diff --git a/Tests/test_imageops.py b/Tests/test_imageops.py
index 3b3a63122..eaa8fde3c 100644
--- a/Tests/test_imageops.py
+++ b/Tests/test_imageops.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from .helper import PillowTestCase, hopper
 
 from PIL import Image
-from PIL import ImageFile
 from PIL import ImageOps
 
 try:
@@ -256,9 +255,7 @@ class TestImageOps(PillowTestCase):
                     else:
                         self.assertNotEqual(transposed_im.info["exif"], original_exif)
 
-                        exif = ImageFile.Exif()
-                        exif.load(transposed_im.info["exif"])
-                        self.assertNotIn(0x0112, exif)
+                        self.assertNotIn(0x0112, transposed_im.getexif())
 
                     # Repeat the operation, to test that it does not keep transposing
                     transposed_im2 = ImageOps.exif_transpose(transposed_im)
diff --git a/src/PIL/Image.py b/src/PIL/Image.py
index a43ec9814..18121c6fe 100644
--- a/src/PIL/Image.py
+++ b/src/PIL/Image.py
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ except ImportError:
     import __builtin__
     builtins = __builtin__
 
-from . import ImageMode
-from ._binary import i8
+from . import ImageMode, TiffTags
+from ._binary import i8, i32le
 from ._util import isPath, isStringType, deferred_error
 
 import os
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ import atexit
 import numbers
 try:
     # Python 3
-    from collections.abc import Callable
+    from collections.abc import Callable, MutableMapping
 except ImportError:
     # Python 2.7
-    from collections import Callable
+    from collections import Callable, MutableMapping
 
 
 # Silence warning
@@ -1297,6 +1297,12 @@ class Image(object):
             return tuple(extrema)
         return self.im.getextrema()
 
+    def getexif(self):
+        exif = Exif()
+        if "exif" in self.info:
+            exif.load(self.info["exif"])
+        return exif
+
     def getim(self):
         """
         Returns a capsule that points to the internal image memory.
@@ -3005,3 +3011,182 @@ def _apply_env_variables(env=None):
 
