Pentax to Launch New Half-Frame Film Camera 'PENTAX17' Tomorrow

TapTechNews June 17th news, Pentax PENTAX announced on March 1 this year that it will launch a brand-new half-frame film camera "PENTAX17" in summer (note: a 36-exposure film can take 72 pictures). The camera adopts a fixed-lens, manual film advance design, with a built-in flash and viewfinder. It is said that "a small amount of old parts from before" are utilized.

TapTechNews learned that foreign media PentaxRumors broke the news that this camera is expected to be released early tomorrow morning and released more spy photos of the appearance of the camera. Referring to the photos, this camera is paired with a 25mm F/3.5 lens, the filter size is 40.5mm, and the closest focusing distance 0.25 meters.

Ricoh Imaging officials previously said that Pentax's first replica film camera will be a compact camera, developed for young users, and adopts a manual film advance design to increase the sense of control.

According to TapTechNews' previous report, Ricoh Imaging officials said that recently people's interest in film cameras has reignited, hoping to utilize the film camera skills and technologies that Ricoh Imaging/Pentax has developed over the years to provide new film camera products for camera enthusiasts around the world and provide after-sales service, allowing experienced film camera users and young photographers who want to try these cameras for the first time to fully enjoy the experience of film photography.