Pentax 17 - It's time for film 

Amen to this it depends only on us as user for companies to take risk and start making these kinds of products again ☺️ thank you for your support

Yes! Forgot to mention the crop factor in there!

Haha thank you so much bro 💛🫶

Amaaaazing!! I hope you enjoy it!!

Amazing! Thanks for the feedback I hope you enjoy it!

Glad you enjoyed it 🤌💛

Thank you so much!!

This is amaaaaaazing! I love this camera for the exact same reason! I tried before shooting 110 to have a less fuss experience and the “spy camera” sort of portability. But 1 image quality drops considerably, 2 getting it developed and scanned is a pain and 3 there aren’t as many film stocks available for it so yeah… half frame is a good alternative for shoot and don’t think too much for me

Thanks a lot! It isn’t perfect for sure, but it is a step forward for film photography in general so I’m in!

It took me way too long to get the calculation done actually 😂

The price is high. But I think the street price will be a little lower. 550 € is a statement. It would be sad if the Pentax 17 li in the shop shelves like a brick.

I understand your point, now you need to put this into perspective. This is not a second hand 30 years old camera, I have worked in the film industry and alongside camera technicians for years the amount of work you need to put to release something like this is crazy plus hire again old technicians to pass on the knowledge and so on. If Pentax was to release a full fledged SLR full metal now will retail for like £1,800-2,000 easy and everyone will say the same thing I could buy a K1000 for £250 and yes it is true but it is not a 2024 produced camera. Don’t get me wrong I completely get your point but the cameras we are buying now for no money if you think about it considering inflation and today’s productions cost will be around 10 times their price. It’s hard to compare but if we want film photography to continue this projects are the only ones to save the industry there are less and less film cameras available every year they get damaged, broken or lost and for many of them no repair parts available anymore so I think it’s a step in the right direction.

@@shotbychrisl You're 100% right about Pentax Job being a step in the right direction ! Also, maintenance/reparations of old cameras can cost a lot and technicians are getting rare. Secondhand prices are getting quite crazy too, especially for point&shoot. Let's wait and see the final price of the Rollei 35AF too.

@@thorstenjaspert9394 We'll see ! I leave in China and price is also around 550€ here.

@@chinatones We shall chat about it once the time has come xD

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Thanks 🙏 well it depends there are other manufacturers making film cameras nowadays Kodak Reto makes some refillable “disposable like cameras”, then Pentax, Mint Cameras that’s about to launch their Rollei 35AF and obviously on the high end Leica. There is quite a bit of interest in the industry and the community also there are more and more commercial clients asking photographers to produce analogue work so there is definitely space in the market for it! Hopefully the Pentax project will be successful enough for them to have some future cameras developed.

I’m telling you by a fact that if they do succeed and come with a “full metal professional SRL with all the bells like everyone wants” ain’t going to sell cheaper than £2,000 and everyone will anyway be crying a river

Hahahaha I call it my turtle shell it goes with me everywhere I go, I carry drone, 2 or three camera bodies (film/digital), 360 camera, gimbal etc etc etc xD

@@shotbychrisl good grief man, you need an entourage! nice review!

@@husshardan3511Appreciate it buddy thanks for the support

Mmmm… the only drawback that films cameras have is that you have to buy film and it requires a constant investment to get new photos… there is no other draw back if you have a decent camera and keep it serviced with an actual camera technician then there should be no malfunction no film waste

Cool not for everyone for sure

Great! Absolutely valid idea, however Ebay is full of 30 years old used cameras which in most cases come with no warranty, never been serviced, neither tested so there is some gamble there. Second a 5D is a full frame sensor digital camera that has absolutely nothing to do with film apart that you can capture images with it, the look, the feel, the process of image creation have nothing to do with anything analogue. this is not a "vintage" neither I ever mentioned the word "vintage" in the video once it is simply a film camera manufactured in 2024, which me as a film enthusiast and a person that absolutely loves film and the film community then it is a big deal.

Digital camera ≠ Film camera, and with new camera you’re sure it wont break after 1 roll

The Canon 5D is a DIGITAL camera. Not film ANALOGUE. 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

@@shotbychrislCompletely agree. Film doesn’t need to be vintage. Half the films available these days are pretty modern and with a modern scanner you can get dynamic range and color you won’t get from most digital cameras. And the issues with there only being used cameras is not just that they might fail or need to be serviced but with analog photography going on they will one become more expensive as they get older and less reliable. New film cameras are one of the most important things for the medium to survive, for people to have tools they can actually rely on.

Loooool buddy go get checked up 🤣🥱

@@shotbychrisl me? I am perfectly sane, which is potentially not true about all those hedonistic consumerism indulged kids who resurrect stupid chemical technology of making photos. Be honest with yourself, how many good frames you get per film? 1 2 0 ? And the what all to drain ? Just because you can afford that? That is reckless wastefulness. Tell me otherwise.

Emmm…. Who invited you to the party back to the cave troll 🧌

You must be fun at parties 🥳

@@freeman10000 I am not :)

Sure I still haven’t seen a properly functioning Legendary camera for £100 and been working on the photography industry for the last 7 years. If it is not your jam I respect it but spreading negativity does not help the industry neither the community in any way 🥱

@@shotbychrisl in EVERY camera store you get well functioning used film cameras without spending a fortune. this is no negativity it s just my opinion.... nobody would have used half frame without that massive marketing campaign going on on this camera. if you wanna be an everybody s darling reviewer in hope of being accepted by the brand so be it :D that doesn t change my mind.

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@@stephanweiskorn6760 i don t know if you ever entered a camera store with used camera gear but here in germany there are tons of used well functioning film cameras. bye