#glossary

Dmitri May 11, ‘24

35mm film needs canisters, and they’re in short supply. Kodak and Ilford manufacture and sell classic metal 135 film canisters, so they and brands like CineStill could package and distribute the most common type of camera film. However, the demand…

Plastic film canisters also don’t come with DX code (analog.cafe/r/a-beginners-…), which can cause issues with many point-and-shoot cameras. I’ve only got one roll so far, which came with a DX code sticker (analog.cafe/r/amber-t800-f…) that I was to attach myself.

Whereas some point-and-shoot cameras will default to ISO 100, which can still be OK for certain emulsions rated up to ISO 400 (like Lomochrome Purple, analog.cafe/r/lomography-l…) — others, like Konica Big Mini F (analog.cafe/r/konica-big-m…) default to ISO 25.