 _apply_env_variables()
 atexit.register(core.clear_cache)
+
+
+class Exif(MutableMapping):
+    endian = "<"
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._data = {}
+        self._ifds = {}
+
+    def _fixup_dict(self, src_dict):
+        # Helper function for _getexif()
+        # returns a dict with any single item tuples/lists as individual values
+        def _fixup(value):
+            try:
+                if len(value) == 1 and not isinstance(value, dict):
+                    return value[0]
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+            return value
+
+        return {k: _fixup(v) for k, v in src_dict.items()}
+
+    def _get_ifd_dict(self, tag):
+        try:
+            # an offset pointer to the location of the nested embedded IFD.
+            # It should be a long, but may be corrupted.
+            self.fp.seek(self._data[tag])
+        except (KeyError, TypeError):
+            pass
+        else:
+            from . import TiffImagePlugin
+            info = TiffImagePlugin.ImageFileDirectory_v1(self.head)
+            info.load(self.fp)
+            return self._fixup_dict(info)
+
+    def load(self, data):
+        # Extract EXIF information.  This is highly experimental,
+        # and is likely to be replaced with something better in a future
+        # version.
+
+        # The EXIF record consists of a TIFF file embedded in a JPEG
+        # application marker (!).
+        self.fp = io.BytesIO(data[6:])
+        self.head = self.fp.read(8)
+        # process dictionary
+        from . import TiffImagePlugin
+        info = TiffImagePlugin.ImageFileDirectory_v1(self.head)
+        self.endian = info._endian
+        self.fp.seek(info.next)
+        info.load(self.fp)
+        self._data = dict(self._fixup_dict(info))
+
+        # get EXIF extension
+        ifd = self._get_ifd_dict(0x8769)
+        if ifd:
+            self._data.update(ifd)
+            self._ifds[0x8769] = ifd
+
+        # get gpsinfo extension
+        ifd = self._get_ifd_dict(0x8825)
+        if ifd:
+            self._data[0x8825] = ifd
+            self._ifds[0x8825] = ifd
+
+    def tobytes(self, offset=0):
+        from . import TiffImagePlugin
+        if self.endian == "<":
+            head = b"II\x2A\x00\x08\x00\x00\x00"
+        else:
+            head = b"MM\x00\x2A\x00\x00\x00\x08"
+        ifd = TiffImagePlugin.ImageFileDirectory_v2(ifh=head)
+        for tag, value in self._data.items():
+            ifd[tag] = value
+        return b"Exif\x00\x00"+head+ifd.tobytes(offset)
+
+    def get_ifd(self, tag):
+        if tag not in self._ifds and tag in self._data:
+            if tag == 0xa005:  # interop
+                self._ifds[tag] = self._get_ifd_dict(tag)
+            elif tag == 0x927c:  # makernote
+                from . import TiffImagePlugin
+                if self._data[0x927c][:8] == b"FUJIFILM":
+                    exif_data = self._data[0x927c]
+                    ifd_offset = i32le(exif_data[8:12])
+                    ifd_data = exif_data[ifd_offset:]
+
+                    makernote = {}
+                    for i in range(0, struct.unpack("<H", ifd_data[:2])[0]):
+                        ifd_tag, typ, count, data = struct.unpack(
+                            "<HHL4s", ifd_data[i*12 + 2:(i+1)*12 + 2])
+                        try:
+                            unit_size, handler =\
+                                TiffImagePlugin.ImageFileDirectory_v2._load_dispatch[
+                                    typ
+                                ]
+                        except KeyError:
+                            continue
+                        size = count * unit_size
+                        if size > 4:
+                            offset, = struct.unpack("<L", data)
+                            data = ifd_data[offset-12:offset+size-12]
+                        else:
+                            data = data[:size]
+
+                        if len(data) != size:
+                            warnings.warn("Possibly corrupt EXIF MakerNote data.  "
+                                          "Expecting to read %d bytes but only got %d."
+                                          " Skipping tag %s"
+                                          % (size, len(data), ifd_tag))
+                            continue
+
+                        if not data:
+                            continue
+
+                        makernote[ifd_tag] = handler(
+                            TiffImagePlugin.ImageFileDirectory_v2(), data, False)
+                    self._ifds[0x927c] = dict(self._fixup_dict(makernote))
+                elif self._data.get(0x010f) == "Nintendo":
+                    ifd_data = self._data[0x927c]
+
+                    makernote = {}
+                    for i in range(0, struct.unpack(">H", ifd_data[:2])[0]):
+                        ifd_tag, typ, count, data = struct.unpack(
+                            ">HHL4s", ifd_data[i*12 + 2:(i+1)*12 + 2])
+                        if ifd_tag == 0x1101:
+                            # CameraInfo
+                            offset, = struct.unpack(">L", data)
+                            self.fp.seek(offset)
+
+                            camerainfo = {'ModelID': self.fp.read(4)}
+
+                            self.fp.read(4)
+                            # Seconds since 2000
+                            camerainfo['TimeStamp'] = i32le(self.fp.read(12))
+
+                            self.fp.read(4)
+                            camerainfo['InternalSerialNumber'] = self.fp.read(4)
+
+                            self.fp.read(12)
+                            parallax = self.fp.read(4)
+                            handler =\
+                                TiffImagePlugin.ImageFileDirectory_v2._load_dispatch[
+                                    TiffTags.FLOAT
+                                ][1]
+                            camerainfo['Parallax'] = handler(
+                                TiffImagePlugin.ImageFileDirectory_v2(),
+                                parallax, False)
+
+                            self.fp.read(4)
+                            camerainfo['Category'] = self.fp.read(2)
+
+                            makernote = {0x1101: dict(self._fixup_dict(camerainfo))}
+                    self._ifds[0x927c] = makernote
+        return self._ifds.get(tag, {})
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return str(self._data)
+
+    def __len__(self):
+        return len(self._data)
+
+    def __getitem__(self, tag):
+        return self._data[tag]
+
+    def __contains__(self, tag):
+        return tag in self._data
+
+    if not py3:
+        def has_key(self, tag):
+            return tag in self
+
+    def __setitem__(self, tag, value):
+        self._data[tag] = value
+
+    def __delitem__(self, tag):
+        del self._data[tag]
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        return iter(set(self._data))
diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageFile.py b/src/PIL/ImageFile.py
index 99cb7ec37..06e7b76ba 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageFile.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageFile.py
@@ -27,20 +27,11 @@
 # See the README file for information on usage and redistribution.
 #
 
