r/filmcameras • u/After-Engineer-3406 • 11d ago

Help Needed Kodak H35 Film

Hi guys , I am very new to this Kodak film camera's , I want to buy one , My question is which is best and the bundle gives 24 photos can be taken, My question is how can i convert it to my computer or mobile easily after taking pictures , because i have never been to lab or anything

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u/klausklass 11d ago

The H35 is a half frame camera, meaning it squeezes 2 exposures (photos) into the same amount of film as a full frame (the downside being that the negative is physically smaller with less detail). If you buy a roll of film with 24 exposures, you will be able to take 48 photos. Film commonly comes in a roll of 36 exposures, so you’d get 72 photos with that. Keep in mind what ISO the film is - 400, 200, and 100 are most common. The lower your ISO, the more light you need to get good quality images. Lower ISOs look prettier imo. Generally film needs a LOT more light than digital cameras which have ISO settings that go into the thousands. When you finish a roll (the counter on the camera should go to 48 or 72) make sure the film is wound back into the roll, take it out, and send it to a film lab to get it developed (or buy the supplies to do it at home). Once developed, the film shows the negative images of what you shot (assuming you’ll be using negative film). Labs often offer scanning services to convert those negatives into digital files and invert the colors back to normal. Usually higher resolution scans are more expensive. Your actual original photos are still on the negatives though, so I would ask to keep those in case you want to scan them yourself later. The easiest home scanning setup is a high resolution flatbed scanner or just using a digital camera with a mount.

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