Corex Half Frame Reusable 35mm Camera CH1, Built in Flash and Compatible with 35mm Color Negative or B&W Film (Film and Battery NOT Included) Limited Edition Free Blue and Yellow Filters

I must admit I am a sucker for cheap film cameras and this has not disappointed yet. I want to thank the previous soul who posted photos taken with the camera, as I have yet to run a roll through it. I am convinced by the provided photos, that I am going to like this camera.For a plasic camera, it seems well made and the flash is relaively bright. The camera arrived in a nifty storage box with a blue and yellow filter, zero instructions included but I will wing it. BTW, Corex offers a set of 6 color filters which can be found on Amazon for cheap. I will keep the yellow filter on most of the time as I plan to shoot mostly Black & White film, the filter will protect the lens, too. My guess is the lens is plastic so there be softness to the photos and other film oddities near the edges of the frame. No doubt there will be lens flare from the sun or any other bright light source, but that is what makes film fun. The camera comes with a white wrist strap attached and includes a lanyard type strap (grey) and a wiping cloth.I am excited to experiment with half frame. Before it would seem to be a chore to shoot 48 or 72 frames, but now I consider the artistic possibilities: diptychs, triptychs, inversion, close up/ distance, urban landscape vs. rural, street photography, simple snapshots or portraiture, on and on. Not to mention experimenting with filters on different film types and subject matter from exciting to mudane.I am not crazy about the Vegas Gold metal(?). As another review states it is closer to rose gold, maybe it will grow on me with a little patina.All in all, I think it is a fine point & shoot for young and old of all experience levels. With some care this cheap plastic camera could be passed down to your kids or grandchildren, like some of the cameras I aquired. Film is fun, a little expensive, but there are worse ways to spend money. Film is magic, and chemistry and wonderful things, and digital is blah, complicated, and straight from the center of Hell. Not to mention your digital camera is obsolete before you can get it home. None of my cameras are obsolete, although there was a good chance the 110 format would die. I adore 110 photos. Enough ranting.I would not hesitate to gift one of these Corex cameras to anyone who would appreciate a plastic fantastic. Are the better cameras out there? Yes, but the best camera out there, just so happens to the the one you have with you (even the one on your phone) and billions of memories, fleeting moments of time, have been captured on far inferior cameras than the Corex Half Frame. Get one. Viva film photography!

A genuine point and shoot camera, this is a good !earning tool for beginners and a useful artistic tool for fine art photographers!

Great little camera. This is a fun little camera, you get so many photos on a roll you can shoot like it is digital. This is a simple one lens camera, you will not get tack sharp photos. Remember to only shoot in good light. Don't get too close or you will get blurry pictures. I shoot two consecutive pictures one of whole scene and one of a closeup of something in first picture. Remember it is all plastic so be careful with it. Do not force anything or you will likely break something. This review based on one roll of film.

Do not purchase this cheap plastic lens camera. You don't get decent photos regardless how good of a photographer you are. These cheap film cameras are made for beginners but I cannot see why a beginner would use one a second time as the images come out horrible because of the plastic toy lens. DO NOT BUY!

It works well enough! I’ve included some photos I’ve taken from it, they’re unedited, but as you can see the light leaks are kinda funky. I enjoy it, but I wouldn’t use this for an important event I want to document. Very basic

I have a large collection of film and digital cameras and I have been shooting film for many, many years. I already have plenty of legitimate point-and-shoot and half-frame cameras, so this product wasn't designed with someone like me in mind, but I can still give my thoughts on it from the experience I have and explain the shortcomings of this, even if it's for casual users. Upon opening the box, the camera looked attractive, well made, and the presentation was excellent, but as soon as I took it out and held it in my hand, it was apparent that the entire camera was plastic and felt like a disposable camera. I was expecting some more heft and at least some of the crucial parts to be metal, but it isn't. Parts of it feel like it could break if handled too roughly or dropped, although the structure is good. The plastic molding is done well and it's cleanly made, but I worry about the durability of some of the parts, particularly the film rewind crank. If this part was metal I would feel a lot better about the potential longevity. When rewinding film, it can sometimes take force to retract the film which will stress the little plastic flip-up crank. If that breaks, rewinding the film would become difficult, if not impossible. The included straps are nice and it comes with a blue and yellow filter, but absent is any kind of lens cover. I would've liked to see one, even if it was a simple black disc like the yellow or blue filter.The limiting part of the camera is the fixed aperture of f/5.6 and the shutter speed of 1/120s, but that's keeping in the form of a disposable camera and is to be expected. This is a larger aperture than usually found on locked aperture cameras, which are usually between f/8 to f/11. It gathers more light than those, but it also means taking pictures in bright, sunny outdoor environments might lead to overexposed images if using higher than ISO 100 speed film. Fortunately, most color film has a tolerance for overexposure without ruining the image, but beginners consider that if they want to take landscape pictures in bright sun.Overall this is a decent camera for what it is and for the target audience, but understanding the limitations and keeping expectations in check is important. I had higher expectations but that's also because I have other cameras to compare to. This would be acceptable for someone looking for a fun, casual camera to snap occasional pictures with, but learn about camera film speed and choose the right one for the situation to work with the f/5.6 aperture and 1/120s shutter speed.

I love this camera i take it with me everyware. Every one should have this little camers.