{"title":"Film cameras","description":"\u003cp\u003eA selection of new 35mm, 120 and sheet film cameras. More coming later in 2026. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kodak-ektar-h35n-35mm-half-frame-camera","title":"Kodak Ektar H35N - 35mm half frame camera","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Kodak Ektar H35N shoots half frame — each exposure uses half of a standard 35mm frame, oriented vertically. A 36-exposure roll gives you 72 shots. A 24-exposure roll gives you 48. That alone changes how you shoot. You stop rationing frames and start taking photos you wouldn't normally bother with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy default the image comes out in portrait orientation. Lean into it — half frame suits people, buildings, trees, anything with vertical emphasis. Turn the camera sideways for landscape compositions. Either way, the smaller negative has a character of its own: visible grain, a slightly lo-fi quality that suits the kind of spontaneous shooting this camera is built for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe lens is a coated 22mm with a glass element — a real improvement over the original H35's all-acrylic optic. It's fixed focus from about 1.5 metres to infinity, so don't try to shoot anything closer than arm's length. The aperture is f\/11 in daylight, switching to f\/8 when the flash is on. The shutter fires at 1\/100s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLoad 400-speed film if you can. The fixed f\/11 aperture and 1\/100s shutter need light to work with, and ISO 400 gives you the best range of conditions — sun, cloud, shade, indoors with the flash. ISO 200 is fine for bright days. ISO 100 wants full sun. If you're buying one roll to go with this camera, make it a 400.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere's a built-in flash powered by a single AAA battery. The camera itself doesn't need the battery — it's purely mechanical otherwise. There's also a sliding star filter built into the lens housing that adds four-point flares to bright light sources, and a bulb mode for long exposures if you have a cable release and a tripod. Neither is essential, but they're there if you want them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt weighs 110 grams. It fits in a jacket pocket. It costs less per frame than almost any other way to shoot film. If you're curious about film photography, this is a low-commitment way to find out whether you like it. If you already shoot film, it's a good camera to throw in a bag when you don't want to carry your main setup.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kodak","offers":[{"title":"Glazed Pink","offer_id":46732421365948,"sku":"K-H35N-PINK","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Glazed Orange","offer_id":46732421398716,"sku":"K-H35N-ORNG","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Glazed Blue","offer_id":46732421431484,"sku":"K-H35N-BLUE","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Striped Green","offer_id":46732421464252,"sku":"K-H35N-SGRN","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Striped Black","offer_id":46732421497020,"sku":"K-H35N-SBLK","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Striped Silver","offer_id":46732421529788,"sku":"K-H35N-SSLV","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/8860\/6908\/files\/kodak-h35n-35mm-half-frame-range.png?v=1780268304"},{"product_id":"harman-ez-35-35mm-camera","title":"Harman EZ-35 35mm film camera","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Harman EZ-35 is a reusable 35mm camera with one feature that sets it apart from every other camera at this price: motorised film advance. Drop in a roll, close the back, and the motor loads the film automatically. After each shot it advances to the next frame. When the roll is done, it rewinds itself. No lever, no knob, no forgetting to wind on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe lens is a 31mm wide-angle, fixed at f\/11. It's in focus from about a metre to infinity. The shutter fires at 1\/100s. There's a built-in flash for indoors and low light, and a lens cover that doubles as a shutter lock so you don't burn a frame by accident.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt ships with a roll of Ilford HP5 Plus — 36 exposures of a classic black and white film that's forgiving, pushes well, and looks good in practically any light. There's also an AA battery in the box. Open it, load the film, and you're shooting. Nothing else to buy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe f\/11 aperture is tighter than most cameras in this category, which means it wants more light. HP5 Plus at ISO 400 is a good match — enough speed for cloudy days and open shade. In bright sun you'll have no problems at all. For colour, load a 400-speed stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt weighs 126 grams. The build is plastic but solid — it feels like something you can throw in a bag without thinking twice. The motorised advance means fewer moving parts to fiddle with, which makes it a good camera to hand to someone who's never loaded film before.