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Pentax 17 | 35mm Point and Shoot Film Camera

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Pentax 17 Point and Shoot Film Camera

The Pentax 17 gives you all the butterflies of a classic film camera but its a film camera that is younger than you are. Released in 2024 through Pentax’s Film Camera Project, it arrives brand-new and ready for a lifetime of first rolls, road trips, birthday dinners and “wait, don’t move” moments. You still get the satisfying wind of a film-advance lever, a real optical viewfinder and a physical rewind crank.

Its half-frame design turns a 36-exposure roll into up to 72 vertical photographs, so you can shoot more freely and spend less time rationing frames. The versatile 25mm f/3.5 HD Pentax lens gives you a natural 37mm-equivalent view, while seven shooting modes (including Full Auto) and a simple six-zone focusing ring let you keep things easy or get a little more intentional. It feels nostalgic in your hands, natural in a phone-shaped world and wonderfully hard to leave at home.

Why You’ll Love It

Twice the Photos Per Roll: Capture up to 72 photographs on a 36-exposure roll or 48 on a 24-exposure roll.
Vertical by Design: The half-frame format naturally creates portrait-oriented photos without turning the camera sideways—perfect for people, outfits and everyday details.
Easy Now, Creative Later: Full Auto handles exposure and flash for you, while seven shooting modes and exposure compensation provide room to experiment.
Satisfyingly Analog: Manually advance and rewind your film, choose your ISO and select a focusing zone—all the tactile little rituals that make film photography fun.
Beginner Friendly: No PhD in photography needed to use this beauty. The Pentax 17 was built for beginners in mind.

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Pentax 17 Specifications

The Essentials

Format: 35mm film; half-frame negatives
Camera type: Half-frame compact
Introduced: 2024
Exposure: Seven programmed modes including Full Auto and slow-speed options
Focus: Six-zone manual focus
Lens: HD Pentax 25mm f/3.5; 37mm-equivalent view
Lens system: Fixed lens
Shutter: Electronically controlled leaf shutter; 4 seconds to 1/350 second
Light meter: Built-in metering
Battery: One CR2 lithium battery; required
Film speed: Manual ISO 50–3200
Flash: Built-in automatic flash with selectable modes

Pentax 17 Price and Condition

This is a newly made camera; available choices describe its finish or configuration.

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$717.00

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No restoration chapter is needed here. This camera is newly manufactured and ready to begin its story with you, with beginner-friendly support from Cute Camera Co. whenever questions pop up.

Pentax 17 FAQs

Clear answers to the questions camera shoppers ask most.

Is the Pentax 17 good for beginners?

Yes. Full Auto can handle exposure and flash while zone-focus icons, manual winding, and additional modes let you become more intentional over time. Cute Camera Co. is here when first-roll questions appear.

Does the Pentax 17 need a battery to take photos?

Yes. One CR2 battery powers the shutter, meter, and flash and is required.

How do focus and exposure work on the Pentax 17?

Focus: Six-zone manual focus. Exposure: Seven programmed modes including Full Auto and slow-speed options. Its meter or an external reading gives guidance, but the final exposure choices stay with you.

What film does the Pentax 17 use?

It uses standard 35mm film. Color-negative, black-and-white, and compatible slide films all work; Manual ISO 50–3200. ISO 400 color-negative film is a forgiving everyday starting point unless the camera notes a narrower recommendation.

Does the Pentax 17 lens zoom or change?

The fixed 25mm f/3.5 lens does not zoom or interchange. On half-frame it gives a versatile 37mm-equivalent everyday perspective.

Does the Pentax 17 have a flash?

Built-in automatic flash with selectable modes. When using flash, follow the camera’s indicated sync speed or automatic flash mode.

How is film handled in the Pentax 17?

Easy manual loading, lever advance, and manual rewind. A 36-exposure roll normally gives 36 full-frame photographs; half-frame and multi-lens cameras divide the roll differently.

What is the Pentax 17 best for?

It is especially lovely for travel, vertical storytelling, first rolls, and tactile modern film photography. Film stock, light, exposure, lens rendering, developing, and scanning all help shape the final look.

Why does the Pentax 17 make vertical photographs?

Its 24×17mm half-frame gate is vertical when the camera is held normally, matching the portrait orientation familiar from phones. Turn the camera sideways for a horizontal frame.

Is the Pentax 17 restored or newly made?

It is newly manufactured, so it does not need vintage-camera restoration. It arrives ready to begin its story with you, backed by beginner-friendly support and 60-day easy returns from Cute Camera Co.