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Very, very good video. I just acquired this camera recently RS. Canada

But, one question stays open, "Is the forklift ok?!

I wouldn't pay more than 25 dollars for it.

I´ll take my first steps on developing my own films and this vedeo was extremely useful. Thanks a bunch and regards from Brazil.

This is all true, but there is one thing that 8x10 has that just makes it all so worth. The magic! 8x10 is the most magical format.

Apart from what you say, in the M6TTL model, the knob to adjust the speed is turned in the direction that the exposure meter arrow in the viewfinder points, which is contrary to the custom of previous models (and later MP and MA), but it is more natural and intuitive.

I don't get all the negative comments by many people. They are claiming it's too expensive & better to buy a used 1970s camera. The thing is Used film cameras are not cheap & are not reliable at all. I can't give explanation for some people who might find it pleasing when their used old film camera brokes (mechanical) or just dies (electronic). Maybe they like self inflected pain 😬. Many of us don't have the knowledge to repair it ourselves when it breaks & cameras with electronics (like the canon Ae1, Nikon f3, Pentax me) need someone skilled to do so. And quite a lot of us are not lucky to have a person/store near our place that still repairs film cameras in this day & age. And how can anyone buy Leica film camera? It cost the same as a car where I'm based. So I'm really happy Pentax has launched this new film camera.

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This is a camera for non-photographers. More particularly, it is for people who for whatever motivation want to shoot film photos, but do not want to learn the skills to do so. The camera substitutes a variety of automatic aperture and focus settings for manual control to ensure that a wider variety of photos can be successfully had while the user remains totally ignorant of how to take those photos. The manual focus option is more advertising as an upscale camera than anything. The focus is motorized and could have been made fully autofocus at no greater cost, but doing so would have lost a "cool factor". Most of the auto exposure setting impose either a wide open or fully closed aperture, neither of which yields an optimum imaging quality. Of the several dozen "reviews", none detail the construction of the lens, which appears to be withheld by Pentax. So it remains to be seen if it is capable of more than smaller images for digital conversion to social media. Since that is probably the goal of nearly all who will purchase the camera, that may not be an issue. Idea: Rather than worry about building another film camera more up to expectations of serious users, Pentax should consider producing a quality 35mm dedicated film scanner in the price range of $500, designed to deal with the half frame and full frame formats. That would balance well with this camera, and it might prove more popular than the camera itself. Such a scanner should easily exceed the image quality of the current fixation on using digital cameras to photo-scan film negatives while avoiding the considerable expense and difficulty of such arrangements.

Thsnk you for the review. This is the 5th or 6th review I have watched, and you were the first to mention the screw on the battery cover falling out. I am thankful to Ricoh Pentax for the effort. I hope to see more NEW film cameras. I love chrome films. Thank you again.

Nice it seems nice. I don't know how consistent it is, looking at it it seems a lot of plastic. Undoubtedly a curious camera, just for its half format. Beyond the new signs of life of Pentax, albeit under the aegis of Ricoh, I would say that for the price, absolutely for amateurs only, and the qualities, when I want to relax with analog, I hold on tightly to my Nikon F5 with all my lens park.... for the rest I have my Z8 and the Z6 as a mule. Thanks for the nice video. Best regards.

I notice a lot people posting comments that they don't like this camera etc etc, but this camera is not aimed at people ("photo nerds") looking at Nico's channel, but it's trying to attract a new younger generation who only know digital. Time will tell if it does attract them.

Thanks Nico, excellent description of this new film camera. Looking forward to your weekly updates if and when you re-start them!

I like the camera very much, but not enthused about zone focusing. Seems rather archaic to have to use a tape measure to estimate the distance to anything you want to photograph. Why couldn't they just install auto or rangefinder focusing?

I have a Leica MP and it is the best camera I have ever owned. I reckon i would probably feel the same way if I had an M2, M3 etc. They are all Leicas. I love all Leica M cameras.

