Pentax 17: first few snapshots

[blee1996]

First roll from Pentax 17, the new half frame camera. Nothing artistic, just going through all modes, all distances, indoors and outdoors, flash and no flash. Fujicolor C200 film (Made in Japan), Bellini C41 home processed. Just straight scan from Nikon Coolscan V, no adjustment other than cropping.

Humming bird - Pentax17_Fuji200A_001_L by Zheng, on Flickr

Rose - Pentax17_Fuji200A_005_R by Zheng, on Flickr

Iris - Pentax17_Fuji200A_018_R by Zheng, on Flickr

Spider web - Pentax17_Fuji200A_028_L by Zheng, on Flickr

 

[Pioneer]

It does seem to do a nice job with color film.

 

[mshchem]

Outstanding!!

 

[Alan Edward Klein]

Nice shots. As expected, it is grainier than larger format film.

 

[MFstooges]

Splendid

 

[AnselMortensen]

Nice images!
Most of the cameras will probably be used to take photos at similar distances, so those are very promising results.
Thanks for posting them.

 

[runswithsizzers]

Posted in “Lo-Fi Cameras” - is that the peer group for this camera?

 

[MattKing]

Posted in “Lo-Fi Cameras” - is that the peer group for this camera?

I'd be happy to move it to the 35mm camera sub-forum if @blee1996 would like.
This sub-forum probably ought to have something like "Smaller Film Format and Lo-Fi Cameras" as a title.

 

[blee1996]

In the same roll, I have quite a few family snapshots but decided not to share due to privacy. Most of them are in focus with good exposure. I can feel the Pentax 17 is in the similar league as the Yashica T5 (T4 Super) that I used to own. AF on small compact film cameras quite often miss focus in family snapshots, due to subject movements.

 

[blee1996]

I'd be happy to move it to the 35mm camera sub-forum if @blee1996 would like.
This sub-forum probably ought to have something like "Smaller Film Format and Lo-Fi Cameras" as a title.

Sure, we can move to 35mm. I was not sure which forum to post under.

 

[MattKing]

Sure, we can move to 35mm. I was not sure which forum to post under.

And it is moved accordingly. Thanks for sharing your results.

 

[Agulliver]

Thanks! It's certainly capable of good shots. The lens must be pretty good.

 

[foc]

Thank you for sharing. I am impressed with your results.

 

[Cholentpot]

Look good to my eye. If you can nail stuff that close on scale focus I'd say it's pretty good.

 

[OAPOli]

Thanks for sharing. This camera focuses quite closely!

 

[grain elevator]

These look good! Perhaps the lens is really good enough. Do we know whether it might have aspherical elements? Molded asphericals have become cheap to make and might enable a 3 element lens to be better than one would expect based on past spherical designs.

 

[albireo]

These are excellent. Thanks for sharing. Well scanned, too.

 

[Axelwik]

Those look good. Looks like Pentax made a great little camera.

 

[blee1996]

This one is mostly for fun: a 9-photo stitched panorama from Pentax 17 camera. Film was Harman Phoenix 200, which is another recent new analog product.

Santa Cruz Boardwalk Panorama

Pentax 17 panorama - Pentax17_Phoenix_002_L-Pano by Zheng, on Flickr

 

[Dustin McAmera]

Nicely done!

 

[xkaes]

Simple question. The specs say it takes a CR2 battery. Does it take one or two. If just one, that's explains a lot.

 

[blee1996]

Simple question. The specs say it takes a CR2 battery. Does it take one or two. If just one, that's explains a lot.

Just one battery

 

[xkaes]

OK. That explains why the battery is only good for 10 rolls of film. But like with a lot of cameras, it's a good idea to bring a spare.

 

[albireo]

PENTAX 17

"It's time for film" Photography is an art in which the camera captures light, then forms an image of a scene based on that light. You can use the light to create your own image, using it boldly on some occasions, or more sensitively on others. A film camera portrays the scene exactly the way...

pentax.eu

Power Source​
Battery Type	One 3V lithium battery（CR2） Not compatible with rechargeable CR2 type batteries
Battery Life	Approx. 10 cartridges* when using 36 exposure film （using fresh battery under the condition of 50% flash shots） * According to the result of RICOH IMAGING in-house testing

720 frames with one battery on average assuming 50% flash shots?

Sounds awesome. It's going to be 1000 pictures or more for people like me who use flash 1% of the time.

 

[Thwyllo]

But $500....