KODAK EKTAR H35N Half Frame Film Camera, 35mm, Reusable, Focus-Free, Bulb Function, Built-in Star Filter, Coated Improved Lens (Film & AAA Battery are not Included) (Striped Black)

This is such a fun little half-frame film camera, but if you’re brand new to film (like me), a few things were confusing at first — so here’s what I learned to save you some time:• The camera itself is fully mechanical — it doesn’t need batteries to shoot. The single AAA battery is only for the flash.• To avoid draining the battery, just make sure the flash switch is down (off) when you’re not using it. When the switch is up, the red light means the flash is charging.• After every shot, you must wind the film using the black wheel on top until it stops — otherwise you’ll either double-expose or the shutter won’t fire.• Loading film: tuck the film leader into the slot on the take-up spool (the empty black cylinder on the left), make sure the sprocket holes sit on the teeth, then advance until it catches. Once the counter hits 1, you’re ready to shoot.• The star filter switch is just a fun effect:• Down = normal photos (N).• Up = ✦ star filter on (lights turn into starbursts at night).I can’t wait to share the photos that come out of this little camera! I’ll update this review once I’ve developed my first roll.

This is the best point and shoot film camera I’ve used. I used this camera with fujifilm color 200 and they turned out amazing. Because it’s half frame, you get double the exposures and they look great side by side. Overexposure on one frame didn’t affect my other photo next to it. I think for the price it is well worth it. The star lens was cool to use, but I don’t use it very often as I don’t want that affect. Super simple to load the film, and progress the film. I haven’t used the flash yet, but it just requires 1 triple a battery and a couple seconds to charge the flash. The camera will count your exposures so you know how many you have left. Love this camera

I bought this camera because i wanted an alternative to buying disposable film cameras. at first the counter couldn't move, so i wasn't sure if the pictures i was talking would be captured. Secondly I decided to take this camera on a two week trip to Europe and I took pictures of monuments, sites and everything else travel related. When I returned and got the film roll developed nothing came out well. Two entire rolls were spoiled. All the photos had a pitch black haze over it. To add insult to injury i decided to give this product one last chance before i tossed it in the trash. About 30 shots in the film advancer slide and the capture button were stuck. The guy at my photo development studio told me that this kind of film camera wasn't worth it and that I'm better off sourcing a used older film camera online. The disposable fuji and kodak cameras are so much better an easier to use than this. this product is a complete waste of money.

I bought an Ektar H35N for a light, cheap point & shoot travel camera. The idea purposes of this camera are: documenting daily life, travel, learning photography, and playing with different film types. (I’ve shot 35mm film professionally and as a hobby since the 1980s so I’ve used SLRs and other types of film cameras.) Pluses about the H35N: The camera’s half-frame format is just fine for casual photography, for sharing photos online, and can make decent 4x6 prints. You get twice the number of shots per roll (72 photos on a roll of 36, for example) so good value there. The camera is lightweight, yet the shutter button, film housing, and rewind crank feel solid, and it looks like a camera, unlike other options in this segment which resemble toys or science fair experiments. The glass lens element helps to keep the image sharp-ish across the entire frame, unlike all-plastic lenses which tend to have softer focus away from the center of an image. It accepts 30.5mm filters so you can add a ND filter for using 800 ASA film in daylight or a yellow filter for B&W film. The flash is good indoors and as a fill-in for shooting pictures in dim light. The bulb setting and tripod mount let you take long-exposure night shots or use low-speed film. The controls are very simple and viewfinder works OK. Minuses: The shutter speed is a little slow, so you have to be careful to hold it steady. This camera is best paired with 200 ASA film for travel photography. If you’re learning film, then this camera will help/force you to attend to the basics: how different film types affect your photos, paying attention to light, and thinking more about composition over fiddling with camera settings. Load it up with some cheap 200 ASA film and go make some pictures!

This type of camera makes me feel so nostalgic, not very sturdy for a camera, my cat nocked it over the counter and the top piece on the front came off 😅 the flash only works when you take off and then put back in the battery 💀 and even like that sometimes it doesn’t work. But I got it to take cute pictures for the summer and it works great!