Disappointing camera from Pentax… I had higher hopes

Hi ‘ Nice review. but it would take more time to give an indepth evaluation of some features such as the film backs. Depending on the kind of shooting you do. it can present problems that the SLX does not , and i am thinking of wedding photography in particular.There is a solution however….It was unofficially ok’d by Rollei in NJ and works….use an SLX back 120 or better yet 220 and also use the prism….Then it will be great and easy to reload on the go. I shot with the SLX from the first day it was introduced in the US and the 6000 series is even greater . Watch for the sound of the « end of roll » once you have shot a few frames on « empty » you will not forget 😀😢 You can miss it. if on tripod and in rapid shooting.

I’m from the future, June 2024. Such prescient words, Nico! I purchase a Polaroid I-2 in December 2023, which I am in love with snd find the best camera I’ve purchased in decades! I may well buy the new Pentax 17. And that is because, even at 68 years of age, and well over half a century of photographic experience through analog then digital then back to analog, one thing is abundantly clear: it’s a different world! Film is different. Processing is different. Presentation is different. And the companies that make cameras, film, chemistry, and all the important and nice accessories we need and want have to deal with the NOW - not what existed decades ago! I am excited that companies like Lomography and Mint spend hard cash on R&D, to create new analog products. It’s terrifically exciting that Polaroid and Pentax have made a commitment to put new cameras out at great risk to themselves - and done so with verve and passion and in the face of push back by so-called enthusiasts and pseudo photographers. I salute these companies who live on thin profit margins, exhibiting guts and courage beyond anything the sideline haters have - and yet with passion and determination, push forward! Thanks, Nico, for an excellent opinion video. ❤

Will this back work on a Standard Mamiya Press?

Good video Nico! I like it! I wish they had external flash.. it would be a cool 'party' camera.

If they could keep the street price at $500 - I see a real future for this little guy.

550 EUR for a film camera in MFT format? There are great small full frame film cameras you get for much less on ebay.

People who blow $500 on this toy will regret it when the Rollei 35AF drops.

Are you still shooting with the sl66? I just found one for a good price and am looking for advice on how to use it, especially on what to avoid doing.. I‘m reading the manual before doing anything at all and had no problems so far, but i‘m certainly nervous as i hear a lot of horror stories about this camera being easy to break/jam up..

Caution Will, he doesn' know the difference between a phillips head and flat blade screwdriver. Don't let him work on your equipment. Lost in Space Episode 42. Very helpful vid. Thanks

Best disposed of in the garbage.

Great thanks 😊

Plastic cheap camera? What a waste of money. Just buy a normal second hand camera, that's built better and last longer.

This is the ugliest camera of the decade, and the price is plain ridiculous for a half-frame camera. You can buy the most gorgeous half-frame camera of all time, the Olympus Pen F with interchangeable lenses, instead. Also, the focus system and the mode dial are a joke

i like intrepid for their passion for LF.. but the price point and the quality im afraid is a sore point. Why are we now as consumers ok in paying quite a bit of money (nearly 400 quid is still a lot of money people lol) for something that honestly, isnt great. Charmonix is better quality but im not sure its worth just over £1k. Ive not touched the very latest intrepid 4x5 both wood and black... but even still... after each revision... some of the same old issues still apply.. like tightening the front standard and you can still move it (good old electrical tape at the base to stop it moving works a treat).. or the rear standard not having arms or a zeroing position (does the latest have this... need to look lol) As you said in other videos... you come to know the nuances and get around them... but.. without the internet and people posting reviews... a consumer wouldnt know this. They would be buying a camera where this wouldnt be known, and maybe and i think correctly, they wouldnt expect these either! If the latest version is the best version.... why wasnt the 1st version like this in the first place?!?!?! lol ITs not rocket science in what they have done. It must be about money... being a new company needing to at least make a profit.. not knowing if it would have take up or not etc... i understand this, and as the company have grown, they have changed the build process etc.. but in all seriousness, i couldnt do what they have done if i were them. I can put this in comparison to Walker cameras... (no longer made i think) but Mike Walker produced his cameras and they were great. Not as light, but still abs but with far greater quality parts. The waiting time for a camera wasnt that much more than Intrepid when they first started. But the camera was a little more expensive than a charmonix back then (talking 10 years ago at least) but that would be right as it was more pro. At the end of the day, quality is important. The tool you use has to be enjoyable and help you in your photo making, rather than cause frustrations. And this is what i think the intrepid is.... its a camera of little frustrations. Hopefully one day they will yield a camera without any and it will be a joy to use. We have their lenses coming.. and now they have added their own double dark slides and viewing hood... and we all know about the enlarger. It is good that they are helping film... but with the price of film always going up, along with chems, or lab prices (for many dev etc at home isnt viable)... there is a lot that is great but it could be better.

