Agfa Isopan Ultra type 129 from St. Petersburg, Russia

Type 129 is a rare format of roll film. It was introduced by Kodak in 1912. The roll contained 8 frames of the size 2x3 inch (5x8 cm) or 12 square frames. The format was discontinued by Kodak in 1951, the production in Europe stopped in the mid 1960s. It is unknown how this roll ended up in St. Petersburg. Most likely, it was left in a camera that was brought to Russia and subsequently the film ended up on an online auction.

This is the second roll of type 129 that I developed. The first came in this batch but was completely fogged. I used my "Universal" development tank made in the former USSR. To adapt the tank to 129 type a 31 mm spacer was cut from a 25 mm PVC pipe and used in place of the standard spacer for 35 mm film.

The film was developed in HC-110 dilution B for 6 minutes at 18 °C. The development time was a rough guess which worked surprisingly well. There are several blank frames on the roll and most photographs are out of focus. However, the image with a young lady looking out of the window is quite good.