Me neither. Since I got the Pentax 17, I've printed a few A3+ shots. It's perfect! I think it's like anything, some value the "resolution" number more than anything, same as MP on sensors. I think half-frame is a great value if you aren't printing poster size shots.
You should seriously consider bulk loading. Beside the savings, being able to choose your own roll length is my favourite part of it. I often just load 10-15 frames per camera since that's what I'm most comfortable with. Lets me cycle through the collection more often and also get the results quickly.
I actually go pretty slowly through a roll of 36 so I can only imagine that a roll of 72 would try my patience. One solution might be to take advantage of the diptych nature of half frame and take two photos of each subject from varying angles/closeness. Really enjoy the content, and I pay attention!
I think we the film crowd are trying to make each shot a masterpiece. 72 shots should be fun to capture more moments. It's for snaps not art. Pen S shooter
i really enjoyed using my olympus pen-d while it lasted. it was easy enough to manage the 72 frames by simply cutting the film out of the camera whenever i felt like processing some images. because the film gate is so small, very little film is wasted each time a new leader needs to be cut. i'd imagine spooling your own canisters would be an alternative solution to the too many frames issue.
My favorite camera is the OG Konica Auto-Reflex, which is the one you mentioned that can shoot both full frame and half-frame. Hexanon glass is such a joy to use.
Re half frame being 'lower quality' or grainier.... Technically a half frame image on film has the same grain structure as a full frame. It's just the size of the image that is smaller ie half the size. The only issue really is if you want to enlarge your prints but who is printing large images from a half frame photograph?🤔
Anyone tried the 8 or 16 exposure film rolls from eBay? Are they just bulk loaded Fuji or Kodak or something local in China? Kind of interested because it'd be super convenient to use for my Pens.
It's not same "low quality". Phone is oversharpened rubbish... while 35mm croped to half frame shows the character of the film that some of us actually like. I understand that you might not like it, but comparing it to a phone really doesn't make sense.
@@nikoladimitrijevic8172 Makes perfect sense when you think. These cameras are made for the iPhone crowd who post images on social media. They are not making big prints. You will not notice the differences online.
I still don't understand the marketing from Pentax that the half frame camera is targeted to towards young people for posting on social media. None of them are going to shoot a roll of 72, send away for developing, and then a week or two later, edit and post on social media. Or they'll do it one time and realize they wasted $500.
Lots of young social media users love the 'film look'. Plus, many enthusiast photo labs can develop and print within 24hrs and K-Mart can do it in one hour.
I'm more or less a young film enthusiast, and I'll say I'm absolutely going to do just that. Editing is a part of photography so it doesn't matter. Not all 72 shots are going to be good or may not need editing. 500 is a chunk of change, but also at the same time I'd gladly pay that for a brand new camera with warranty and also from a respected company. Not saying that I'm every young film user, but I really feel that if you look past the price point it's well worth it. Also as someone who works in manufacturing and development of various products, I think the price is very reasonable for what you get
