I just want to add that I have enjoyed using my Pentax 17 so much more than most of my other cameras in the past few months and I can only thank Pentax for that. Great job!
That was great, thank you. I think looking upward from below at an industry it always seems like everything in capialism is just about squeezing profits from wherever and whoever they can, and of course they illstarated how they have market-based needs for going forward, but this gave a human face to the Industry, and I think it gave me a little more confidence that this is not just a fly by night whim on their part to extract some portion of what they may see as a temporary trend. I think it gave you some confidence as well watching your response. I really hope that Analog, all over the creative world, continues to reassert itself as a viable, and important alternative.
Fascinating and true words of extremly convinced and motivated managers. Admirable. Looking forward to their next creations. A Pentax FF or MF analogue will be a safe buy. May be they will be the one, who can do a hybrid film and mirrorless camera one day.
It's crazy how this company still exists with this philosophy and way of thinking, like they are stubborn and proud of it even when everything is pointing to other direction.
Awesome interview. It's interesting to here from the people who develop cameras. It would be fascinating to hear from people who helped create iconic cameras like the Nikon F series, Canon A-1, Mamiya RB67 etc.
Thanks Hashem, great interview. It is so good that Pentax is back in the film camera business. The best bit to hear is that they are enabling the knowledge to be passed on to a new generation of engineers and product designers. As an ex-Kodak Australasia person, I know how much knowledge went out the door when they closed Coburg let alone how much would have been made redundant at Rochester in the last 20 years
This interview needs more distribution. I have seen the Pentax 17 in the shops, and I'd decided firmly against getting one because I'm a dyed jn the wool SLR user. But now I am starting to see the sense of this product, and I'm seriously considering getting one for my young adult daughter. It may not be what I would use, but it will definitely draw a younger generation into serious photography. Clearly, the top management of Pentax are very intelligent people and they understand the market perfectly. Good luck to them!
Fantastic. I love their enthusiasm and the concept that the Pentax 17 is a bridge between the current generation of engineers who grew up with digital imaging and their film based predecessors. Y
Great job on the interview! It's nice to see that Pentax is finding somewhere they can grow. My first DSLR was a Pentax *ist DS so I've got a general fondness for the brand.
Excellent interview, Hashem! Very good questions and you handled yourself well. Very professional. You were like a Sky News reporter! 2 things I learned: the cameras are assembled in Vietnam, and the camera is such a success they are racing to supply the cameras around the world. A good problem to have. I see them possibly making a full frame model based on the 17. Then maybe stretching the camera vertically to fit 120 film. It may take a few years but if demand is strong it may come to be. Great work Hashem!
I don't understand the "portrait orientation" argument. Most photos I take with my smartphone are in landscape format. Do people really predominantly use portrait orientation on smartphones?
@@xmeda First, you don't know that. Second, Pentax has stated that they are working on a K-1 II successor. Third, even if it were true that no K-1 III is in development that would be interesting news.
I have been using my Pentax 17 a lot of summer for mini vacations with the family. If combined with a fine grain film and good scans and results are stunning. The lens is superb!
While the Pentax 17 and generally film project are great and I appreciate Pentax is doing it, I still hope that management will not abandon the best of Pentax, which was K1 and generally full frame DSLR. While I love unique lenses of Pentax, I also hope they will change their mind and add "heavy" lens to the DFA series as I still miss the 600mm focal length in the lineup. K1 deserves to have it's come back and hopefully a moment of glory. Now would be a great time to do that. Everyone switches to mirrorless. Let them do that and let's not look at what others are doing. I wish all the best for Pentax brand and DSLR in general.
It is really nice to have seen the enthusiasm Pentax has in keeping and further developing film cameras. I look forward to seeing more innovative film cameras from them in the future. Really nicely organised and casual interview. Thank you.
A great interview. Thank you🙏 Owning nearly every Pentax model they have produced, half frame was not what I was hoping for. But I am also not their younger target market. Will definitely add it to the collection. How could you not support what they are trying to do. I so hope they bring a medium format back to the market 🤞
Great interview and really appreciate their candidness with their answers. It’s cool that they are still able to exist (and hopefully thrive long term) as a niche manufacturer.
Thank you for Pentax 17 on my behalf and on behalf of the film community! The second camera should be the GR successor (it would be instant buy for me and many others) and then for the third do market research :) Fourth one medium format
I think they should bring back a camera like the K1000 or an upgraded version of one with faster shutter speed. But keep it simple and have manual controls.
Optically Pentax lenses are superb. Pentax camera bodies are weak (failure prone) the film Pentax MZ serious broken plastic gear problem fixed much too late by using metal gear later. K 30,50,70 digital the aperture block problem. There’s more problems with their other camera bodies too. I just went to mirrorless with another brand and use my Pentax lenses on it. Honestly no regrets and I get the best of both worlds going this route.
I fully concur with you on the film Pentax MZ series. I’ve got 4 useless door stop cameras due to Pentax using deteriorating plastic gear. Plus version 1 then version 2 bask for back. Jeezes just get it right from the start So there’s no need for a mark 2 with a year or two for some of their cameras.
@@ShutterKnack after 4 broken MZ series cameras I honestly given up on it. A dollar short a day late even if there’s a fix or Pentax used metal ones in their later MZ cameras. I repeat I’m stuck with 4 broken cameras and it’s not worth from fixing especially if it’s a well known manufacturers fault. They should of had a recall on it with free $ fixing.
@@bonghungk7544add me on the broken MZ list. If Pentax stood by their cameras they should of had a factory recall to fix this issue for free. Anyways I’m using another brand now and I don’t look back.
@@bonghungk7544I feel your sentiment. If Pentax company really backed their cameras up they should have a manufacturers recall to fix their design fault. It’s really I excusable.
Great interview, Hashem. It made me feel more connected to the brand for a moment and even grew my interest in wanting to buy the new camera just for the sake of supporting their philosophy and approach to camera making. I think their media showings will be very beneficial for gaining more positive attention for the brand. It's going to be interesting to see if any other companies follow suit or not. I think you point of cameras hitting a ceiling is definitely valid, I've even found myself going back in time for my digital camera with a simpler point and shoots to capture a more fulfilling experience that's lost in more modern tech. Cameras in the modern sense, for me, just serve as a work tool, rather than a personal one for pleasure. Keep up the great work with the channel, and hope to catch up sometime soon 👍
Brave of the gentlemen to take the interview and speak so candidly. The younger gentleman's opinion of why film is becoming so popular -- the memories tied to each shot -- resonate with me. Thank you for the video.
