Article is from early July.Who would have thought that a Film camera would be OUT OF STOCK in this digital market? It would be interesting to know what Pentax's production capacity for this camera is and whether they have had to increase it.
Who would have thought that a Film camera would be OUT OF STOCK in this digital market? It would be interesting to know what Pentax's production capacity for this camera is and whether they have had to increase it.
Who would have thought that a Film camera would be OUT OF STOCK in this digital market? It would be interesting to know what Pentax's production capacity for this camera is and whether they have had to increase it.
It would if they make too few of them.
It would if they make too few of them.
So how many do YOU think they should have made in this day and age?
I think sales just went far beyond what they expected and I think it is great.
Film will never take the place of digital but it does appear that film still has a place in photography.
I don't know how many they made but I think 50,000 is about right.
Sounds good to me as well. I have heard it was a successful roll-out but I have not seen any sales numbers
I do not know how many 17's Pentax manufactured but I've heard from a couple of retailers that they've been told that the entire first production run was effectively sold within days and that a second run has begun.
This certainly demonstrates that the information one poster gave us, which was that Pentax top brass' research predicted the 17 would fail and that they wanted to bury the whole "it's time for film" project ASAP was a lie from the start.
*if* it's 50,000.....that's comparatively a lot of film cameras being sold in a short period of time. I do know a couple of people who have a 17 and really enjoy them. I have not handled one myself but indications are that despite a plasticky feel it's a really well made piece of gear.
Whether this level of sales can be sustained is anyone's guess....but this has begun really well.
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but is anything known about the second film camera?
Or perhaps this success may have tied up production facilities longer than planned.
There's one so much one guy can do!
So, we demand another film camera two months after 17?
I'll be over the moon if a new Pentax camera comes out before the end of next year. Especially, if it is an obvious improvement to 17 and not just a bigger (full frame) variant of it.
I think it's going to be a full frame autofocus version of the 17.
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