-from . import Image, TiffTags
-from ._binary import i32le
-from ._util import isPath, py3
+from . import Image
+from ._util import isPath
 import io
 import sys
 import struct
-import warnings
-
-try:
-    # Python 3
-    from collections.abc import MutableMapping
-except ImportError:
-    # Python 2.7
-    from collections import MutableMapping
 
 MAXBLOCK = 65536
 
@@ -302,12 +293,6 @@ class ImageFile(Image.Image):
 
         return self.tell() != frame
 
-    def getexif(self):
-        exif = Exif()
-        if "exif" in self.info:
-            exif.load(self.info["exif"])
-        return exif
-
 
 class StubImageFile(ImageFile):
     """
@@ -687,182 +672,3 @@ class PyDecoder(object):
             raise ValueError("not enough image data")
         if s[1] != 0:
             raise ValueError("cannot decode image data")
-
-
-class Exif(MutableMapping):
-    endian = "<"
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        self._data = {}
-        self._ifds = {}
-
-    def _fixup_dict(self, src_dict):
-        # Helper function for _getexif()
-        # returns a dict with any single item tuples/lists as individual values
-        def _fixup(value):
-            try:
-                if len(value) == 1 and not isinstance(value, dict):
-                    return value[0]
-            except Exception:
-                pass
-            return value
-
-        return {k: _fixup(v) for k, v in src_dict.items()}
-
-    def _get_ifd_dict(self, tag):
-        try:
-            # an offset pointer to the location of the nested embedded IFD.
-            # It should be a long, but may be corrupted.
-            self.fp.seek(self._data[tag])
-        except (KeyError, TypeError):
-            pass
-        else:
-            from . import TiffImagePlugin
-            info = TiffImagePlugin.ImageFileDirectory_v1(self.head)
-            info.load(self.fp)
-            return self._fixup_dict(info)
-
-    def load(self, data):
-        # Extract EXIF information.  This is highly experimental,
-        # and is likely to be replaced with something better in a future
-        # version.
-
-        # The EXIF record consists of a TIFF file embedded in a JPEG
-        # application marker (!).
-        self.fp = io.BytesIO(data[6:])
-        self.head = self.fp.read(8)
-        # process dictionary
-        from . import TiffImagePlugin
-        info = TiffImagePlugin.ImageFileDirectory_v1(self.head)
-        self.endian = info._endian
-        self.fp.seek(info.next)
-        info.load(self.fp)
-        self._data = dict(self._fixup_dict(info))
-
-        # get EXIF extension
-        ifd = self._get_ifd_dict(0x8769)
-        if ifd:
-            self._data.update(ifd)
-            self._ifds[0x8769] = ifd
-
-        # get gpsinfo extension
-        ifd = self._get_ifd_dict(0x8825)
-        if ifd:
-            self._data[0x8825] = ifd
-            self._ifds[0x8825] = ifd
-
-    def tobytes(self, offset=0):
-        from . import TiffImagePlugin
-        if self.endian == "<":
-            head = b"II\x2A\x00\x08\x00\x00\x00"
-        else:
-            head = b"MM\x00\x2A\x00\x00\x00\x08"
-        ifd = TiffImagePlugin.ImageFileDirectory_v2(ifh=head)
-        for tag, value in self._data.items():
-            ifd[tag] = value
-        return b"Exif\x00\x00"+head+ifd.tobytes(offset)
-
-    def get_ifd(self, tag):
-        if tag not in self._ifds and tag in self._data:
-            if tag == 0xa005:  # interop
-                self._ifds[tag] = self._get_ifd_dict(tag)
-            elif tag == 0x927c:  # makernote
-                from . import TiffImagePlugin
-                if self._data[0x927c][:8] == b"FUJIFILM":
-                    exif_data = self._data[0x927c]
-                    ifd_offset = i32le(exif_data[8:12])
-                    ifd_data = exif_data[ifd_offset:]
-
-                    makernote = {}
-                    for i in range(0, struct.unpack("<H", ifd_data[:2])[0]):
-                        ifd_tag, typ, count, data = struct.unpack(
