Kodak M35 Film Camera, Reusable, Focus Free, Easy to Use, Build in Flash and Compatible with 35mm Color Negative or Bl/W Film (Film and AAA Battery NOT Included) (Flame Scarlet)

This camera is good value for the money considering the cost of disposable cameras. We bought this for my 8 year old to take to summer camp rather than risk loss of a digital camera. Camera worked and took great pictures. However, I thought it would be intuitive enough to use so didn’t read the instructions. So I fumbled with the film and exposed some filelm. Remaining pictures turned out great. Do use the flash on all pictures as recommended. Follow the instructions for proper loading of the film and the wind back of the film. I was expecting that the film would wind back after all the pictures were taken like my manual camera of the past. But this camera, you have to use a tiny crank at the bottom to manually wind the entire film back into the canister. It takes a while to wind back and is a little tedious. Same with loading - there are specific instructions on how far out to pull the film on the ridges. All is explained in the instructions which are NOT in the package but can be downloaded. So read them first and don’t wing it like I did. I lost about 12 shots.

Let me start by saying that I absolutely love film. We live in an age of instant gratification through digital delivery on everything. There's no thought to capturing our memories now, and I miss that. I miss asking all my friends to get together and hold a pose while I wind the film, while I turn the flash on; there's something special, and that isn't even to mention the way film looks.This little guy, this off-brand recreation of the ever-popular Kodak M35, is perfect for bringing back that feeling. Almost entirely manual, comes in cute colors, and produces photos that rival that of your typical Lomographical offering. It's easy to use in every capacity. I see a lot of people complaining about how plasticky it is, but come on; it's more than fine for 30 bucks.I carry this thing with me everywhere. Anytime I think to snap a memory, I'm able to. This has made photography fun and meaningful again for me.By the way, these photos were taken on Ultramax 400. Don't go any lower than 400 for this camera.

Took it with me on a trip abroad. Good little camera but the quality could be a bit better. Black and white film came out much better than color for me on multiple rolls. Much better deal than buying multiple disposables tho.

A good camera for beginners

I bought this to take to Universal studios with me! I wanted to shoot film but didn't want to take my grandpa's bigger camera with me. This is a great film camera, especially for the price. It takes great photos. I dio reccomend using flash unless youre somewhere like, insanely bright. These photos I took were with fujifilm superia x-tra 400! If you're using 200 iso, I would DEFINITELY reccomend flash for sure.All in all its a great camera! I love it! Its super light, easy to carry, and takes good photos!

I was so excited to use this camera. At first it seemed easy to use. Brought it to a bunch of memorable occasions and excited to have the pictures printed. When it came to the end of the film the camera itself was made so flimsy that J was unable to roll back the film. All the film was stuck and exposed. I lost all my photos and memories. Buying this camera is a huge regret, all of those memories I cannot get back.

The media could not be loaded. The camera worked well for ~1-1/2 years in backpacks and handling while kayaking, snowboarding… sorta heavy use mixed with the usual gentle day to day stuff. The flash has stopped working now, unfortunately.I opened the case without breaking any components, it’s wasn’t too hard. I discovered that the flash capacitor had broken free of its (hot glue?) and wired connections to the motherboard.I stripped the wires, resoldered the connections to the flash capacitor and used gorilla glue to adhere it to the camera. It’s good to go… a bit of a hassle though, be warned. Don’t let it hang around in your backpack too much -_-

I love film. Every summer I get a fun toy cam and a disposable water camera. This is what I chose to shoot with this summer. It has been so fun and easy to use. I would recommend it.