Medium format

The medium format photograpic camera refers to the film size used.

The divison between formats have changed over time, but the medium format typically uses roll film that is 60 mm wide. A 35 mm wide format is miniature, while a 40 mm used to be called miniature, but may be considered medium now.

Upwards, the division is more easily defined, since large format camera use sheet film[?], not rolls.

All medium format cameras manufactured today use the 120 film format:

• Bronica
• Contax
• Fuji
• Hasselblad, who set the standard for the medium format in professional photography in 1948
• Horseman
• Kiev[?]
• Mamiya
• Pentax[?]
• Rollei, including the Rolleiflex[?]
• Seagull

External Links

• "Camera Review" on medium format cameras (http://www.camerareview.com/templates/rating.cfm?Category=5&Sort=Count)
• David Silver on medium format (http://www.photographyhistory.com/cc2.html)