r/pentax17

So, I regularly forget to remove the cap of my P17. Last roll I missed 3/72 shots, including some highly anticipated ones of my two-year old.

Yes, the blue light does blinky-blinky, but I often think it’s the ‘It’s Portra 400 overexposed during daytime blinky-blinky’ instead of the ‘Get the darned cap off blinky-blinky’.

Enter the most hideous of hideous caps you can ever put on your rangefinder. Yes, I’m willing to let go of my ego and use the cap of shame to never miss a shot again. It’s so yellow, you won’t be able to miss it through the viewfinder.

I took these in May 2025 on Portra 400. I under exposed them because I was still learning how to use film and I was embarrassed to share them until now

My first two rolls with the Pentax 17. Last weekend in Lisbon. Scanned at carmencita film lab in Lisbon. Would love to get some feedback

working in a sign shop has its perks. Managed to cut a piece to cover the text on the lens and found a great match on colored vinyl to cover up the PENTAX.

Love this lil camera. Somehow, it's very good at daily storytelling. I love the half-frame format as well, so creative, never been a big fan of 3:2.

I’m new to the Pentax 17 (and new to film in general). These are rolling in from my fourth roll. SOOC. Loving how sharp the images come out despite the half frame format :)

First roll through my new p17. Ps Okawa camera (last pic) in Kyoto is an awesome place to get your shots developed while travelling in Japan.

Another month with the Pentax 17 as a daily carry.

Kodak Portra 400 - ADOX C-TEC41 kit - Plustek OpticFilm scanner.

Hi everyone, this is my first post and I hope I’m not doing anything wrong.

I recently bought a Pentax 17 and started shooting right away on vacation using Portra 400 film. Unfortunately, the results turned out very inconsistent. A few pictures are sharp, but most are (too) grainy and relatively dark. I probably took most of the photos in Auto mode. I’m sure I took some in P mode as well.

I'd really appreciate some advice, especially regarding the following questions:

- I set the ISO to 400. Should I have done that differently with Portra 400?

- Is it because of the auto mode?

- Is it because of how the film was developed? I had it developed at a professional Lab.

Thank you very much for all your suggestions and feedback in advance :)

Ordered this and the Accessory Case Small which turned out to be too large for the Pentax 17. Curious if anyone has a DSPTCH Camera Sleeve Case and if so does it fit the Pentax 17?

Edit: First image showing Camera Conversion Kit, second image bottom pouch is the Accessory Case (Small).

Probably doesn’t seem it but the castle and the garden was just before it was dark out.

Night mode/low light is pretty powerful.

Kentmere 200, shot and developed at box speed.

The “double exposed” was a miracle, way better than I thought it would be

Just got my Pentax 17. I made this little cheat sheet for zone focusing. I measured my shoe and converted the ranges from ft to shoes. Now I can just count steps to my subject 😄.

Was only in town for about 16 hours, so of course I had to get the tube in 800T. Planning to go back for 8 days near new years.

Those are my first pictures on film using the Ilford HP5 on the Pentax 17. Pretty happy about the results, mostly :-)

Would be nice to get some feedback.