-                            "<HHL4s", ifd_data[i*12 + 2:(i+1)*12 + 2])
-                        try:
-                            unit_size, handler =\
-                                TiffImagePlugin.ImageFileDirectory_v2._load_dispatch[
-                                    typ
-                                ]
-                        except KeyError:
-                            continue
-                        size = count * unit_size
-                        if size > 4:
-                            offset, = struct.unpack("<L", data)
-                            data = ifd_data[offset-12:offset+size-12]
-                        else:
-                            data = data[:size]
-
-                        if len(data) != size:
-                            warnings.warn("Possibly corrupt EXIF MakerNote data.  "
-                                          "Expecting to read %d bytes but only got %d."
-                                          " Skipping tag %s"
-                                          % (size, len(data), ifd_tag))
-                            continue
-
-                        if not data:
-                            continue
-
-                        makernote[ifd_tag] = handler(
-                            TiffImagePlugin.ImageFileDirectory_v2(), data, False)
-                    self._ifds[0x927c] = dict(self._fixup_dict(makernote))
-                elif self._data.get(0x010f) == "Nintendo":
-                    ifd_data = self._data[0x927c]
-
-                    makernote = {}
-                    for i in range(0, struct.unpack(">H", ifd_data[:2])[0]):
-                        ifd_tag, typ, count, data = struct.unpack(
-                            ">HHL4s", ifd_data[i*12 + 2:(i+1)*12 + 2])
-                        if ifd_tag == 0x1101:
-                            # CameraInfo
-                            offset, = struct.unpack(">L", data)
-                            self.fp.seek(offset)
-
-                            camerainfo = {'ModelID': self.fp.read(4)}
-
-                            self.fp.read(4)
-                            # Seconds since 2000
-                            camerainfo['TimeStamp'] = i32le(self.fp.read(12))
-
-                            self.fp.read(4)
-                            camerainfo['InternalSerialNumber'] = self.fp.read(4)
-
-                            self.fp.read(12)
-                            parallax = self.fp.read(4)
-                            handler =\
-                                TiffImagePlugin.ImageFileDirectory_v2._load_dispatch[
-                                    TiffTags.FLOAT
-                                ][1]
-                            camerainfo['Parallax'] = handler(
-                                TiffImagePlugin.ImageFileDirectory_v2(),
-                                parallax, False)
-
-                            self.fp.read(4)
-                            camerainfo['Category'] = self.fp.read(2)
-
-                            makernote = {0x1101: dict(self._fixup_dict(camerainfo))}
-                    self._ifds[0x927c] = makernote
-        return self._ifds.get(tag, {})
-
-    def __str__(self):
-        return str(self._data)
-
-    def __len__(self):
-        return len(self._data)
-
-    def __getitem__(self, tag):
-        return self._data[tag]
-
-    def __contains__(self, tag):
-        return tag in self._data
-
-    if not py3:
-        def has_key(self, tag):
-            return tag in self
-
-    def __setitem__(self, tag, value):
-        self._data[tag] = value
-
-    def __delitem__(self, tag):
-        del self._data[tag]
-
-    def __iter__(self):
-        return iter(set(self._data))
diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageOps.py b/src/PIL/ImageOps.py
index 2cab10884..ab6a3d2c4 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageOps.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageOps.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # See the README file for information on usage and redistribution.
 #
 
