M11-Pvs Pentax 17
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?
Documentary & Street — M11-P (2023): The M11-P is the M11 made more discreet and verifiable — all-black with no logo, and the world's first camera with Content Credentials built in. The same 60MP rangefinder brilliance as the M11, with added significance for documentary and journalistic work where image authenticity cannot be disputed.
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
M11-P (2023)
- Documentary photographers and photojournalists who need provable image authenticity
- Street photographers who want the most discreet M-series camera ever produced
- Leica collectors who want the definitive M11 variant
- Professionals working where image integrity must be cryptographically verified
Quick take: The pentax 17 is the most affordable. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.
Full specifications
| Specification | M11-P (2023) | Pentax 17 (2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £7,500 | £400 |
| Sensor | 60.3MP Full-Frame BSI CMOS | 35mm half-frame (18 × 24mm) |
| Resolution | 60.3MP | — |
| Video | — | N/A — film camera |
| Autofocus | Manual focus rangefinder (no autofocus) | Zone focus (0.35m / 1m / 3m / ∞) |
| Stabilisation | — | N/A — film camera |
| Burst Rate | 5fps | Manual wind-on |
| Battery Life | ~700 shots (CIPA) | 2× CR2 lithium batteries |
| Weight | 530g (body only) | ~165g (without batteries) |
| Dimensions | 138.6 × 80.0 × 38.5mm | 113 × 66 × 44mm |
| Weather Sealed | No | No |
| Viewfinder | Optical rangefinder, 0.73× magnification | Optical viewfinder with half-frame framelines |
| Screen | 2.3" touchscreen LCD, 2.33M dots | N/A |
| Mount | Leica M-mount | 35mm film (ISO 25–3200 via DX coding + manual dial) |
| Memory Cards | Single SD UHS-II slot + 64GB internal storage | 35mm 135-format film cartridge |
| Connectivity | USB-C, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | N/A |
Suitability by genre
| Genre | M11-P | Pentax 17 |
|---|---|---|
| Street | ||
| Portrait | ||
| Travel | ||
| Casual | — | |
| Landscape | ||
| Sports & Action | — | |
| Vlogging & Video | — | |
| Everyday | — | |
| Low Light | — |
GearScore™ suitability scores are based on aggregated purchaser reviews weighted by photography genre. See how scores are calculated →
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