The original Kodak Ektar H35 was a bold attempt at making film photography at least somewhat affordable. Costing just $50 new, it allowed you to squeeze more value out of a roll of 35mm film by dividing its frames in half. So, instead of 36 shots measuring 24x36mm from a standard roll, you’d get 72 shots measuring 24x18mm. This was not a new concept, but it had fallen out of vogue, and the Kodak Ektar H35 proved a modest hit among cash-strapped analog enthusiasts.
An updated version swiftly followed: the Kodak Ektar H35N. At first glance essentially identical, the H35N nevertheless comes with a few extra features, probably the most interesting of which is the upgraded two-element lens, including a glass element and an aspherical acrylic element. Elsewhere, we get a tripod socket, a bulb mode for the shutter release, and a new ‘star’ filter for creating dramatic points from strong light sources.
