The Pentax 17 feels special. As a new $500 film camera from a major brand, it’s unique simply for existing. But more than ...

not least because it’s the first film camera to bear the Pentax name for over two decades. For a start, it’s a ‘half-frame’ 35mm film camera, using standard 35mm film canister but splitting each frame ...

Hashem McAdam, of YouTube channel Pushing Film, had the chance to talk to Pentax general manager Tomoki Tanaka, and asked him ...

The 17 uses 35mm film but is a half-frame camera ... of film photography before diving headfirst into fully manual film cameras. The Pentax 17 is an easier entry into film photography.

Users can select auto or manual exposure ... styling that Rollei fans love. This 35m film camera is a different prospect than ...

"Mirrorless, as you have seen, we are not handling mirrorless – except maybe I should say, one model quite a long time ago," says Tomoki Tanaka in a sit-down chat with YouTube channel Pushing Film, ...

Such has been the switch from film to digital, that the new film camera is a rarity. Pentax think there may be an opening in the older format though, as they’ve announced in the videos below the ...

Digital cameras like telecentric lenses; lenses where the light rays exiting are as parallel as possible. Lenses such as the 20-35mm FA originate from the film era ... on a Pentax K-1 using ...

Time until first shot is captured. The Pentax K-70's startup time was a little slow for a DSLR, but switching from Play to Record and taking a shot was quite fast. Time from fully pressing shutter ...

Leica has announced the Q3 43, a variant of its full-frame fixed lens compact with a 43mm F2.0 normal lens. We've had the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Pentax hasn't ruled out a return to the medium format market. In fact, it became very aware ...