Ilford joins the fun with a new half-frame disposable camera

Ilford Ilfocolor Rapid Half Frame
(Image credit: Ilford)

While many are enjoying the need to be shooting film and using some of the best film cameras on the market, we sometimes forget just how expensive shooting film can be, and that's where half-frame cameras really come into their own by allowing to shoot half a frame on a single roll of film extends your shooting capabilities, thus saving the cost of shooting film!

Ilford has come to the rescue to save your pocket and keep you shooting with the company's new Ilford Ilfocolor Rapid Half Frame, a half-frame single-use camera that gives you 54 shots before you stop, compared to the standard 27 shots you usually get on disposable cameras. Kodak has had recent success with its Ektar H35 low-cost film camera - and by making the Ilfocolor Rapid model disposable, Ilford can offer a cheaper alternative, with the film already preloaded

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Sebastian Oakley
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For nearly two decades Sebastian's work has been published internationally. Originally specializing in Equestrianism, his visuals have been used by the leading names in the equestrian industry such as The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), The Jockey Club, Horse & Hound, and many more for various advertising campaigns, books, and pre/post-event highlights.

He is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts, holds a Foundation Degree in Equitation Science, and is a Master of Arts in Publishing.  He is a member of Nikon NPS and has been a Nikon user since the film days using a Nikon F5 and saw the digital transition with Nikon's D series cameras and is still to this day the youngest member to be elected into BEWA, The British Equestrian Writers' Association. 

He is familiar with and shows great interest in street, medium, and large format photography with products by Leica, Phase One, Hasselblad, Alpa, and Sinar. Sebastian has also used many cinema cameras from the likes of Sony, RED, ARRI, and everything in between. He now spends his spare time using his trusted Leica M-E or Leica M2 shooting Street photography or general life as he sees it, usually in Black and White.

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