Pentax 17 First Impressions and Sample Images

I've had the Pentax 17 for two days now (June 27, 2024), and have shot two rolls of film, color and black and white. These are my impressions of the camera so far, including some thoughts on the design and one minor issue I've had using the camera. I also examine Pentax's warning about using filters on the camera, and my experience so far shooting with an ND filter.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro
0:22 My New Pentax 17
1:30 Two Days Shooting the Pentax 17
2:25 Zone Focusing
3:13 Build Quality
3:35 Loading Film, Etc.
4:26 So Many Surface Finishes--Why?
7:00 Problems Taking Shots at Night
8:40 The Handgrip
10:52 Processing and Scanning the Film
13:30 Sample Color Images (Kodak Gold 200)
18:16 Sample BW Images (Kodak Tri-X)
20:45 Using Filters with the Pentax 17
24:15 Outro

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