Ricoh Japan issued a statement that a new update on the Pentax film camera project (Pentax 17 half-frame film camera with 25mm f/3.5 lens) will be released on June 18th:
Update information about PENTAX Film Camera Project
We sincerely appreciate your support and patronage of RICOH IMAGING COMPANY. We are pleased to inform you that we will release the latest update video about our film camera development on our YouTube channel at 5 a.m. on June 18 (Japan Standard Time).
First leaked pictures of the Pentax 17 half-frame film camera with 25mm f/3.5 lens