FunSaver 800vs 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?
Parties, Festivals & Holidays — FunSaver 800: The original fun camera. Kodak 800 film gives warm, punchy colours with pleasing grain — especially with flash. Perfect for events and holidays.
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
Quick take: The funsaver 800 is the most affordable. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.
Full specifications
| Specification | FunSaver 800 | Pentax 17 (2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £12 | £400 |
| Sensor | 35mm full-frame (24 × 36mm) — Kodak ISO 800 colour negative film | 35mm half-frame (18 × 24mm) |
| Video | N/A — film camera | N/A — film camera |
| Autofocus | Fixed focus (~1.2m to ∞) | Zone focus (0.35m / 1m / 3m / ∞) |
| Stabilisation | N/A — film camera | N/A — film camera |
| Burst Rate | Manual wind-on | Manual wind-on |
| Battery Life | Built-in alkaline battery (non-replaceable) | 2× CR2 lithium batteries |
| Weight | ~145g | ~165g (without batteries) |
| Dimensions | ~115 × 66 × 35mm | 113 × 66 × 44mm |
| Weather Sealed | No | No |
| Viewfinder | Simple optical viewfinder | Optical viewfinder with half-frame framelines |
| Screen | N/A | N/A |
| Mount | 27 exposures pre-loaded (ISO 800 colour negative) | 35mm film (ISO 25–3200 via DX coding + manual dial) |
| Memory Cards | Pre-loaded 35mm film (non-replaceable) | 35mm 135-format film cartridge |
| Connectivity | N/A | N/A |
Suitability by genre
| Genre | FunSaver 800 | Pentax 17 |
|---|---|---|
| Parties & Events | — | |
| Travel | ||
| Everyday | ||
| Street | ||
| Portrait | ||
| Landscape | ||
| Low Light | — |
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