KODAK EKTAR H35 Half Frame Film User Friendly Beginners Camera

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 QUALITYNow 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.FLASHThe 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/UNLOADINGLoading 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 COUNTThe 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 TIPSI 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 REMARKSI 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.

Great picture quality and great value – cheaply built camera and burns through battery. As you can see from the pictures I’ve taken, the quality is outstanding and the half-frame look is great.Each picture is such high quality you could easily split the 4×6 half frame into two seperate pictures, and upscale them.I get 72 pictures out of this camera, for the same price of the usual 24.These pictures are all unedited – straight from what the company sent me after development.The camera is not great in BRIGHT, direct sunlight. Daytime shots will be overblown, unless you’re in the shade.But not-too-bright/indoor pictures come out outstanding, with flash and sometimes even without.The issue I have with this camera is that the battery runs out SO SO FAST! The flash is turned on via dial – and if you accidentally leave it on your battery’s gone in by the end of the day for sure.I’ve had it for about a month and I’ve gone through two full batteries.Also, the battery slot has a door that opens too easily – while taking a picture you might accidentally open it and have it fall out. I wish it had a better, more solid door mechanism.I’ll update this review if this camera ever breaks on me or stops working.

Makes your film go twice as far. I’ve gone through my fair share of point-and-shoot cameras and this one has been the best by far. While it is made of plastic and therefore feels a bit cheap, it still does the trick and has lasted longer than any of my other plastic cameras.The best part, however, is that it takes 2 photos per film frame which means you get double the amount of photos. 36 exposures = 72 pictures. film is expensive these days so this is something I can really appreciate.No complaints over here! Happy customer

I’ve gone through my fair share of point-and-shoot cameras and this one has been the best by far. While it is made of plastic and therefore feels a bit cheap, it still does the trick and has lasted longer than any of my other plastic cameras.The best part, however, is that it takes 2 photos per film frame which means you get double the amount of photos. 36 exposures = 72 pictures. film is expensive these days so this is something I can really appreciate.No complaints over here! Happy customer

I bought this to take with me on a Europe trip. I wasted a couple shots at the beginning of the roll because the counter isn’t super clear when it starts, but not a huge deal; you get 72 vertical shots per roll of 35mm film. I used Kodak Color Plus 200 ISO & am happy I went with that ISO. This camera does not do well in low-light–it couldn’t capture a brightly lit Eiffel Tower. It does have flash option, but I opted not to use it.This camera is compact & light enough that I was able to have it in my cross-body bag along with my phone, passport/wallet, & portable battery along with a few other random things. It survived 5 countries and a week of train travel! I prefer shooting with natural light & I think this camera + film selection was great for getting those types of compositions.I did not opt for prints when I got the roll developed, but it was a little bit more for development & scanning since it’s a half-frame camera. I got 72 4×6 shots on one roll. These photos will be portrait by default, the opposite of a regular camera.

Voilà une super trouvaille ! Je souhaitais retrouver un peu d’authenticité pour mes souvenirs et ma créativité. Ne plus avoir des centaines de photos qui s’entassent dans la galerie photo de mon smartphone et que je ne regarde jamais après. Avec cet appareil j’ai retrouvé la joie d’avoir un véritable album photo. Je suis né avec le numérique alors retrouver le charme d’une véritable photo comme à l’époque fut une très belle expérience. Il est ultra simple d’utilisation, pas de zoom, pas de réglages de temps d’exposition, pas de réglages d’ouverture… On retrouve la simplicité des appareils compacts des années 80, 90. On vise, et on déclenche. On a juste la possibilité d’armer ou de désarmer le Flash. Pouvoir se libérer de la recherche de photo parfaite est vraiment appréciable et c’est ce qu’offre ce petit appareil. De plus il est très léger et se fait totalement oublier dans un sac. Je l’ai transporté de partout avec moi dans mon sac à dos sans aucune gêne, de par sa taille et son poids. Un autre atout qu’il possède c’est son demi forma. Utilisé avec une pellicule Kodak Gold de 36 expositions, j’ai pu en obtenir le double soit 72, ce qui nous fait réaliser des économies. En calculant avec le tarif de la pellicule plus le coût du développement, la photo revient à moins d’un euro.Bref je l’aime, durant mon séjour je n’ai pris aucune photo avec mon téléphone mais uniquement avec mon petit Kodak. A la terrasse d’un café on m’a même demandé ce que c’était comme objet et on m’a fait des compliment sur son look. Il faut reconnaître qu’il est très beau dans ce vert amande. Il fait très retro et personnellement j’adore.Donc voilà je ne peux que vous le conseiller. J’ai même acheté ça nouvelle version le kodak Ektar H35n qui propose un filtre en plus et une pose longue, mais qui est plus destiné à de la photo récréative. Je garde le H35 pour mes moments de vie qui me sont chers.

Schöne, handliche Retrokamera mit super BIldqualität.Ich habe die Kamera anstatt einer Sofortbildkamera gewählt, weil sie viel handlicher ist.Das kleine Format macht es besonders attraktiv.Super um schöne Momente festzuhalten!Die Filme sind jedoch recht teuer, muss es einem schon wert sein.

La regalé a mi pareja y la llevamos a todos los viajes, es muy ligera y fácil de usar, y las fotos salen preciosas! Estoy muy feliz con la compra. Al ser de doble exposición se ahorra mucho en rollos. Me encanta!

使い方の説明. 説明のビデオを見ても初期起動のさせ方が難しく(チャージ音はするのにフラッシュが焚けない)、レビューにはフラッシュの初期不良についてが多かったので壊れているのかと最初は不安になりました。が、今はしっかり使えています。現像はまだしていませんが、ハーフカメラということでやはりバシャバシャ撮れるのが満足感が高いです。