Post by raybar on Dec 21, 2016 11:09:51 GMT -5
A is for Advanced Photo System. Or, as some would have it, the Amateur Photo System.
The Advanced Photo System was introduced in 1996 by Kodak, Fuji, Canon, Nikon, Minolta, Olympus and others.
Serious photographers had no interest in this new format because the frame size, at 16.7 x 25.1 mm, was smaller than the standard 35mm frame, and because only color negative film was offered. But, for the amateur snap-shot market, I thought it was a long-overdue update and improvement over the 110 (introduced 1972) and 126 Instamatic (introduced 1963) films and cameras it was intended to replace - drop-in loading, never touch the film, data encoded on the film, three print formats (achieved by cropping and enlarging to size), mini contact sheet with prints. What more could you want, except for bigger negatives, more film types, and better cameras?
APS Print Formats
Unfortunately for everyone involved - manufacturers, processors, consumers - APS was doomed from the day it was born by rapid advances in digital photography. Fuji, the last company making APS film, discontinued it in 2011, after only 15 years of production.
Most APS cameras were point and shoot models. But Canon, Minolta, and Nikon made a few interchangeable-lens SLRs as well. Fuji and Olympus marketed "zoom lens reflexes" with fixed zoom lenses.
Canon EOS IX Lite with EF 28-90 f/4-5.6 III and Canon EOS IX with EF 28-90 f/4-5.6 II
These SLRs accept the full line of Canon EF lenses
Minolta Vectis S-100 with V 22-80 mm f/ 4-5.6 and Vectis S-1 with V 28-56 f/4-5.6
These SLRs use Minolta's V-series lenses only.
Nikon Pronea S with IX-Nikkor 30-60 f/4-5.6 and Pronea 6i with IX-Nikkor 60-180 f/4.5-5.6
These SLRs use dedicated IX-Nikkor lenses as well as many Nikkor AF lenses
Fuji Endeavor 4000si with Olympus Centurion and Centurion S
All have fixed 25-100mm zooms
Look similar? Rumor had it that Olympus made the Fujis.
The Advanced Photo System was introduced in 1996 by Kodak, Fuji, Canon, Nikon, Minolta, Olympus and others.
Serious photographers had no interest in this new format because the frame size, at 16.7 x 25.1 mm, was smaller than the standard 35mm frame, and because only color negative film was offered. But, for the amateur snap-shot market, I thought it was a long-overdue update and improvement over the 110 (introduced 1972) and 126 Instamatic (introduced 1963) films and cameras it was intended to replace - drop-in loading, never touch the film, data encoded on the film, three print formats (achieved by cropping and enlarging to size), mini contact sheet with prints. What more could you want, except for bigger negatives, more film types, and better cameras?
APS Print Formats
Format | Aspect Ratio | Neg area used (mm) | Print (inches) | Print (cm) |
Classic | 2 : 3 | 16.7 x 25.1 | 4 x 6 | 10 x 15 |
HDTV | 9 : 16 | 16.7 x 30.2 | 4 x 7 | 10 x 18 |
Panaromic | 1 : 3 | 9.5 x 30.2 | 4 x 12 | 10 x 24 |
Unfortunately for everyone involved - manufacturers, processors, consumers - APS was doomed from the day it was born by rapid advances in digital photography. Fuji, the last company making APS film, discontinued it in 2011, after only 15 years of production.
Most APS cameras were point and shoot models. But Canon, Minolta, and Nikon made a few interchangeable-lens SLRs as well. Fuji and Olympus marketed "zoom lens reflexes" with fixed zoom lenses.
Canon EOS IX Lite with EF 28-90 f/4-5.6 III and Canon EOS IX with EF 28-90 f/4-5.6 II
These SLRs accept the full line of Canon EF lenses
Minolta Vectis S-100 with V 22-80 mm f/ 4-5.6 and Vectis S-1 with V 28-56 f/4-5.6
These SLRs use Minolta's V-series lenses only.
Nikon Pronea S with IX-Nikkor 30-60 f/4-5.6 and Pronea 6i with IX-Nikkor 60-180 f/4.5-5.6
These SLRs use dedicated IX-Nikkor lenses as well as many Nikkor AF lenses
Fuji Endeavor 4000si with Olympus Centurion and Centurion S
All have fixed 25-100mm zooms
Look similar? Rumor had it that Olympus made the Fujis.