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Kodak Ektar H35N 35mm Half-Frame Film Camera w/ Ultramax 400 Film (5 Colors)
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My .02... if you have no experience in photography and want to play around with settings cheaply, get yourself an older dSLR. The ability to see results immediately and not have to pay and wait for processing are key.
If you just want to dip your toes into film, in particular the half-frame fad, this Kodak is not a bad option at all. There are hardly any settings to mess around with. You could hand it to a six year old and they would quickly figure it out.
Why does it bother you that people like this stuff? So cringe.
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My .02... if you have no experience in photography and want to play around with settings cheaply, get yourself an older dSLR. The ability to see results immediately and not have to pay and wait for processing are key.
If you just want to dip your toes into film, in particular the half-frame fad, this Kodak is not a bad option at all. There are hardly any settings to mess around with. You could hand it to a six year old and they would quickly figure it out.
I can't wait until Gen Z gets tired of photography and records, and they start developing their own identity.
A lot of people develop themselves. You don't need a full dark room - there are affordable processing kits that can be used on the kitchen table. I haven't used them, but I know people who have and claim it's not that hard.
There are plenty of services online where you can mail film in to get processed.
If all else fails, I'm pretty sure Wally World (Walmart) still develops film. A lot of Walgreens locations do, too. CVS doesn't do any on-site development. It's all mailed to one processing plant, then back to the local store. So it might take two or three weeks depending on where you live.
So, still lots of options. Just have to be a little more patient than we were back in the one hour photo days.
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Hello Sunny f/16 and some gained experience in extrapolating to different lighting conditions.
I would add though, it's much better and cheaper to learn these things in the digital world where virtual shoebox pictures are both instant and free. ,-) but the journey is still worth it regardless.
Also, this is the updated H32N model, so it's a better buy than the previous model!
If you want to get into retro photography; get yourself a cheap, old SLR with any basic lens. The 90s-early 2000s era ones are usually super easy to use and way cheaper then this for a much more authentic experience.
A film SLR is a completely different animal. It's a bulky, heavy, complicated piece of engineering. Most of what you'll find in a camera shop will be at least 30 years old. Any issues (and they are common enough to be a concern) can easily cost more than the camera is worth to fix.
My .02... if you have no experience in photography and want to play around with settings cheaply, get yourself an older dSLR. The ability to see results immediately and not have to pay and wait for processing are key.
If you just want to dip your toes into film, in particular the half-frame fad, this Kodak is not a bad option at all. There are hardly any settings to mess around with. You could hand it to a six year old and they would quickly figure it out.
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These half-frame cameras are quite gimmicky.
I can't wait until Gen Z gets tired of photography and records, and they start developing their own identity.
Why does it bother you that people like this stuff? So cringe.
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But this does half-frame and does have a built-in flash. Not a bad camera for your pocket.
Stay away.
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I'm pretty sure Wally World (Walmart) still develops film.
Walmart doesn't return the negatives any more [sic]!
Stay away.
But good info, regardless. I had no plans to use Walmart for film developing to begin with, now even less so.
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