-from . import Image, ImageFile
+from . import Image
 from ._util import isStringType
 import operator
 import functools
@@ -532,22 +532,20 @@ def exif_transpose(image):
     :param image: The image to transpose.
     :return: An image.
     """
-    if "exif" in image.info:
-        exif = ImageFile.Exif()
-        exif.load(image.info["exif"])
-        orientation = exif.get(0x0112)
-        method = {
-            2: Image.FLIP_LEFT_RIGHT,
-            3: Image.ROTATE_180,
-            4: Image.FLIP_TOP_BOTTOM,
-            5: Image.TRANSPOSE,
-            6: Image.ROTATE_270,
-            7: Image.TRANSVERSE,
-            8: Image.ROTATE_90
-        }.get(orientation)
-        if method is not None:
-            transposed_image = image.transpose(method)
-            del exif[0x0112]
-            transposed_image.info["exif"] = exif.tobytes()
-            return transposed_image
+    exif = image.getexif()
+    orientation = exif.get(0x0112)
+    method = {
+        2: Image.FLIP_LEFT_RIGHT,
+        3: Image.ROTATE_180,
+        4: Image.FLIP_TOP_BOTTOM,
+        5: Image.TRANSPOSE,
+        6: Image.ROTATE_270,
+        7: Image.TRANSVERSE,
+        8: Image.ROTATE_90
+    }.get(orientation)
+    if method is not None:
+        transposed_image = image.transpose(method)
+        del exif[0x0112]
+        transposed_image.info["exif"] = exif.tobytes()
+        return transposed_image
     return image.copy()
diff --git a/src/PIL/JpegImagePlugin.py b/src/PIL/JpegImagePlugin.py
index 7e91f5f3f..3caedbd92 100644
--- a/src/PIL/JpegImagePlugin.py
+++ b/src/PIL/JpegImagePlugin.py
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ class JpegImageFile(ImageFile.ImageFile):
 def _fixup_dict(src_dict):
     # Helper function for _getexif()
     # returns a dict with any single item tuples/lists as individual values
-    exif = ImageFile.Exif()
+    exif = Image.Exif()
     return exif._fixup_dict(src_dict)
 
 
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ def _save(im, fp, filename):
     optimize = info.get("optimize", False)
 
     exif = info.get("exif", b"")
-    if isinstance(exif, ImageFile.Exif):
+    if isinstance(exif, Image.Exif):
         exif = exif.tobytes()
 
     # get keyword arguments
diff --git a/src/PIL/PngImagePlugin.py b/src/PIL/PngImagePlugin.py
index 588cee02f..4e192ecd6 100644
--- a/src/PIL/PngImagePlugin.py
+++ b/src/PIL/PngImagePlugin.py
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ def _save(im, fp, filename, chunk=putchunk):
 
     exif = im.encoderinfo.get("exif", im.info.get("exif"))
     if exif:
-        if isinstance(exif, ImageFile.Exif):
+        if isinstance(exif, Image.Exif):
             exif = exif.tobytes(8)
         if exif.startswith(b"Exif\x00\x00"):
             exif = exif[6:]
diff --git a/src/PIL/WebPImagePlugin.py b/src/PIL/WebPImagePlugin.py
index 4a11a18c1..f2a99bb9d 100644
--- a/src/PIL/WebPImagePlugin.py
+++ b/src/PIL/WebPImagePlugin.py
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ def _save_all(im, fp, filename):
     method = im.encoderinfo.get("method", 0)
     icc_profile = im.encoderinfo.get("icc_profile", "")
     exif = im.encoderinfo.get("exif", "")
-    if isinstance(exif, ImageFile.Exif):
+    if isinstance(exif, Image.Exif):
         exif = exif.tobytes()
     xmp = im.encoderinfo.get("xmp", "")
     if allow_mixed:
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ def _save(im, fp, filename):
     quality = im.encoderinfo.get("quality", 80)
     icc_profile = im.encoderinfo.get("icc_profile", "")
     exif = im.encoderinfo.get("exif", "")
-    if isinstance(exif, ImageFile.Exif):
+    if isinstance(exif, Image.Exif):
         exif = exif.tobytes()
     xmp = im.encoderinfo.get("xmp", "")