 Mari |
Difference between DX coded film and non DX? I am definitely a beginner and I hope this question does not sound stupid...My camera manual instructs to use DX-coded film, but I am having trouble locating this type. What is the difference between DX coded and non-DX? Is DX-coded film better? Thank you for any assistance offered.
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Andrew Laverghetta |
I think you would be hard pressed to find film that is non-DX coded. DX coded means that it has that metal looking stuff on the side of the film canister so the camera knows what ISO to use. Film generally doesn't say if it's DX coded or not because most if not all of it is. You should feel confident buying any kind of film you can find and it will have the coding on the side. If not, your camera should still work, you would just have to set it manually unless you have a point and shoot. Anyways, as I said, it would be pretty hard to find non-DX coded film nowadays.
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Kerry L. Walker |
Sure you can - 120, 220.LOL
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Andrew Laverghetta |
yeah yeah, geez. haha. But I mean in 35mm format :)
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Kerry L. Walker |
I knew you did. I was just joking with you. After all, your answer was correct and I had nothing to add.
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Tom Walker |
Look at your film canister, if it has black and silver bars on it it's dx coded, about the only 35mm film not coded is when you buy the film in 50 or 100 ft rolls and load it yourself in plastic canisters, also check your camera manual, I have one camera that uses dx only film and it automatically sets an asa of 100 for non dx coded film
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