rollfilm
Wound photographic strip
Rollfilm is photographic film wound on a spool, allowing multiple exposures without reloading between shots.
Before rollfilm, photographers used individual glass plates or sheet film.
The format enabled smaller, more portable cameras and eventually snapshot photography for amateurs.
Also spelled as two words: roll film.
Film width measurement
- medium-formatMid-sized film photography
- spoolCylinder for winding material
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
canister · sprockets · perforations · frame · exposure · advance · wind · rewind
Image capturing device
- snapshotInformal photograph taken quickly
- amateurNonprofessional participant
- InstamaticCartridge-loading consumer camera
- point-and-shootAutomatic handheld camera
vacation · portraits · developing · printing · darkroom · enlargement · negatives · processing
Photography industrialist's surname
- inventionNew device or method
- 1880sNinth decade, nineteenth century
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- innovationCreating something original
democratization · mass-market · revolution · portable · convenience · consumer · popularization · accessible
35mm
Film width measurement
- medium-formatMid-sized film photography
- spoolCylinder for winding material
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
cassette · canister · sprockets · perforations · frame · exposure · advance · wind · rewind · leader
camera
Image capturing device
- snapshotInformal photograph taken quickly
- amateurNonprofessional participant
- InstamaticCartridge-loading consumer camera
point-and-shoot · vacation · portraits · developing · printing · darkroom · enlargement · negatives · processing · lab
Eastman
Photography industrialist's surname
- inventionNew device or method
- 1880sNinth decade, nineteenth century
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
innovation · democratization · mass-market · revolution · portable · convenience · consumer · popularization · accessible · breakthrough