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No way they sell this camera for $500+ that price is counter intuitive to the idea of attracting new people to film. No ones going to buy it if it’s $300+ let alone 500. I’d be willing to bet this camera comes in around $200. That’s about the price of the nicest Fuji instax camera and those sold like hotcakes. This camera is probably a test for Pentax, if it sells well and they see a demand I bet they announce a “new” slr in the form of a modern spotmatic or k1000 which I see them selling for $500+ easily.

Love this! Thank you

Hope to ser you at 10k soon!

I too am excited for new film cameras, but I will pass on this one if the price is what you said it will be. I am much more interested in a remake of the Olympus XA or something along that size that is full frame with a 35 mm 2.8 lens. I would either like to have a rangefinder or auto focus. I just won’t spend big money on a camera that is limited to zone focusing.

I was hoping for a 35mm full frame camera like the SLR K1000 and maybe a 6x7 camera in the future. But at least this is a start.

$500 plus for a camera with zone focus? Hard pass. I hope Mint does better

I have a PenF and in reality I'll get closer to 78 or 80 shots! It's honestly the worst thing about the camera and I really need to have a go at bulk rolling shorter rolls. re: portrait as default, honestly, it's sort of "weird" that we all go tricked into 3:2 landscape being the default. Most photos are of people, and people are, more often than not, "portrait shaped", the heads especially!

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5:40 True, but considering the target audience we are talking about for this camera, I don't think a lot of them are going to care about the film they're putting in it. They're probably going down to Walmart to buy a box of Fuji 400 or some to that degree.

Not for me

The more info I hear about it, the more disappointing it sounds. The camera seems like it is going to be a hyped-up but cheap attempt to capitalize on trends rather than provide something substantial to photography. Hopefully that impression is incorrect. Great video overview!

I want to support new film cameras but $5-700 is absurd. I just got a working Pentax 6x7 for that much with a 105mm f2.4.

Ya know, I wish they would just build a body similar to the MG and with the old mount.

The entire point of this seems to be to get more people into film. That gets my thumbs up even though I know it's not designed for us. We should be cheering this on

I think this camera is going to cost about $1,000 or more. I can't afford that but I can't wait to see how it looks like and how people use it. Been diggin' your videos! Great content. Groovy.

When I got into photography I had the extra time to read, learn and practice. These days I barely get out to practice, but one thing puzzles me about film photography (maybe I'm narrow sighted). You get a film camera and go through the whole analog process and then what do you do? Scan it, edit it in Lr/PS, Capture One etc. and post it online. What's the point in doing all of this? By the way, I shoot digital.

Definitely will NOT buy this camera or a camera with similar specs. I want an modern MX please. NO, used MX cameras are not any good as they require expensive and very hard to find repair persons. Design it with few if any gears or levers. Nothing that requires a mechanical tweak or calibration. Domo arigato.

Great video!!! Definitely looking forward to this. I most likely will be buying one as well, mainly as a support for Pentax so they can have the capital to pursue my dream, a successor to the Spotmatic/KX/LX

I just got back into photography albeit digital. Peter was one of the first channels, I came across and to be honest it almost pushed me out of the space entirely. I ignored that and kept going, and I’m quite happy that I did. I’m very grateful to have found your channel.

Pentax and Ricoh are messing up with this one . Who wants shit quality images anymore ? 35mm is already kinda not the best for today’s standards. I was interested at first but not so much anymore

I'm a weirdo, I like grain and limitations. The look of 110 looks really cool to me. Both landscapes and portraits. As someone who loved looking at old punk show photography and lofi film enlargements on posters, it gives me that old garage feel. Even up to like 90s grunge photography. My Pen F is one of my favorite cameras, excited to get my hands on this one.

Mark my words this will be the last camera Pentax makes of it’s half frame … it’s gonna make them tank .. how do they not know people don’t want half frame .. very disappointed Make a Manuel slr lol or medium format . People want good images … riding that stupid little camera wave to get people who aren’t into photography into it instead of actually contributing to the community

Hmmmm… I just moved up to a 6x4.5 camera because I didn’t love the 35mm resolution I was getting. I may support it anyway but I’m skeptical of 1/2 frame. Oh wait, you just said zone focusing. I’m out if that’s the case.

Half format makes a lot of sense with the rising film prices…but only if the camera has an excellent lens otherwise it is just unnecessary toy

All of this sounds awfully cheap tbh. Half frame ought to be a option, 35mm is not really high res anyways...

I love to hear this stuff but am just looking forward to what’s after this I hope enough people back this up so they can put the money into developing more rangefinders and SLR’s, maybe a new medium format camera I have so many cameras including a half frame Dial 35 , the camera has quirky design language , a clockwork winding mechanism giving me auto advance of dozens of images and then you just wind it up again , it also allows me to do full manual settings , it allows you to chose shutter speeds and the camera will automatically adjust the aperture or if you pull out this little knob on the camera it allows you to adjust the aperture too giving full manual control The camera isn’t in portrait orientation though that’s the only thing but it really isn’t difficult to just turn the tiny thing 😂 Don’t know if I’ll be purchasing Pentax’s new camera when it releases , mostly comes down to design and quality !!!