Apart from contact printing... i dont hear any other reason from you really. Just my opinion :) a lot of what you said are self created issues... esp buying so many 4x5 etc.. and mean... why do you need to do that??! lol

Very true. The thing now is, as much as its a good thing that people are making 4x5.. its all about making money.. its not about giving the consumer quality and a great experience. The culture throughout a lot of the western world and in most areas of life.. the consumer isnt valued. From cameras to food and gas bills, to government decisions..... we're just the people to make someone else well off. ITs so selfish now... its not funny. How products can be made that are clearly not good... and yet sell because they know they can get away with it... its crazy. Competition is supposed to drive up standards... but the playing field now and the rules of it have changed... it doesnt matter about competition because there is no competition.... They all work the same model. The world has changed and there is no going back.

so its missing a vertical grip? since its basically pointing the wrong way....

This is nothing new. Kyocera did it with Contax decades ago.

I have no interest in this camera but 1) It's a great thing that Pentax was able to do this 2) This is a great video, explaining everything

Why when someone makes a great product do they eventually ruin it? I'm 76 and have seen this so many times. Will someone ever bring back the real pre-2019 HC-110? All the Johnny come lately HC-110 copies "give the exact same results as the 2019 version of Kodak HC-110." What we want is the results of the pre-2019 formula.

You report of you ignorant and famous people. Top shutter speed 1/500 of a second. Most little to fast action will be blurry. Surprise after waiting for the development of the roll.

What I wished for is a digital Rollei 35 in its iconic retro style. Analogue film photography is already fast replaced by digital, so why isn't Rollei savvy enough to make this icon come back in digital format? I'm sure it will be a hit again.

Hi, mine shows E02 at the display- I think it’s something to do with the lens not going inside. Do you have experience with this?

Maybe they should have made it Pentax A110 mount, to at least have a 5 lens option? thanks for your video.

@raybeaumont7670 Half frame always was and always will be CRAP!

People be hating on the half frame, but let me tell you: all the younger guys I work with 17-24 all shoot half frame because they need better bang for their buck. The lo-fi aesthetic is what they desire, so if you’re thinking that you don’t like this because the image quality isn’t high enough then ask yourself: am I older than 28?

I'm not happy with this being half-frame, everything else actually looks reasonable (the price is a bit too high in my regards, I would rather see it at $/€300, so let's see). I keep my fingers crossed that it will do well in the market, as we just *need* new, affordable film cameras!

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That camera is not for me as i'm not shooting anything smaller than 6x6 but I think it's full of good ideas... It is tailored for a market of young photographers who wants a swag tool to shoot cool pictures to post on social media with #shotonfilm... And I think it is well tought for this target. Sample pictures looks nice and sharps, design is simple and efficient... If it was not the price I would buy one for my kid. Of course it can look pricey but given the potential market I don't think it is...

I watched the video with patience, thanks for the detailed introduction, but I think the reasonable price of this camera is $99

Very thorough. Thanks. How about some sample pictures in another video?

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Do you know how much a K1000 cost when it was launched? $1000 adjusted to inflation. This is half the price.

Don't listen to the rats, they're just haters. They compare a piece of plastic junk like a Lomo, or an Olympus that's been rotting away in some grandpa's attic for 60 years, to a brand new premium compact camera, with a Program mode, a sharp prime lens, an exposure compensation dial, a magnesium alloy top and bottom, a film advance lever and rewind knob. All for only $500. There are no good new digital or film cameras for $500, and none with all the features this one has, in a compact body that fits in your pocket...