Tasma (
Russian
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: ''Тасма'') is a Russian GOST and ISO certified manufacturer of black-and-white and colour
photographic films. It also manufactures adhesive tape and demineralized water. Located in
Kazan
Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering an ...
, Russia, it has been in operation since 1933 (starting as "Film Factory No. 8"). The name ''Tasma'' is derived from the Russian phrase ''Татарские светочувствительные материалы'' ("''Tatarskie Sveto Materialiy''"), meaning "Tatar Sensitized Materials"; this name was adopted by the company in 1974.
During World War II, only Tasma's Kazan factory remained in operation, supplying the entirety of domestic Soviet photographic material for the war effort. For this effort, it was awarded a medal for the Order of the Red Banner of Labor in 1944.
The company manufactures black and white negative films KN-1, KN-2, and KN-3, which are popular with photographers in Russia as well as motion picture cinematographers internationally. The company provides its films in
16mm
16 mm film is a historically popular and economical gauge of film. 16 mm refers to the width of the film (about inch); other common film gauges include 8 and 35 mm. It is generally used for non-theatrical (e.g., industrial, ed ...
,
35mm, and
70mm
70 mm film (or 65 mm film) is a wide high-resolution film gauge for motion picture photography, with a negative area nearly 3.5 times as large as the standard 35 mm motion picture film format. As used in cameras, the film is wi ...
formats.
Prior to the fall of the Soviet Union, the company offered an array of color photographic products from the year 1950 as well, but these were discontinued following
the fall of the Iron Curtain.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the company was reorganized as a free enterprise and privatized in 1992.
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External links
Company’s official website available in Russian or English languages
Photography companies of Russia
Photographic film makers
Russian brands
Soviet brands
Companies based in Kazan
Manufacturing companies of the Soviet Union