Pentax 17 Compact Film Camera

35mm Half-Frame Film Camera
HD PENTAX HF 25mm f/3.5 Traditional Lens
Manual Zone Focus with Macro Setting
Window Viewfinder with Dual Frame Lines
Autoexposure, Program, and Bokeh Modes
Built-In Flash, Flash AE Modes
Exposure Compensation and ISO Dials
Manual Film Advance Lever & Film Rewind
Takes 1x CR2 Battery
2.5mm Remote Cable Switch Terminal
Albada viewfinder

Pentax 17 – The First Film Camera from Pentax in the digital era

A new film camera in the age of digital, the Pentax 17 is a 35mm half-frame film camera built from the ground up. This svelte point-and-shoot is the first launch from Ricoh Imaging/Pentax’s Film Project initiative and is designed using a wealth of influence from Pentax’s legacy of past film cameras.

The camera is named for the 17mm width of a half-frame of 35mm film, following in the company’s tradition of naming cameras after their format, such as the 67, 645 and Auto 110. It features a newly-developed 25mm F3.5 lens, which is the equivalent to a 37mm lens on full-frame 35mm. The lens, which uses three elements in three groups, is based on the optical design of the PENTAX Espio Mini while using the angle of view and focal length of the Ricoh Auto Half camera.

Distinct from 35mm “full-frame” cameras with a 36 x 24mm format, the Pentax 17 is a half-frame format camera with a recording area of 17 x 24mm. This smaller, more unique format has a few added benefits:

Since the frames take up about half as much space on the roll of film, you get twice as many exposures per roll compared to full-frame format cameras. On a 36-exposure roll of film, you can expect to take about 72 exposures.

Since the film is running horizontally through the camera, the 17 x 24mm image area is inherently vertical; the viewfinder is setup in a vertical orientation and the camera handles best when shooting vertically.

The top and bottom plate is made from Magnesium Alloy.

The fixed prime lens is an HD PENTAX HF 25mm f/3.5 Traditional; it’s a slightly wide-angle lens offering impressive sharpness and color rendering. It features Pentax’s contemporary HD anti-reflective coating, helping to boost contrast and clarity

Despite being a brand-new camera, the Pentax 17 borrows many legacy details from past Pentax cameras to inform its distinct design: the film rewind knob is taken from the Pentax LX, the ISO dial from the SP, the flash and shutter release from the KP, the lens housing from the Espio Mini, the front logo text from the 67, the knurled battery cover from the DA WR series of lenses, the film advance lever from the Auto 110, and the top plate from a special edition LX. Also, the viewfinder includes Pentax’s own classic logo along with the Asahi AOCo logo and a film plane indicator taken from their line of DSLRs.

In the Box
Pentax 17 Film Camera
CR2 Battery
O-LC40.5 Lens Cap
O-ST191 Wrist Strap
1-Year Manufacturer Warranty