New Pentax 17 35mm camera heralds the return of film, with a twist

Pentax 17 half frame 35mm camera.

This is the new Pentax 17. For the past decade or so, film cameras have all but vanished, leaving only plasticky novelties and ‘disposable’ point-and-shoot models on the market. Pentax, a century-old Japanese manufacturer that has been part of Ricoh Imagining since 2011, wants to bring the joy of 35mm film back to the consumer and prosumer market.

Pentax 17 half frame 35mm camera (Image credit: Pentax / Ricoh Imaging)