Has anyone pre-ordered one of these new cameras being marketed by Kodak?
I like the retro 126 looks of the front of the camera and the price appears very good US$49.99 / €47.50 / £40.50
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https://retopro.co/collections/all
https://petapixel.com/2022/05/26/the-kodak-ektar-h35-shoots-two-photos-per-frame-of-35mm-film/
Over 20 years ago now while working in the middle east I bought a Kodak B10 35mm one aperture one shutter speed camera with flash. With 200asa film it produces surprisingly good results,. If this half frame model is produced to the same quality it could be fine, especially on a sunny day.
Picture of camera and a sample picture. Agfa Vista 200 as far as I remember.
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I haven’t yet, but that green one is calling my name! I have an old Olympus pen-EES, but it’s unreliable at best.
That 22mm, 2 element plastic lens does get around. Probably the same lens in the Golden Half, and the Wide and Slim.
When Kodak was Kodak they had a one use panoramic camera that used a plastic, 2 element, 25mm lens that tested out with very good results, something like 40+ lpmm in the center. So plastic lenses with small apertures can perform very well. Don’t know if this 22mm does come up to that standard though.
I worry that a film newbie gets prints back from a low cost plastic camera w/ no exposure controls, only to discover they don't look as good as their phone pics. And there goes the interest in film. On something like this, the pics may be only as good as the lab used.
Users of these cameras do not want or expect that level of 'quality'.
Nothing like trying to create a stereotype.
Ok, dropped some coin on a green one.. I tried to buy locally but was told they only carry the single use/disposable cameras. You try to help 'em out....
I'll compare it to my Agat. The Agat is fiddly to use, but you can focus and adjust exposure. This Kodak is 1/100 sec @ f9.5 all the time. So I'll keep that in mind and not use my Kentmere 400 pushed to 1600.
Look forward to seeing and reading your results
I'll compare it to my Agat. The Agat is fiddly to use, but you can focus and adjust exposure.
The AGAT has a quality lens, and produces quality results if you can handle its "fiddly" features -- whatever they are. Not only am I surprised that you have one, I see no reason why you would want to compare it to "a cheap new fixed focus film camera".
I might be talked into comparing the results between those cameras -- if someone offered me a good reason -- but I would never waste my time comparing any of them to my AGATs, PENs, or other Half-frames.
What would be the point?
I have my share of fun cameras, such as a SUPERHEADZ TELEPATHY -- which turns into an auto-exposure camera with a Vivitar 283 attached. Tons of fun and LOTS of funny pictures to go with it.
I've also got a Toko Tone which is TWO steps above the typical HIT camera with an adjustable f-stop and shutter speed -- but still HIT-type results. Unfortunately, no auto-exposure flash for that one.
And I can't forget my Nickelodeon PHOTOBLASTER -- which has a built-in flash.
I might be talked into comparing the results between those cameras -- if someone offered me a good reason -- but I would never waste my time comparing any of them to my AGATs, PENs, or other Half-frames.
What would be the point?
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