I’ve got a bet that the lens on this is going to be pretty similar to the GR-III, considering APS-C and half frame have very similar image circle requirements, but just a theory. It would make sense for parts sharing but, we’ll see

I wonder if they will use a wider than usual lens to compensate for it being half frame 🤔

Great video, so much information. I know that IG is low resolution so it doesn’t really matter that much when posting photos but it really seems like a waste of potential. Of course, I have yet to print a photo I’ve taken because I’m garbage. lol.

they completely lost me at half frame, that just makes no sense, sure film prices are going up and i see your point about the general consumer, but depending on the price point this won't be for the general consumer it will be for film fanatics and i just think going half frame is a down right terrible decision.

I really love half-frames, though I'm not enjoying the plastic fantastic offerings I've tried, so having a new half-frame would be sweet. It's always cool to see new stuff put out there, so I'm happy to support it.

I think the success of the camera will depend heavily on the price. If it is more expensive than 300 EUR or USD, then only Pentax enthusiasts will buy it and no new customers, I fear. My personal limit will be 399 EUR.

Focusing system just put me off! Auto focus is an essential. Some of my noob friends and strangers wouldn’t have a clue how to use it

Half frame I can live with, but zone focus - especially if it's the kind that's like flower, person, group, mountain instead of some kind of distance scale - is just a total interest killer for me.

Marketing a zone focus camera to the newer generation is going to be difficult forsure.

I really don’t see how anyone needs this camera. There a millions of better used point and shoots out there for $20 all day long that shoot full frame with autofocus and many other useful features. This one sounds like the unserious, Holga, Instax type of junk they’ll sell at Walmart. But if they want to bring back a reliable medium format camer I’m here for it.

I hope they also release a mechanical fullframe too

I am excited about new film cameras, but this one is not for me. I can't wrap my head around half frame and the loss of image quality with enlargements. The camera orientation does not interest me. Maybe I'm too old school. Keeping film alive is great and happy for new shooters being inspired.

An mirrorless film camera design and up in a TLR or rangefinder design (regardless whether being an optical or electronic driven viewfinder). And so with all the pros and cons of these designs compared to a SLR. The only new thing being doable today is with and SLR design to have no more an optical focusing screen and viewfinder but an electronic one instead. So to say you have traditional SLR, but where the focusing screen was you have a sensor (and everything else of a mirrorless camera) instead. Or you change the order: Via mirror you expose the film and without the sensor. but this end up in a strange body design ....;-) Or you need a sliding mechanism like for large format camera... But in that case you loose speed in shooting.for and between exposures. In sum: - Forget the idea of a mirrorless design of a fullframe or medium format camera for film. Bur: - A SLR design with electronic sensor instead of the focusing screen could be an interesting camera with many benefits from the mirrorless camera design. Anyhow, the hard bad fact for those having jumped on mirrorless lenses already: - Mirrorless lenses will never be usable for a film (SLR). They are "just" good for digital mirrorless or those mentioned TLR & rangefinder designs. - SLR/DSLR lenses are good for any us with film and digital, Mirror, mirrorless, and even other brands mirrorless.

I really like Pentax. I have a K1000, K10D, and a K3 Mk III Monochrome. I doubt I'll get the half frame yet, though. Not when I'm thinking of stepping up to 4x5 large format.

Hard pass on the half frame camera. I would be all over a full frame camera.

Definitely will buy this camera! I have an Olympus Pen FV and love that thing, so getting a modern film camera from a company like Pentax is a great step forward for film shooters.

Zone focusing is something that hints at them making a small body and a wide angle lens. 35mm maybe? Anything more than that and good luck hitting focus. In terms of pricing, I hope it to be under USD 300. The new Rollei 35AF will be around USD 600 to 800 but in terms of features, it will play in a different league. If this will be in the same price range, sorry…

As far as I understand the "premium" point and shoot will come AFTER the half-frame camera... no?

Can't wanit for this thing to drop!!

In any case, Instax has a chokehold on the marketing in India so any film camera is expensive.

Btw so excited to see you speeding ahead to 10K subscribers 👏🏽

5:09 That’s quite clever of them.

Interesting to see the Pentax Renaissance.

I actually did shoot Kodachrome the last few years of production. Interesting film. The way I like to phrase it; whereas most of my slide films "fade to blue" in bad lighting, Kodachrome tended to "fade to gray". I also really liked Fuji's Astia film (another one that the world has forgotten apparently). Hope they continue to produce Velvia and Provia. These are great.