Pentax 17 Film Camera - Dark Silver
Pentax 17 Film Camera - Dark Silver
About this product
In addition to the distinctive image quality created only by a film camera, this Pentax 17 Film Camera provides users with the fun and excitement of manual camera operation unique to film photography, such as manual film winding using the film advance lever, and manual focus-range setting with the zone-focus system.
Film camera
As the name implies, this is 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. 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 you read the light and intend to capture it on a photograph. While film cameras have had a long history, you will discover a new value in a film camera.
Half-size 35mm 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-expsoure film, or 48 pictures on 24-exposure film.
Fixed focal length
25mm HD PENTAX lens, 3 elements in 3 groups. F3.5
Manual winding and rewinding
Weight: 290g
Dimensions: 127mm（W）× 78mm（H）× 52mm
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Specifications
| Type | Half-frame behind-the-lens shutter 35mm film camera |
| 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 |
| Film Advance | Manual winding using wind-up lever (130-degree stroke and 35-degree stand-off angle) |
| Film Rewind | Manual rewinding using rewind crank. Mid-roll rewinding possible |
| Lens | HD PENTAX Lens |
| Focal Length | 25mm (equivalent to 37mm in 35mm format) |
| Maximum Aperture | F3.5 |
| Lens Configuration | 3 elements in 3 groups |
| Angle of View (Diagonal) | 61° |
| Maximum Magnification | Approx. 0.13x (at 0.25m) |
| Filter Diameter | φ40.5mm |
| 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 |
| Focusing Type | Zone-focusing (manual operation) |
| Switchover Distance | 6 zones (0.25m, 0.5m, 1.2m, 1.7m, 3m, ∞) |
| Metering Type | Partial metering |
| Metering Range | EV2.5 to 16.5 (ISO100) |
| Exposure Compensation | ± 2EV (1/3EV steps) |
| 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 | Checked via the orange lamp at viewfinder outer right (blinking: charging; lighting: charging complete) |
| Battery Type | One 3V lithium battery (CR2). Not compatible with rechargeable CR2-type batteries |
| Battery Life | Approx. 10 cartridges when using 36-exposure film (fresh battery, 50% flash shots) |
| Cable Switch Terminal | Compatible with cable switch CS-205 (optional) (φ2.5mm) |
| Dimensions | Approx. 127.0 (W) × 78.0 (H) × 52.0 (D)mm (excluding protruding parts) |
| Weight | Approx. 290g (without film and battery) |
| Operating Temperature | 0 to 40°C |
| Operating Humidity | 85% or less (condensation-free environment) |
| Package Contents | Strap O-ST191, lithium-ion battery CR2 (mounted on the camera), lens cap O-LC40.5 |
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