This is a totally fun/toy camera and not one that I can see myself using often. I wanted to buy a new film camera for a change and it was this or the Apparat. I chose this one as I didn’t have anything like it and I do have cameras that can do all the stuff an Apparat can.

It is a simple point-and-shoot, light and comfortable to hold. It was created by Reto after being crowd funded in 2018. Of course, with 3 lenses you get 3 photos…not half frames, but third frames.

I was excited to try it as soon as it arrived, but I realised it wasn’t really suited to the type of shots I usually take. I think it works best with people and parties.

The first film I chose to use was an Exeter Pan 400, mainly because I wanted to see some results straight away and didn’t want to wait for a lab. The 400-speed film suites the toy aspect of the camera as it is fixed at 1/125th and f11. Also, I wasn’t sure how the lab would scan negatives. Turns out that wasn’t an issue, I just needed to ask for half frames then duplicate and crop them.

The instructions say to take the photos in portrait mode, but I couldn’t resist and tried a horizontal. The resulting gram is just weird. It works but is quite unnerving. I scanned these myself so I could keep them as a triple. To use the app, the photos have to be separate. This blog post is really detailed and gives a step-by-step account of the process. I used a Chromebook with the Android version of the app installed. Here are some of the results. I would add them all, but that function isn’t available on WordPress right now, just one at a time.

Next, I tried some Kodak 200 as I wanted to see what the lab did. Upon developing the film, they wrote to me and asked how I wanted it scanned. I just opted for the cheapest option, regular 35mm scans and I would deal with them on download. Here are the thirds.

Compared to half-frames, they are not that bad in terms of grain and detail. I think colour and proper scans are the way to go as you need as much detail as possible….unless you are a whizz at all that stuff.

The minimum focus distance is about a meter, so holding something in your hand or selfies just doesn’t work. Also, if you have a close subject and a distant, busy background, the wigglegram can be a little nauseating. So, it is best to have something just around 2-3m away, then a middle distant background.

I think this is a camera I will put away, keep in the box and rarely use. I am glad I have it and will keep it, as all the other cameras like this have become rare and expensive.

Oh, and I wish the app had more features. It is very basic and the cropping function on the Android version doesn’t seem to work.

Here is another review:
https://austerityphoto.co.uk/new-adventures-in-the-third-dimension-reto3d-review/