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FILM STARS Wonderful 110

Back in1963 Kodak introduced the Instamatic system with a cartridge film called 126. It was a great success and remained so until, in1972, the photo giant did it again with a new range of cameras called Pocket Instamatics. The110 size film they took was 16mm wide, enclosed in a long, narrow cartridge and had a frame size of 13x17mm. With its introduction, other camera manufacturers began retooling for the latest Kodak film and before long110 cameras ruled the world of snapshot photography.

Two manufacturers, however, took a different route producing between them, four single lens reflexes (SLRs). Today, the film is relatively easy to buy, making those SLRs still very

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