Pentax 17 Film Camera (Dark Silver)
Product Highlights
- 35mm Half-Frame Film Camera
- HD PENTAX HF 25mm f/3.5 Traditional Lens
- Manual Zone Focus with Macro Setting
- Window Viewfinder with Dual Frame Lines
- Autoexposure, Program, and Bokeh Modes
- Built-In Flash, Flash AE Modes
- Exposure Compensation and ISO Dials
- Manual Film Advance Lever & Film Rewind
- 2.5mm Remote Cable Switch Terminal
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PENTAX 17
"It's time for film"
Photography is an art in which the camera captures light and then forms an image of a scene based on that light.
You can use the light to create your image, using it boldly on some occasions, or more sensitively on others. A film camera portrays the scene exactly the way you read the light and intend to capture it in a photograph.
While film cameras have had a long history, you will discover a new value in a film camera.
What’s the film camera?
As the name implies, it's a camera that uses film as its recording medium. Digital cameras record images using electrical signals, but film cameras create pictures by exposing the photosensitive layer of the film to light.
What’s the half-size format?
Film comes in many formats, but the most popular is the 35mm format (36mm x 24mm frame size) — what we call full size in digital photography. The half size is a format in which two pictures (17mm x 24mm) are captured in a single 35mm-format frame, meaning that you can double the number of pictures that can be captured on a single roll of film — 72 pictures on a roll of 36-exposure film, or 48 pictures on 24-exposure film.
What's in the box?
- 1 x Pentax 17 Film Camera
- 1 x CR2 3V Lithium-Ion Battery
- 1 x O-LC40.5 Lens Cap
- 1 x O-ST191 Wrist Strap
- Camera
Camera Type
Half-frame lens-shutter 35 mm film camera, with a fixed focal length
Frame Size
24×17mm
Compatible Film
35mm film
ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 125, ISO 160, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO 3200
Sensitivity Setting
Manual settings to match the film
Film Loading
Easy loading system
Film Transport
Manual winding using a wind-up lever
(with 130-degree stroke and 35-degree stand-off angle）
Film Rewind
Manual rewinding using a rewind crank. Mid-roll rewinding possible.
- Lens
Construction
HD PENTAX lens, 3 elements in 3 groups
Focal Length
25 mm （equivalent to 37mm in 35mm format）
Maximum Aperture
F3.5
Angle of View (Diagonal)
61°
Maximum Magnification
Approx. 0.13x （at 0.25m）
Filter Diameter
40.5mm
- Viewfinder
Type
Albada bright-frame viewfinder
Viewfinder Indication
Composition frame, Close-distance composition frame
Zone focusing setting can be confirmed through the viewfinder
Viewfinder Outer Right
Blue lamp display: Warning display
Orange lamp display: Flash display
- Focus
Focus type
Zone-focusing（Manual operation）
Switchover Distance
6 zones
(0.25m, 0.5m, 1.2m, 1.7m, 3m, ∞）/（0.82ft, 1.7ft, 4ft, 5.6ft, 10ft, ∞）
- Exposure Control
Metering System
Partial metering
Metering Range
EV2.5 to 16.5 （ISO100）
EV Compensation
± 2EV ( 1/3EV steps)
Metering System
Partial metering
Shooting Mode (Exposure)
Full auto（Pan focus program AE, Auto flash, Standard（Program AE, Flash off), Slow-speed shutter（Slow-speed program AE, Flash off), Maximum aperture priority（Maximum aperture priority program AE, Flash off）, Bulb（Bulb, Flash off）,Daylight sync（Program AE, Flash on）, Slow-speed sync（Slow-speed program AE, Flash on）
- Shutter
Type
Program AE electronic shutter
Shutter Speed
1/350 to 4 seconds, Bulb
- Built In Flash
Guide Number
approx.6 （ISO100・m）
Emission Type
Shooting mode interlocking system
Flash Charging Time
Approx. 9 seconds
Charging Status
Can be checked with the orange lamp at the viewfinder's outer right. Charging status: blinking Charging completion status: lighting
- 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
- Terminal
Cable Switch Terminal (External)
Compatible with cable switch CS-205 (optional) (φ2.5mm）
- Operating Environment
Temperature
0℃ to 40℃
Humidity
85% or less（the environment must be free of condensation）
THE CAMERA IS NOT WATERPROOFED
- Dimensions
Approx. 127.0mm（W）×78.0mm（H）×52.0mm（D）
Approx. 5.0in（W）×3.1in（H）×2.0in（D) (excluding protruding parts)
- Weight
Approx. 290g（without film and battery）
Approx. 10.2oz（without film and battery）