
Pentax has just taken the wraps off a new film camera - its first for 20 years. The new Pentax 17 has taken the analog community by storm today for various reasons, but I'm here to give you the low-down on all the Easter eggs hidden in the design of this half-frame camera. Borrowing controls and labels from Pentax and Ricoh models from yesteryear - the Pentax 17 is a trip down memory lane for the camera buff.
So let's scroll around the camera to see what Pentax took, reproduced and borrowed from cameras of yesteryear to make the new half-frame compact…