Kodak Unveils $35 Camera With Sliding Lens Cover For Ultra-Affordable Photography
Kodak is attempting to reclaim the burgeoning film photography market with the casual EC35, a 35mm point-and-shoot that pairs 1980s nostalgia with modern reliability, all for a smidge under $35. The perfect stocking stuffer for your teen? Quite possibly.
Likely the most interesting part of the EC35 is its design. It draws heavy inspiration from the company's compact cameras of the late 1980s, complete with horizontal sliding cover that readies the camera when you snapping the cover open, as well as protects the lens and viewfinder when closed. It is small enough (for a film camera at 102 grams, 119 x 65 x 41.5 mm in size) to fit into a jacket pocket, which could make it perfect as a party camera for a generation accustomed to smartphone snaps but wanting the organic grain of physical film.
Under the hood, Kodak has stripped away the complexitiesthat often frustrate novices....
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