desertcart.com : KODAK EKTAR H35 Half Frame Film Camera, 35mm,
Reusable, Focus-Free, Lightweight, Easy-to-Use (Brown) (Film &
AAA Battery are not Included) : Electronics
Review: This is NOT a professional camera, but it's a great
alternative to disposables. - I'm still relatively new to film
photography but, I can confidently say that this camera is very
nice to have. I personally just wanted a film camera with the
quality of disposables, and this is absolutely perfect. BUILD
QUALITY Now as you could guess, the camera itself doesn't have a
great build quality, it's pretty much plastic, which wasn't an
issue for me, but I know could turn off some buyers to it. The
leather and the part above it feel nice to the touch though. One
small complaint I do have though is that the battery compartment
is a bit sensitive and just grazing it could open it. But I
solved the issue by slightly changing where I put my left thumb
on the camera. FLASH The flash itself needs a AAA battery and
works great. It's very bright and gets the job done for painting
the subjects in the dark from about six feet away I'd say. To
turn on the flash, you sort of have to spin the border around the
lens, there's a spot to grab on to for your nail right at the
top, to make it easy. It's also pretty much impossible to turn
the flash on and off by accident. LOADING/UNLOADING Loading the
film is very easy on this, as you just pretty much put it in
there and wind it up until you hear that first click. SUPER
IMPORTANT, when unloading, don't forget to click down the rewind
button near the battery compartment before unwinding the film. If
it unclicks itself during the process, just press it again then
it should stay for sure. VIEWFINDER/EXPOSURE COUNT The biggest
issue that I have with this camera is the exposure count, as it
is more difficult to view than other cameras. I'm not sure why
they made it that way, but it is what it is. I don't really worry
about it as I have 36 exposure rolls I use (which turn to 72) and
always have a spare with me. The viewfinder has little meshlike
blocks on the left and right sides, to show what will be taken
out of the shot. SHOOTING TIPS I got my film back and it is safe
to say that this thing performs really well outdoors on a sunny
day. I like the softness and the grain on the images I got back.
One note that I will add, is to ALWAYS use flash indoors unless
there is a good amount of natural sunlight and use flash when
it's not sunny outside. Even if it's light out, if it isn't
bright, use flash if capturing subjects. I included an example of
what it looks like when you shot in low light without flash (I
was using a roll of Kodacolor Ultra Max 400). CLOSING REMARKS I
think this is an excellent camera for the price and if you want
an alternative to disposables. It's really easy to just pass the
camera to a friend who is inexperienced with this camera, as it's
pretty much wind, point, and shoot.
Review: Amazing Camera!!!!! - I love this camera! Very easy to
carry around. This is my first time shooting with a film camera
and I’m so glad I picked the Ektar H35. I used the Kodak Gold
film and I’m absolutely obsessseeddd with how the colors came
out. Unfortunately I did drop it like a billion times so the
flash broke but I haven’t gotten any of those pictures developed.
I’d say 100% recommend if you are getting into film. Very fun and
easy to shoot with.
