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127 film
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127 is a roll film format for still photography introduced by Kodak in 1912.
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The film itself is 46 mm wide, placing it between 35 mm and 120 "medium format" films in terms of size.[1] The image format normally used is a square 4 cm × 4 cm. However, rectangular 4 cm × 3 cm and 4 cm × 6 cm are also standard.
127 enjoyed mainstream popularity until its usage began to decline from the 1960s onwards in the face of newer, cartridge-based films.[2] However, as of 2020[update] it survives as a niche format and is still in production.[3]