I guess you've had more bad experiences than I.
I'll buy one for Xmas
Contax T2s and Hasselblads both sell for about 1000 EUR.
I'm sure, at some point, someone will run a "results comparison" with the Kodak H35 -- which sells at 10% of the price. That won't be me, but I'd like to see the results.
Well, Ricoh announced a supply shortage due to the amount of preorders they've gotten, delivery's of preorders may take longer than expected (og announcement: https://news.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/rim_info/2024/20240619_040044.html)
As someone who has been shooting my H35 for a couple of years or so, and is also lusting after the Pentax 17 (though I will likely not buy one, certainly not new)... I'd be interested to see this too. Despite the relatively simple triplet lens on the 17, I'm certain it will blow the roughly circular chunk of plastic the H35 uses for a lens out of the water
I sincerely hope that the 17 does well in sales; well enough that they release more full-featured versions in the future. I for one would probably be willing to pay for one that looked the same (size, form factor), but allowed full frame shooting, included an upgraded lens (perhaps a modest 28-50 or similar zoom range even?) with autofocus, and manual controls.
I realize I've basically described the Rollei 35AF by Mint... and yes, I do kinda want that camera too... just hard to justify the cost when I already have so many great cameras in working order that do the same thing at least as well.
I realize I've basically described the Rollei 35AF
No to zoom lens. No nope nada. We want fast prime. Make the lens a 2.8 and people will fall over themselves. Zoom lens on a point and shoot unless it's constant 2.8 across the whole focal is no good. No one wants a 3.5-9.0 zoom on a point and shoot.
As I already have all the Hasselblad I could possibly need, I say bring back the Contax T2. One of my favorite photo books," Cafe Lemhitz", by Anders Petersen, was shot with a T2. I did have a Contax TVS that worked perfectly and made beautiful pictures until it quit.
Agree to disagree. I believe Pentax is capable of producing an extremely high quality constant f/2.8 28-50mm (to clarify, I also wouldn't be interested in having an Espio 3.5-6.3 lens on there).
Only speaking for myself. A great zoom with modest focal range would be infinitely more useful to me on a camera like this than a fixed 28mm, 35mm, 40mm, or what have you. It's my #1 hangup with the Mint/Rollei - 35mm just isn't a focal length I shoot very often. With that zoom range, this could be the absolute go-to "take it on a backpacking trip" camera for me.
No to zoom lens. No nope nada. We want fast prime. Make the lens a 2.8 and people will fall over themselves. Zoom lens on a point and shoot unless it's constant 2.8 across the whole focal is no good. No one wants a 3.5-9.0 zoom on a point and shoot. Go look at the used market. The point and shoots with zoom lenses sell for nothing. The fixed focals are priced premium
After seeing what it has to offer, I decided to buy a Lomo LC-Wide. Much smaller & more versatile with half-frame (25mm), square, and full-frame (17mm) exposures, plus multi-exposure capability -- at HALF the price!!!
I believe Pentax is capable of producing an extremely high quality constant f/2.8 28-50mm (to clarify, I also wouldn't be interested in having an Espio 3.5-6.3 lens on there).
I would have jumped at it had it be square format, with a nice viewfinder and ca 50 exposures per roll.
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