Kodak M35 Reloadable Film Camera review: pick a color, there a plenty

The Kodak M35 Reloadable Film Camera comes in a huge range of color options, just add film and a battery.

Kodak M35 Reloadable Film Camera
(Image: © Matthew Richards)

Digital Camera World Verdict

The Kodak M35 Reloadable Film Camera is nothing if not colorful, available in a wide range of bright and muted colors. It’s very basic and simple to use. Just add a roll of 35mm film and a Triple-A battery and you’re good to go. Keep your expectations low for image quality and you won’t be disappointed.

Pros

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    Lots of color options

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    Built-in flash

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    Reloadable

Cons

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    Film and battery sold separately

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    Basic design

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    Variable results

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It’s easy to argue that the Kodak M35 is more eco-friendly than the massed ranks of single-use 35mm film cameras on the market. Instead of binning it after shooting just one roll of film, you can reload at will and use it again and again. That’s a tick in one box at least. For those of the digital age who have never used a film camera before, there’s no need to panic. Loading the film is easy and shooting with the camera is even easier. In fact, it could hardly be more basic.

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Camera type35mm reusable
Film type suppliedNone
Color / B&WPurchased separately
Film length suppliedN/A
FlashYes
Minimum subject distance1m
Dimensions (W x H x D):114 x 63 x 35mm
Weight (inc film & battery):128g
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The Kodak i60 Reloadable Film Camera is more stylish, with retro charm based on old Kodak Instamatic cameras of a few decades ago, but its battery flap is really hard to open and the film door opens all too easily.

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Matthew Richards

Matthew Richards is a photographer and journalist who has spent years using and reviewing all manner of photo gear. He is Digital Camera World's principal lens reviewer – and has tested more primes and zooms than most people have had hot dinners! 

His expertise with equipment doesn’t end there, though. He is also an encyclopedia  when it comes to all manner of cameras, camera holsters and bags, flashguns, tripods and heads, printers, papers and inks, and just about anything imaging-related. 

In an earlier life he was a broadcast engineer at the BBC, as well as a former editor of PC Guide.