Pentax 17 - Hands-on Preview of a NEW 35mm Film Camera 

Woooow, just awessssome. .really happy to see the Film cameras are coming back....🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Ok need to sell a couple of digital cameras to buy this one. We need to support this if you want new film cameras to come out!

The frame size on the film is similar to cinema's 2-perf area, meaning on decent film you're getting 4K equivalent images. I'd expect we'll see a range of screw-on lenses to make it wider or tele. The AU$899 RRP is already being discounted to AU$849. It's going to stay pretty niche, and the body style would make for an excellent mirrorless chassis, or a new shallow rangefinder-K mount, that an adapter could use for K-mount lenses.

When I had a fixed-lens, folding Fujifilm 645 it had a vertical/portrait orientation, and yeah, it did take some getting used to and as I tend to shoot mostly in the horizontal/landscape mode, it was, frankly, a bit of a pain to always have to hold the camera "sideways." However...with this camera Pentax has recognized not only that folks want to shoot film, but that film is EXPENSIVE to purchase, process (unless you're doing it at home) and then laborious to scan, unless of course you want to make prints. So doubling the number of exposures on 35mm film is brilliant. 72 images divided by the cost of film + processing ain't so painful. Maybe I'll get one...

That looks like great little film camera. Very tempted to give it a try!

Excellent video 😊!

A new 35mm camera?! It shoots half frame? Damn.

Do you know how much a K1000 cost when it was launched? $1000 adjusted to inflation. This is half the price.

Damn guys this is so well done! ❤

Some refreshing design choices were made that will make it a different experience from shooting an SLR 35mm film camera. I’ve ordered one from my local camera store here in Australia and they included 10 rolls of processing and scanning in the Price. They said I was the 11th order in the first 2 days for their store . The vertical format comes with half frame of course, but besides being familiar for young digital natives, it changes up the way experienced photographers normally see through the viewfinder and anything that brings a different approach to composition is good for your photography. I also like the storytelling that can come from diptych prints and scans. For 35mm film I normally shoot with an old Leica rangefinder or 70s manual MX SLR But this will be quite different and I look forward to that. The whole camera is about user experience. Tactile and requires some control input but in such a light way that inexperienced film photographers can hardly get it wrong.. zone focus rather than auto focus or manual focus is a perfect example. 36-37mm full frame AOV equivalent is sensible. All around this is a super smart design. I can’t wait to use it.

Really cool camera. I hope it’s a hit and I hope they make an ILC version.

I grew up on film and the only thing holding me back (I still have my old film cameras) is the cost of processing.

Nice!

My Pentax MX is not a disposable still going today 😮 so Pentax quality great news

Well done Pentax! It looks great. Many thanks for an excellent review.

It has a 25mm lens, which has the same angle of view as a 37mm lens on full frame.

It looks like they took inspiration from the Canon Demi, which is great source material. Pentax gets full points for this one even if it flops.

I have a Minolta XD11 with motor drive, a Canon FTb, a Nikon FE and a Voigtländer VITO BL (really!). I wish I still had the Canon T90!! Should I get the new Pentax or am I all set? The vertical view looks to me like: if we can't train them to do it right, let's join them!

Incredibly excited about this camera! Already preordered it from a shop here in the States!

It’s a 37.5mm elqvialent lens.

I will buy one. Thank you for the review.

Hi there, does this camera need batteries?

why did you guys test this with such a crunch film stock? would love to see this with portra

This camera is similar to an ink jet printer, relatively affordable for the hardware but insanely expensive on the running costs

Besides Olympus, Pentax has the best camera designs.

funny how you didn't mention how half-frame literally halves the amount of film you have to buy for the same number of shots... ya know cost of living and everything...

Dang, was super excited following the Pentax film build up. Pretty bummed it’s a half frame. Hopefully they release a 35mm version soon.

OMG! I just trashed this camera in my review. It does not compare to the 1988 made yashica samurai X4.0 half frame 35mm SLR point & Shoot! More bang for your buck! So glad new film cams are being made but that's my 2 cents. Maybe I'm just jealous because I had to use a jpeg copy of the camera for my review. Watching your actually handle one is giving me so much G.A.S. that I have to call 1800-NO-TOOTS for relief from this uncontrollable gas. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this miracle of analog hope in the dark digital ages we find ourselves in. Good Luck and God Speed #reeldawgies ! Subbed =)

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$500?

With film, 90% of value and performance of the camera, comes from the lens. Not much else matters.

72 shots leads to take more shots almost like a cell phone.

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What? Welcome to the Twilight Zone!

It would be great if it cost $100 instead of $500. Olympus Pen for 100 or or 2 sounds like a better idea to me.

Why are folks so enamored with a film winder? Silly “new feature” in all the ads.

That should sell by the bin 🗑️ load.

500 bucks no thanks

Abril fools in june?? XD

Please listen to yourselves.. How do the current generation 'rediscover film photography for the first time'? They discover it for the first time. You cannot rediscover something you've yet to discover! And why buy this rather than a vintage half frame from the past with superior features for a fraction of the price? Lastly if you scan film rather than print your pictures you have just created a digital image so why use film in the first place? You're now an extra generation away from the original image?