Pentax 17 film camera teardown video – a look inside the new film camera from Pentax (check pricing and availability at Adorama, B&H, Paul’s, Erhardt, Koch, Amazon DE, WEX):
This is a long video, so here are the chapter listings below:
00:40 Removing the bottom plate
00:56 Advancing the film
01:43 Investigating the film advance solenoid
02:55 Removing the rewind knob
04:09 Removing the advance lever
05:10 Removing the top plate
06:01 Discovering and disconnecting the FPC connector
06:28 Discovering and disconnecting the flash
07:45 Inspecting the top plate
08:08 Inspecting the camera body under the top plate
08:33 Discovering and explaining the focus zone selector
09:12 Removing the viewfinder
09:52 Safely discharging the flash capacitor
11:11 Deeper dive under the top plate
11:50 Removing the rewind knob mount
12:24 Removing the right hand leatherette
13:54 Removing the tripod socket mount
14:16 Removing the left hand leatherette
15:22 Removing the final front plate retaining screws
15:42 Removing the front plate
15:53 Inspecting the guts of the camera body
17:00 Closeup of the film advance mechanism
17:19 Identifying the flash capacitor charging circuit
17:27 Removing the outer lens barrel
18:00 Inspecting the outer lens barrel
18:06 Inspecting the lens assembly
18:24 Comments on the design of the Pentax 17
19:06 Survey of parts
19:46 Outro