several reasons for this. First, the 110 | | | | small size of these types of negatives makes it much |
| negative is much smaller than its competitors, which | | | | more likely that they will be damaged at some point |
| means the resulting image has to be enlarged | | | | while they are being stored. Scratches and fingerprints |
| significantly, causing it to lose quality. | | | | on these tiny negatives make huge blights on future |
| Another issue with 110 film is the cameras made for it. | | | | printed photographs, because the images must be |
| Most of these are fixed-focus cameras, which mean | | | | enlarged so much when printed. A digital image is the |
| the resulting image is going to be slightly blurry unless | | | | safest way to preserve the memories contained on |
| the subject is standing at the exact spot the camera is | | | | 110 film negatives. Contact a scanning service today to |
| focused on. Also, most 110 cameras do not read film | | | | start scanning those 110 negatives. |