New: you can now buy wooden 1:1 replicas of the Pentax 17 and Pentax Spotmatic SP film cameras. Here are the links: Pentax 17 35mm half-frame film camera: eBay | Etsy (get the original): Asahi Pentax Spotmatic SP SLR film camera: eBay | Etsy (get the original): Please note that each wooden Pentax camera model […]
The Pentax 17 film camera won several international awards The Pentax 17 half-frame film camera won the Camera GP 2025 editors’ choice R&D award:
The Pentax 17 film camera (B&H Photo | Erhardt Photo | WEX Photo) won several international awards:
The Pentax 17 fixed-focal length compact film camera won the 2025 iF DESIGN AWARD (now in stock: Adorama | B&H | Amazon DE | Erhardt | Koch | Amazon DE | WEX):
The Pentax 17 film camera won the 2025 German Design Award – see the press release at the bottom of this post. In the US, the Pentax 17 film camera now includes $50 worth of color and B&W film: The Pentax 17 is also discounted in Europe (€50/£50 off): Amazon DE | Erhardt | Koch | WEX.
Pentax 17 film camera pros and cons by Bobby Tonelli:
The new Pentax 17 film camera is currently in stock for the first time at B&H Photo: The Pentax 17 has been in stock in Europe for a while: Amazon DE | Erhardt | Koch | WEX. Pentax film cameras for sale on Amazon
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