X100Vvs Pentax 17
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Pentax
Pentax 17 (2024)
Starting from £400 new
Best for Film photography enthusiasts & diptych storytelling
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GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?
Street, Travel, Everyday — X100V (2020): The camera that made fixed-lens popular again. Still one of the best walking-around cameras ever made.
Film Photography Enthusiasts & Diptych Storytelling — Pentax 17 (2024): The best new film camera of the decade — manual controls, a sharp lens, and a half-frame format that doubles your roll and forces a new way of seeing.
Who should buy what
X100V (2020)
- Street and documentary photographers
- Anyone who wants one great lens and no decision paralysis
Quick take: The pentax 17 is the most affordable; only the x100v is weather sealed. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.
Full specifications
| Specification | X100V (2020) | Pentax 17 (2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £1,099 | £400 |
| Sensor | APS-C X-Trans CMOS 4 BSI | 35mm half-frame (18 × 24mm) |
| Resolution | 26.1MP | — |
| Video | 4K 30fps 10-bit (with Atomos) | N/A — film camera |
| Autofocus | 425-point phase-detect intelligent hybrid AF | Zone focus (0.35m / 1m / 3m / ∞) |
| Stabilisation | Optical IS | N/A — film camera |
| Burst Rate | 11fps mechanical, 20fps electronic | Manual wind-on |
| Battery Life | 350 shots (CIPA) | 2× CR2 lithium batteries |
| Weight | 478g | ~165g (without batteries) |
| Dimensions | 128.0 × 74.8 × 53.3mm | 113 × 66 × 44mm |
| Weather Sealed | Yes | No |
| Viewfinder | Hybrid optical/EVF 0.52× | Optical viewfinder with half-frame framelines |
| Screen | 3.0" tilting touchscreen, 1.62M-dot | N/A |
| Mount | Fixed 23mm f/2 (35mm equivalent) Fujinon | 35mm film (ISO 25–3200 via DX coding + manual dial) |
| Memory Cards | Single SD UHS-I | 35mm 135-format film cartridge |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, USB-C, Micro HDMI | N/A |
Suitability by genre
| Genre | X100V | Pentax 17 |
|---|---|---|
| Street | — | |
| Travel | — | |
| Portrait | — | |
| Everyday | — | |
| Landscape | — | |
| Low Light | — |
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