I missed having a fast 28mm when we sold our original Q so the 28 1.4 has been a nice addition to the kit. This 50 looks like a fun copy of that focal length, I’m most curious if it’s safe to collapse while mounted to an m6 body.
I received the aluminum version a few days ago, it really is an interesting lens, small and lightweight, with strong character wide opened and more common but easy when you stopped it down. I think it would be a nice everyday complement to my 28mm Summaron.
It's not for me. People are saying we need to reward the manufacturer for making a new camera, ok I will hold out for Mint's new Rollei 35AF in September. It will be better than this in every way.
I have a bunch of Viogtlander, Leica, and Zeiss lenses. The Voigtlanders are the best of these. Especially the APO Lanthars that beat EVERYTHING ELSE BY A COUNTRY MILE.
Love the sit and yarn vibe Matt. Keep up the awesome work, and careful on that skateboard! I'm in a similar stage of life and been hitting the skate park on my BMX with my two boys. Good fun, but my self preservation instinct is stronger than when I was teenager doing the same thing!
I want a Mamiya 8, a Fuji TX-4 (not that TX-3 digital body concept), If this Pentax 17 is what we need to get there in 5/10 years, I'm happy for it! Love the format, I hope you get to enjoy doing the vlogging because for us it's entertaining. Please just don't feel any pressure to upload constantly. Far too many creators start to burn out to appease the algorithm. You do you, it's been a hella ride following watching your videos!
The difficulty with listening to people complain online as a sales metric is that, well, people complain online, it's very often all they do. Pentax built the 17 based on focus grouping young photographers, and I think that's a reasonable approach. A lot of people in the film community seem "angry" that this camera wasn't for them. I look at it this way... spec a realistically manufacturable camera that wouldn't have people shouting "just buy an X for a 3rd of the price off of ebay". I don't think it's possible.
Sure, nice video Matt. I sometimes wonder at how people connect through RU-vid videos, and I find it incredible. Sharing personal experiences somehow makes us closer and can start a friendship. As for the Pentax 17, well, I love all cameras, even those that are broken. Yeah, the price here in Italy is 550 euro. I don't think I will be buying it. I have an old Olympus Pen EE3, and I think it is wonderful. I've even printed a few shots in my darkroom. A few 18x24 cm prints on Ilford paper and they look great. So, yeah... Half frame is great too. Happy photography to you Matt, have fun and take care.
Yet another overpriced half frame. I mean come on. Zone focusing, uncoupled viewfinder... The only thing this has going for it over a bloomin holga is the lens and adjustable shutter speed. I honestly feel sorry for so many people that are going to buy one of these and end up really underwhelmed with the results. I guess if you only putting them on IG then fine but I feel for anyone trying to make anything noteworthy with them. Very few people are talking about how labs are going to process these either. I mean yes the film is processed the same as normal but are the labs gearing up for half frame scans at full resolution or are you just going to get a half resolution 35mm scan? I would rather buy a cheap second hand canon 300v (£20) and a 50mm lens (£50) than this bit of tat(and have enough left over for a few years supply of film). If I was in the market for a "New" 35mm camera I would be waiting for the Rollei 35 AF which by all accounts is not going to be much more expensive than the pentax and whole lot better.
I dig this new style. Different vibe to your channel but Jimmy DiResta’s old vlogs jumped around like this. You can do some short bits and then connect them together with comment Q&A or general updates. Maybe that’ll breakup the longer single idea video grind.
I'd rather have a Film SLR WITH the focusing system of the K3 iii in the body of the K1. Along with K1 III. or even a pentax 17 with a K mount and the K3 Iii focusing system. But would not mind it if someone gave me a Pentax 17 for my birthday or Christmas!
I have the Olympus Pen S half frame and love it. This seems to be a great camera, but at this price point I think I'd prefer to buy the Olympus Pen F series SLR with all 3 lenses. I'd still be paying less than the cost of this camera. I watched your review years ago and fell in love with the Pen F partly due to your review. You always do great videos. I thought you did one on a medium format (Yashica 124? or similar model), but I can't find it 🤔
2025 will be the year of the vlog. I’ve been loving making them lately, and I’ve noticed others have as well. So hopefully by the new year, it’s a regular thing again and we can make short form content a thing of the past.
On your suggestion Matt I picked this lens up a week ago before a big international trip to use with my M10-R. Although I own the Voigtlander 35mm and 50m f2 APO's they're too big to travel with. This 50 has become a great addition to my 28mm f2 and 35mm f2 Ultron's along with my 90mm f2.8 APO. That's my Leica/Voigtlander combo travel and street kit moving forward. I use the Voigtlander 35mm and 50mm APO lenses for portrait shoots and use they primarily with my Nikon Zf adapted of course.
Love this vlog style. The fisheye is great because it’s a different look opposed to the standard we see across this platform. Visually brings more character to you and what you’re doing.
I got the Pentax 17 because I wanted a HF camera anyway. Anyone who wanted a full frame or autofocus camera has options. Even a new one now with the Rollei 35AF. For me the Pentax 17 makes so much sense both for total beginners and people like me who just want something small, light, and quiet that still good enough for some nicer film stocks.
Thank you for making this video, i Will hopefully remember to have my own perspective and trying to stand out from other photographers, and to take my work seriously. Hopefully, I, you, and everyone continues in their work successfully.
I received mine today. It's better than expected. People should get their hand on it and shoot with it before criticizing it. I wouldn't want it to be heavier than it is. It's nice to cary in my jacket all the time. A lot of foldout camera's even the 100 year old medium format field camera's use zone focusing. It's something you get fast used to. Everybody has their preferences, but to flat out refuse/reject to learn it, I see that more as a lack of skill or willingness to learn and adapt. Pentax needs the new experience and funds to build upon for the next full frame/medium format camera's. If they didn't go this route, they would have to price it like a Leica and you would've had to wait 5 years to get it. Nobody would buy that, and the whole new analog camera project would fail. Have patience, they are probably already working on a full frame camera, although don't be shocked if they price it around the price of their high end full frame digital camera.