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harman","offers":[{"title":"Single","offer_id":46732421562556,"sku":"H-EZ35","price":125.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/8860\/6908\/files\/harman-ez-35-35mm.png?v=1780291983"},{"product_id":"ilford-sprite-35-ii-35mm-camera","title":"Ilford Sprite 35-II 35mm film camera","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Ilford Sprite 35-II is a reusable 35mm camera built around one idea: remove everything that gets between you and taking a photo. There's one shutter speed, one aperture, and a fixed-focus lens. You load a roll of film, look through the viewfinder, and press the button.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe lens is a 31mm wide-angle, fixed at f\/9. It's in focus from about a metre to infinity, which covers most of what you'd point a camera at. The wide field of view is forgiving — you don't need to be precise with framing to get the shot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere's a built-in flash powered by a single AAA battery. In daylight you probably won't need it, but indoors or in shade it makes the difference between a photo and a blank frame. The flash takes about 15 seconds to recycle between shots, so it's not for rapid-fire — but this isn't a rapid-fire kind of camera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLoad 400-speed film. The f\/9 aperture and 1\/120s shutter are set for outdoor light, but ISO 400 gives you enough margin for cloud and shade. ISO 200 is fine in sun. Anything slower wants bright conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFilm advance is a manual lever on the top plate, and you rewind by hand when the roll is done. The whole thing weighs 122 grams. It's small enough to slip into a pocket and cheap enough that you won't worry about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a camera for people who want control. There are no settings to adjust, no modes to choose, no menu to navigate. That's the point. If you want to find out whether you like shooting film without committing to an expensive camera, the Sprite is where you start.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ilford","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":46732421628092,"sku":"I-SPRITE-BLK","price":80.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Black \u0026 Silver","offer_id":46732421660860,"sku":"I-SPRITE-SLV","price":80.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/8860\/6908\/files\/ilford-sprite-35mm-white.png?v=1780287211"},{"product_id":"ilford-obscura-pinhole-camera-kit","title":"Ilford Obscura Pinhole Camera Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Ilford Obscura is a pinhole camera that takes 4×5 sheet film. No lens, no battery, no electronics. Light enters through a 0.35 mm chemically etched pinhole and exposes whatever you've loaded — film or darkroom paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe kit is what makes this worth paying attention to. It ships with 10 sheets of Ilford Delta 100 Professional film, 20 sheets of Ilford Multigrade IV RC paper, a light-tight film box for storing your exposed sheets, and an exposure calculator so you can work out times without a light meter. Open the box, load a sheet, and you're shooting. No separate purchases required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe camera itself is two interlocking PVC sections held together by magnets. The shutter is a magnetic latch that rotates — clockwise or anticlockwise, so it works for left- and right-handed photographers. There's a tripod socket on the base, which you'll need: pinhole exposures run long, from seconds in bright sun to minutes indoors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt 87 mm focal length the field of view is wide — roughly equivalent to a 26 mm lens on a 35mm camera. The images have the quality that only a pinhole produces: everything is in focus from near to far, with a soft, diffused rendering that sharpens up surprisingly well when you scan or print from the negative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt weighs 300 grams and fits in a jacket pocket. As 4×5 cameras go, that's tiny — most large format cameras weigh kilograms and need a serious tripod. The Obscura sits on any small tripod or even a stack of books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a camera for people who want to understand how photography works at its most basic: a dark box, a hole, and light-sensitive material. It's also genuinely good for making photographs. Pinhole images have a character that no lens can replicate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ilford","offers":[{"title":"Single","offer_id":46837440610492,"sku":"I-OBSCURA","price":449.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/8860\/6908\/files\/ilford-camera-obscura-kit.png?v=1780279765"}],"url":"https:\/\/filmco.nz\/collections\/cameras.oembed","provider":"Nelson Film Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}