When
still cameras using
35 mm film, originally used for cinematography, were introduced they were widely known as miniature cameras to distinguish them from the then commonplace
rollfilm cameras. While the term could be used for a camera larger than a
subminiature and smaller than a rollfilm camera, it was mostly used for cameras taking
135 film
135 film, more popularly referred to as 35 mm film or 35 mm, is a format of photographic film used for still photography. It is a film with a film gauge of loaded into a standardized type of magazine – also referred to as a casse ...
cassettes, or other 35 mm cassettes.
The smaller variants of
rollfilm stayed popular for a while after introduction of
35mm film 35 mm may refer to:
* 135 film, a type of still photography format commonly referred to as 35 mm film
* 35 mm movie film, a type of motion picture film stock
* 35MM 35 mm may refer to:
* 135 film, a type of still photography format ...
in still photography. Thus at least the smaller frame formats for
127 film
127 is a roll film format for still photography introduced by Kodak in 1912.
The film itself is 46 mm wide, placing it between 35 mm and 120 "medium format" films in terms of size. The image format normally used is a square 4 ...
were also seen as miniature formats, a fact reflected in camera names like
Topcon's ''Minion'' (4×5cm format) and Utility Manufacturing Company's ''Falcon Miniature'' (3×4cm format).
References
Cameras
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