So, a few of you asked if I could do a review of the Kodak Act RH35, so here it is. Hi, I'm Bond and welcome to my channel. In this video, I'm going to be talking about my experience using the Kodak Act RH35, and while I'm at it, I'm going to be showing you some sample images as well as how to use it. The Kodak Act RH35 is a reusable film camera that takes 35mm film. Like other reusable film cameras, it is made out of plastic and pretty small, so it's lightweight and pocket-sized. I wouldn't say it has a sturdy-used build, but for something made out of plastic, I'd say it's sturdy enough. It's back-spice, it has a shutter speed of 1-100th of a second, which is a little slower than other reusable film cameras. But it has a 22mm f9.5 lens, which is wide. But it's a half-frame camera, so it's not really 22mm. I'll get back to this later. Appearance-wise, I like that it looks different compared to the ones that I've seen so far. It reminds me a bit of old rangefinder cameras like the Canon Demi, which is this old half-frame film camera from the 60s. It's even mimics some of the mechanisms, like in a lot of those older rangefinders, and change settings like aperture and shutter speed by twisting these control rings on the lens. In the Kodak actor H35, you turn the flash on and off similarly by twisting the lens. It's any callback, I'd say. However, the main selling point of this camera that sets it apart from the other reusable film cameras, is that it takes half-frame photos. As the name suggests, instead of taking a full frame, which is 36x24mm, it takes half of that, or around 17x24mm, to account for that extra-framing gap. So you'll get double the amount of photos per film role, say if you're using a 36x exposure role, then you'll get about 72 photos, which sounds great, especially with how expensive film prices are at the moment. Right? Well, yes and no. It does save you money by giving you more photos per film role, but you do lose some of that image quality because of the smaller exposure size. However, if you're watching this video, then you're probably cool with using plastic cameras, which have plastic lenses, so they're not really great with image quality to begin with. However, they can be full of character. If you do want to have frame film camera that doesn't sacrifice much of the image quality, then check out this video I made of the Olympus Pan FT. To load the camera with film, open the back of the camera by toggling this door lock. Push out the film rewind knob, then load your choice of 35mm film into the film chamber. Next, rotate the film take up spool by turning the film advanced wheel until you see the slot. Pull the film leader a bit and stick it inside the slot, then advance the film, making sure that this tab hooks onto one of the sprocket holes. Add some more tension by turning the film advanced wheel more to ensure that the film has fully latched onto the take up spool, and then you can close the film door. Next, turn the film advanced wheel until it stops, then press the shutter button. Do this once or twice until the film counter up top says 1. That means you're ready for your first shot. To take a photo, you need to turn the film advanced wheel until it stops, this will cock the shutter for your next photo. You can then compose the image using the viewfinder, and press the shutter button to take a photo. You have to advance the film every time you want to take a photo. Now, composing photos with this camera is a bit different, usually the default framing is in landscape format, however, it's in portrait mode in this format, so keep that in mind. To use the flash, you need to put one AAA battery into the battery compartment under the camera. Just light up the compartment's cover and insert the battery with a positive side up. To turn on the flash, toggle the control ring of the lens to the flash on symbol. Wait for the red light behind the camera to glow, then the flash should fire on your next shot. One thing that I noticed with this camera is that when you turn the flash on and it already loads, even if you turn it back to off, the flash will still fire on your next shot. Maybe it's just my camera, but it is annoying. Once your shot is finished shooting a role, press the film rewind button at the bottom of the camera. Then, turn the film rewind knob clockwise. Once there's no more tension from the film, you can then open the film door and take the film out for processing. If you're new to film photography and you're wondering how to get your photos from the camera to your phone, I suggest heading to your local film lab and ask them to develop and scan your films for you. It does cost extra money up front, but at least you know that your film is being processed professionally. You can then send the digital copies of your negatives to your phone and such. However, if you are feeling brave, there is a lot of content here on YouTube that teaches you how to scan and develop at home. As you can see from these photos, the camera's image quality is comparable to other reusable film cameras. The center of the image is decently sharp with some smearing in the corners. It has the disposable film camera character, but honestly, I'm pretty impressed with how it looks given that this is already a half-frame camera. Keep in mind it only has a shutter speed of 1-100th of a second, which is fast enough for most cases, but you'll get some motion blur on fast-moving subjects. Another thing I noticed is that this camera does let more light in compared to other reusable cameras I've used in the past. Like I said earlier, for these photos, I used a roll of codec Ultramax, which has an ISO rating of 400. Usually, this ISO is what I'd recommend when using reusable film cameras. For the codec actor H35, it looked a tad bit overexposed. Granted, I did use it during a sunny day, but it seems like ISO 200 would work better with this camera when you're outdoors. Heck, maybe ISO 100 would even work, so you could probably use films like codec actor 100 just fine. So, this hand function omitted a bit more like if you haven't wroteiven the programmer so much professional material. Going back to the 22mm wide lens since this is a half-frame film camera, it's technically about a 30mm lens, so it's still not too wide. If you want a reusable film camera that has an ultra wide lens, I suggest checking out the red-o ultra wide-and-slim film camera. By the way, I tested this camera during the Toronto Chinatown festival where I met up with JC who also has a film photography channel. Do check her out because she's awesome. We walked around the Toronto Chinatown and Kensington Market in a bit of Queen West area. I also brought my Fujifilm TX1 or the Silver Xpan with me that day. I'll probably make a video about that too, but I don't know. Come and know if you're interested in seeing that. Anyways, a fun challenge I like to do with half-frame cameras is to make diptics where I take consecutive photos that are somewhat related to each other when viewed together, like this one where I use consecutive images to tell a sequence. But yeah, overall, the Kodak actor H35 is a fun camera that combines the experience of half-frame film photography with the low-fi aesthetics of reusable plastic cameras. Again, if you don't like the disposable camera look, you'd probably be happier getting a good old mechanical half-frame film camera like the Olympus Pan FT. However, if you find a look of photos taken with disposable cameras appealing and you like the idea of getting more photos in a film role, then you'll probably enjoy using this camera. Anyways, thank you for watching this video, I hope you liked it and found it informative. If you did, please go ahead and give it a thumbs up and subscribe for more if you haven't yet. And I hope to see you all again in the next one. Cheers!