Pentax 17

[Michel Hardy-Vallée]

There will probably be a couple of threads popping up today on the subject, so here are the official videos from Ricoh:

Ad with sample pics:


Detailed announcement by project manager:


Two videos about controls:




My take: it's not a camera for everybody, but I hope it helps the market and that this is a step towards more sophisticated cameras. Manufacturing is a tough business, and Ricoh appears to play the long game, so we might one day see an SLR from them again.

 

[darkosaric]

My friend already ordered one! I am almost 110% sure that soon "Pentax 35" will follow, same body, with full frame. If that happens, I will buy it, and then exchange with a friend of mine .

 

[Paul Howell]

Other than scale focus, has nice features ISO up to 3200, looks like exposure can be compensated. Unsure of the shutter, lens seems to be wide.

 

[koraks]

Yeah, there's a thread on this here: https://www.photrio.com/forum/threa...act-film-cameras-planned-for-next-year.202062