not least because it’s the first film camera to bear the Pentax name for over two decades. For a start, it’s a ‘half-frame’ 35mm film camera, using standard 35mm film canister but splitting each frame ...

It’s the first new 35mm film camera in decades ... GP100 Winner Aside from the Pentax 17’s obvious vintage aesthetic, the camera feels like a throwback in most other ways.

Digital cameras ... tested on a Pentax K-1 using Imatest. Barrel Distortion is present throughout the range, measuring -3.32% at 20mm, -2.39% at 24mm, -1.46% at 28mm and -0.63% at 35mm.