Tom DelRosario wrote:
> Sorry for the off-topic question. But, even though I am reading a lot of
>photography books, I have never seen an answer to this question: if the frame size is
>24mm x 36 mm, then why is it called 35 mm film?
It's the width of the film. 35mm filmstocks were first used as motion-picture film;
the sprocket holes are one reason why long rolls are possible.
> (I could also ask, why is it called 6x6, when it is actually 5.6 x 5.6?)
120 film is 6.2cm wide.
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